Brazil’s BR-319 Highway: The latest maneuver to obtain approval for an environmental disaster (commentary)
Jun 16, 2024, 8:23 pm ByBrazil’s Amazon deforestation has traditionally been primarily in the “arc of deforestation”…Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest continues to plummet despite a rise in fires
Jun 15, 2024, 3:32 pm ByDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continued to plummet in May, reaching the lowest level since…Crowdsourcing eDNA for biodiversity monitoring: Interview with Kristy Deiner
Jun 14, 2024, 12:11 pm ByWhat do lakes tell us about life on the land surrounding it? When environmental DNA scientist Kristy…Nepal’s legal barriers hinder genetic research, forcing scientists to improvise
Jun 14, 2024, 9:39 am ByKATHMANDU — When researcher Kumar Paudel from the NGO Greenhood Nepal received permission to carry…Large birds can boost forest carbon storage — if deforestation doesn’t interfere
Jun 14, 2024, 6:33 am ByThink of a toucan and you’ll probably picture a toco toucan, with its orange bill and white…In Peru’s Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses
Jun 13, 2024, 1:16 pm ByMining can take its toll on the environment when done irresponsibly, especially in vulnerable…The harsh, dangerous gig of seizing thousands of illegal cattle in the Amazon
Jun 13, 2024, 11:47 am ByEnvironmental agents from ICMBio, Brazil’s federal agency for conservation areas, were ready to…In Brazil, conservationists try to save one of the world’s most endangered cats
Jun 13, 2024, 10:34 am ByThe Pampas grasslands, spanning southern Brazil, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina, are home to a…Brazilian Amazon ‘cattle laundering’ taints JBS & Frigol supply chains: Report
Jun 13, 2024, 6:00 am ByA new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals how illegal cattle raised in…Know your salamander: To conserve amphibians, study their intelligence (commentary)
Jun 13, 2024, 4:06 am By“We (humans) are trying to get under the skin of other species, trying to understand them on their…Ghost nets haunt marine life in Malaysian marine park, study finds
Jun 13, 2024, 2:30 am ByTioman Island Marine Park in Malaysia, renowned for its coral reefs and vibrant marine life, is…Solutions to avoid loss of environmental, social and governance investment
Jun 12, 2024, 2:54 pm ByThere are now very few global corporations that deny climate change. Senior executives have finally…Ancient farming system and campesino livelihoods at risk in Mexico City
Jun 12, 2024, 1:29 pm ByXOCHIMILCO, Mexico — In the 70 years Miguel del Valle has worked on his family’s chinampa in…Death of Umi sparks concern over electric threat to Sumatran elephants
Jun 12, 2024, 11:49 am ByTEBO, Indonesia — Electrified fences set up around farms are an emerging threat to the critically…Better accounting of peat and mangrove carbon to help Indonesia’s climate policies
Jun 12, 2024, 11:42 am ByJAKARTA — Researchers looking into how Indonesia calculates its greenhouse gas emissions from…Efforts to save Cambodia’s coast tread water as fish stocks plummet
Jun 11, 2024, 10:52 pm ByThis is the third part of a Mongabay series about challenges faced by Cambodia’s small-scale…Indonesians mourn loss of Hariadi Kartodiharjo, beloved ‘father of governance’
Jun 11, 2024, 8:38 pm ByBOGOR, Indonesia — Mourners filed into the residence of Professor Hariadi Kartodiharjo in Bubulak…Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend it is?
Jun 11, 2024, 5:38 pm ByJustin Catanoso is no stranger to wood pellet plants, as he lives near four of them in the U.S.…Icelandic government grants new license to whaling company to hunt 128 fin whales
Jun 11, 2024, 4:59 pm ByThe Icelandic government has granted a whaling license to commercial whaling company Hvalur, despite…Landmark ruling in Suriname grants protections to local and Indigenous communities — for now
Jun 11, 2024, 1:04 pm ByA court in Suriname has halted development on hundreds of thousands of hectares of Amazon…
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