‘Really a sad day’ as Norway votes to allow deep-sea mining in Arctic waters
Jan 9, 2024, 3:11 pm ByNorway’s parliament has officially voted to allow deep-sea mining to go forward in the Norwegian…Forest restoration planned for Colombia’s Farallones de Cali National Park
Jan 9, 2024, 2:46 pm ByColombia’s environmental authorities plan to take new steps this year to restore an important…‘Cowboys’ and intermediaries thrive in Wild West of the carbon market
Jan 9, 2024, 1:22 pm ByThis is the third article in our five-part series on forest carbon credits and the voluntary market.…Mongabay Explains: How ducks aid sustainable rice cultivation
Jan 9, 2024, 12:43 pm ByA pioneering rice farm in Vermont has embraced the agroecological technique known as “aigamo…Chile again rejects Constitution rewrite; experts say no big loss for environment
Jan 9, 2024, 12:01 pm ByOn Dec. 17, Chile said no to a proposal to change the country’s Constitution, with 55% of voters…Elite appetite turns Bangladesh from source to consumer of tiger parts
Jan 9, 2024, 9:51 am ByDHAKA — Bangladesh’s strong economic growth over the past two decades has lifted millions of the…Land in the Pan Amazon: the ultimate commodity. Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”
Jan 9, 2024, 8:39 am ByNew roads open wilderness landscapes to development, and commodity markets drive the expansion of…Reversing progress, Indonesia pulp & paper drives up deforestation rates again
Jan 9, 2024, 5:02 am ByJAKARTA — After years of declining deforestation, forest loss caused by Indonesia’s pulp sector…Illegal gold mining threatens Indus River water and biodiversity in Pakistan (commentary)
Jan 8, 2024, 7:56 pm ByIllegal placer gold mining along the scenic Indus River in the area of Nizampur, District Nowshera,…Historic land win for Ecuador’s Siekopai sets precedent for other Indigenous groups
Jan 8, 2024, 5:48 pm ByAfter winning a historic lawsuit, an Indigenous community in Ecuador has finally obtained legal…Camera-traps help identify conservation needs of Thailand’s coastal otters
Jan 8, 2024, 10:34 am ByOtters, with their gleeful yikkering, playful presence and sinuous underwater grace, are emblematic…Palm oil giants push out smallholders in Guatemala; deforestation risks remain
Jan 8, 2024, 7:07 am ByMario Rene Xol used to enjoy life in Aldea Tierra Negra, an Indigenous village bordering the…Togo monkey seizure turns spotlight on illicit wildlife trafficking from DR Congo
Jan 8, 2024, 5:53 am ByLUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo — On Dec. 2, Togolese authorities intercepted 38…How will we know when local communities benefit from carbon offset schemes? (commentary)
Jan 5, 2024, 2:44 pm ByRecently, carbon offset projects have been in the media, and not in the positive way that carbon…Do carbon credits really help communities that keep forests standing?
Jan 5, 2024, 10:51 am ByThis is the second article in our five-part series on forest carbon credits and the voluntary…Conservation ‘setback’ looms as Nepal opens protected areas to hydropower projects
Jan 5, 2024, 10:17 am ByKATHMANDU — The Nepali government has approved a controversial proposal allowing the construction…‘No end in sight’ for potential of conservation tech: Q&A with Megan Owen
Jan 5, 2024, 3:17 am ByEarly in her career, Megan Owen recalls, she often found herself wishing for more data to understand…Who protects nature better: The state or communities? It’s complicated
Jan 4, 2024, 12:00 pm ByWhat works better: protected areas managed by the state, or areas conserved by Indigenous peoples…As Sri Lanka floods swell with climate change, so does human-crocodile conflict
Jan 4, 2024, 11:22 am ByMATARA, Sri Lanka — Flying birds, running squirrels, hopping hares and snakes are species that…‘Indigenous’ and ‘local’ shouldn’t be conflated: Q&A with Indigenous leader Sara Olsvig
Jan 4, 2024, 10:01 am ByDUBAI — It was Sara Olsvig’s love of ice that brought her to the desert of Dubai for the 2023…
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