Interpol-backed police make nearly 200 arrests in Amazon region gold mining sweep
Thu 7:05pm By
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname…Francis Hallé, the botanist who took a raft into the rainforest canopy
Thu 4:00am By
In most forests, a visitor’s eye is trained on what can be reached. The trunk can be measured. The…Indonesia revokes forest and mine permits over role in deadly Sumatra landslides
Thu 1:38am By
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has revoked the permits of 28 companies over environmental…Philippines hosts new Asia-Pacific hub for sustainable agriculture, cuisine
Wed 11:16pm By
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — For five days last November, the city of Bacolod in the central…Critical wetland in Angola gets formal Ramsar recognition
Wed 10:27pm By
In a remote part of Angola’s highlands, a critical natural reservoir or “water tower” has been…IUCN launches group to conserve at-risk microbes vital to life on Earth
Wed 9:12pm By
Invisible in their trillions, microbes dwell in our bodies, grow in soils, live on trees and are…Overuse is pushing the world toward ‘water bankruptcy’
Wed 6:05pm By
The world is depleting its freshwater far faster than nature can replace it, pushing many regions…Earth Rover Program seeks to track the world’s soil health
Wed 6:02pm By
With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground,…Growing native plants to heal land at Indigenous owned nursery in British Columbia
Wed 5:13pm By
CRANBROOK, British Colombia | At the Nupqu Native Plant Nursery in the Canadian province of British…Is South Asia becoming inhospitable for migratory birds?
Jan 21, 2026, 10:19 am By
Every winter, millions of birds fly thousands of kilometers via the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) and…‘Holy river’ carries industrial waste & sewage from Nepal to India
Jan 21, 2026, 10:01 am By
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Jan 20, 2026, 10:22 pm By
2025 was the third-warmest year on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).…Drag artist Pattie Gonia on why nature advocacy needs joy to succeed
Jan 20, 2026, 9:01 pm By
Professional drag artist and environmental activist Pattie Gonia has more than 2 million followers…Predators of the Great Wildebeest Migration: Then and now (cartoon)
Jan 20, 2026, 5:48 pm By
While ecotourism has contributed both to wildlife conservation and community welfare in Kenya,…How US intervention could deepen Venezuela’s environmental crisis
Jan 20, 2026, 5:32 pm By
When U.S. forces entered Venezuela in December and removed President Nicolás Maduro, officials…Too many African plants fall into the IUCN’s ‘not evaluated’ trap (commentary)
Jan 20, 2026, 4:41 pm By
Many African conservation decisions such as funding, policy, species prioritization and nursery…Brazil bets reducing poverty can protect the Amazon
Jan 20, 2026, 4:31 pm By
In the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, in Brazil’s western Amazon, daily life still depends on…The knowledge to save coffee already exists, now it’s in one e-library
Jan 20, 2026, 5:02 am By
Roughly half the world’s arabica coffee-growing regions will become unsuitable for cultivation of…For two of the world’s most at-risk primates, threats abound and the future looks grim
Jan 19, 2026, 9:54 pm By
Between Nigeria’s Cross River and Cameroon’s Sanaga River lies one of West Africa’s largest…From south to north, Sri Lanka’s cricket dreams undermine fragile ecosystems
Jan 19, 2026, 1:51 pm By
COLOMBO — Cricket is more than a sport in Sri Lanka. It is woven into the country’s…
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