High-flying concessions: Clandestine airstrips, coca crops invade Ucayali’s forests
Dec 16, 2024, 4:52 am By
Zooming in on the Peruvian jungle, many hectares of deforestation can be seen amid the thick…Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from fanged hedgehog to diva viper
Dec 16, 2024, 1:11 am By
The dense tropical forests, isolated mountain peaks and limestone karst caverns of the Greater…Illegal timber from Amazon carbon credit projects reached Europe, U.S.
Dec 15, 2024, 7:01 pm By
High-class pool decks, furniture, floors, ceilings and boats. Those are some of the primary…Endangered seabirds return to Pacific island after century-long absence
Dec 13, 2024, 7:35 pm By
Small seabirds skim the open ocean at night, patting their legs on the surface as they hunt for…Study looks for success factors in African projects that heal land and help people
Dec 13, 2024, 5:09 pm By
Argan oil cooperatives in Morocco. Regreening Niger. Revitalizing a national park in Madagascar.…Illegal cockfighting threatens endangered sea turtles across Central America
Dec 13, 2024, 1:05 pm By
Cockfighting has been illegal in Costa Rica for more than a century, but this violent tradition…Direct air capture climate solution faces harsh criticism, steep challenges
Dec 13, 2024, 10:27 am By
Pulling carbon dioxide directly from the air with giant vacuum-like devices is an enticing solution…Monarch butterflies proposed for U.S. federal protection
Dec 13, 2024, 10:24 am By
A recent proposal to protect the iconic orange-and-black monarch butterfly under the U.S. Endangered…Recycling gold can tackle illegal mining in the Amazon, but is no silver bullet
Dec 13, 2024, 4:00 am By
Decades of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Tapajós River Basin have left a heavy…Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions
Dec 13, 2024, 2:02 am By
Extreme rainfall recorded in Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad this year marks a heightened…Vietnam’s mammals need conservation within and outside their range: Study
Dec 13, 2024, 12:01 am By
Many species of mammals, either extinct in the wild or teetering close to it, have been successfully…Foreign investor lawsuits impede Honduras human rights & environment protections
Dec 12, 2024, 6:29 pm By
Foreign investors in Honduras enjoy “extraordinary privileges” that hinder the government’s…Water returns to Amazon rivers amid historic drought
Dec 12, 2024, 2:41 pm By
The Amazon River and its tributaries, which make up the largest freshwater basin in the world, are…Philippines’ ‘extraordinary’ typhoon season was climate-fueled: Scientists
Dec 12, 2024, 12:43 pm By
From late October to November this year, six consecutive tropical cyclones battered the Philippines,…Indonesian forests put at risk by South Korean and Japanese biomass subsidies
Dec 12, 2024, 10:22 am By
Biomass energy subsidies in South Korea and Japan are threatening Southeast Asia’s tropical…Peru’s modern history of migration and settlement
Dec 12, 2024, 5:20 am By
Policies designed to occupy and populate the Peruvian Amazon began about seventy years ago with the…Communities warn of threat to ecosystems from Brazil bridge project
Dec 12, 2024, 4:11 am By
“It seems like they intentionally neglected the ferry system just to create enough discontent so…Kenya embraces electric buses to combat climate change, but rollout is bumpy
Dec 12, 2024, 2:30 am By
NAIROBI — There are 22,000 buses on Nairobi’s crowded streets, the backbone of commuter transit…In 2024, Nepal’s elusive snow leopards pounce into spotlight
Dec 12, 2024, 1:43 am By
KATHMANDU — The elusive snow leopard (Panthera uncia), often described as the “ghost of the…Research vessel E/V Nautilus spots multiple nautiluses for the first time
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The crew of the research vessel E/V Nautilus erupted in excited chatter as they watched live video…
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