Critics question causes behind major oil spill in Ecuadorian Amazon
May 22, 2023, 9:05 pm ByA major oil spill earlier this month in the Ecuadorian Amazon has sparked criticism of cleanup…An Asian grass helps Mexican farmers build resilience to climate change
May 22, 2023, 6:45 pm BySAN ANDRES TUXTLA, Mexico — “There are not many regions in Mexico that have been used…Overlooked and underfoot, mosses play a mighty role for climate and soil
May 22, 2023, 5:50 pm ByIt’s easy to miss the mosses, the ubiquitous green, silver and brown carpets that drape across…Indonesian audit finds taxes unpaid on 22 million acres of oil palm plantations
May 22, 2023, 3:35 pm ByJAKARTA — A government audit on Indonesia’s palm oil industry found that 9 million hectares…U.S. traders flouting sanctions on buying Myanmar teak, report says
May 22, 2023, 1:45 pm ByVast quantities of timber from Myanmar continue to enter the United States despite sanctions on the…Study shows 10 million acres of Colombian rainforest at risk without new policies
May 22, 2023, 10:14 am ByA recent study by the Amazonian Scientific Research Institute Sinchi in Colombia built several…Record year for olive ridley turtles in Bangladesh as conservation work pays off
May 22, 2023, 8:43 am ByBangladesh has recorded the highest number of olive ridley turtle eggs laid on the country’s…Cycling oil palm biomass waste back into the soil can boost soil health, study says
May 22, 2023, 1:39 am ByA new study recommends returning oil palm biomass to planting areas to maintain soil health —…Chemical spill in Nicaraguan reserve raises questions about industrial mining regulations
May 19, 2023, 5:48 pm ByA recent chemical spill in a protected reserve in northern Nicaragua is raising concerns about the…World Bank: Brazil faces $317 billion in annual losses to Amazon deforestation
May 19, 2023, 4:02 pm ByClearing the Amazon Rainforest and its transition zones into biomes such as the Cerrado savanna and…Conservation must acknowledge animal sentience (commentary)
May 19, 2023, 3:16 pm ByThe darker corners of YouTube document state-sanctioned conservation efforts with video compilations…Study: Indonesia’s extensive network of marine reserves are poorly managed
May 19, 2023, 1:28 pm ByJAKARTA — Indonesia has put nearly a tenth of its national waters, the sixth-largest maritime…A Twitter bot tracks meat production in the Brazilian Amazon
May 19, 2023, 10:28 am ByElon Musk may claim to hate them, but can Twitter bots be put to good use? A new tool that aims to…3 million hectares of Colombian Amazon deforested for illegal pasture: Study
May 19, 2023, 9:25 am ByAn innovative new study featuring the methodological use of machine learning algorithms, published…Second chance for Lula as controversial Amazon dam goes up for renewal
May 18, 2023, 6:04 pm ByXINGU RIVER, Brazil — In February this year, Josiel Juruna, coordinator of an Indigenous-led…Low-key return for rescued rhino calves to Nepal’s Chitwan National Park
May 18, 2023, 3:44 pm ByKATHMANDU — Two rhino calves captured from the wild after being separated from their mothers in…Studies show oyster reef restoration can work out well — given enough time
May 18, 2023, 3:30 pm ByResearch has shown that oyster restoration projects in the U.S. have been largely successful, but…‘Anthill tiger’: Putting one of Africa’s rarest wildcats on the radar
May 18, 2023, 2:41 pm ByEvery night, somewhere unseen across the vast, semidesert and dry savanna habitat of Southern…A Guarani community brings native bees back in the shadow of São Paulo
May 18, 2023, 11:57 am ByMárcio Werá Mirim, chief of the village of Tekoá Yvy Porã, shares his people’s sacred story in…One left: British Columbia’s last chance on northern spotted owls
May 18, 2023, 10:52 am ByA thousand northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) once lived among the sweeping cedars…
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