Sri Lanka aims to restore ancient irrigation tanks in climate change plan
Apr 22, 2023, 3:00 pm ByANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka — Current climate models forewarn that Sri Lanka’s dry zone is likely to…At the United Nations, Indigenous Ryukyuans say it’s time for U.S. military to leave Okinawa
7:28pm ByThis story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…Scramble for clean energy metals confronted by calls to respect Indigenous rights
6:38pm ByThis story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…Camera trap images of rare gorillas with infants bring hope in DRC
4:52pm ByNewly captured images from camera traps in the Tayna Nature Reserve in the Democratic Republic of…Report warns of rising violence against environmental defenders in Mexico
3:45pm ByMEXICO CITY — Protecting the environment is no easy task. But in Mexico, it can often be deadly.…Conserve wildlands in southern Africa by protecting Indigenous rights (commentary)
3:32pm ByThe COP15 agreement and its pledge to preserve 30% of the world’s biodiversity by 2030 (30×30)…After historic storm in New Zealand, Māori leaders call for disaster relief and rights
2:21pm ByThis story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…Indigenous Maasai ask the United Nations to intervene on reported human rights abuses
2:03pm ByThis story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…Parasites of the Caribbean: Study pinpoints cause of sea urchin die-off
1:51pm ByIn the warm waters of the Caribbean, long-spined sea urchins — inky black creatures resembling…Scientists make ‘rare’ new identification of snake family: Micrelapidae
9:15am ByIn a rare turn of events, scientists have classified a new family of snakes. Just three known…Home to rare corals, a Chilean fjord declines in spite of protection
8:50am ByThe Comau, Reñihue and Reloncaví fjords, located in southern Chile’s Los Lagos region, are…Deforestation in Borneo threatens three endangered, endemic plant species
4:00am ByJAKARTA — The rampant deforestation for monoculture plantation and logging in western Indonesian…Counterintuitive conservation: Fire boosts aquatic crustaceans in U.S. savannas
12:25am ByAs a field biologist, Keith Perchemlides has often watched flames dance around tiny ponds that mark…‘Don’t buy Brazilian gold’: Q&A with Indigenous leader Júnior Hekurari Yanomami
Thu 6:51pm ByWhen asked if he had a message for the world, Júnior Hekurari Yanomami was emphatic: “Don’t buy…Norway proposes opening Germany-sized area of its continental shelf to deep-sea mining
Thu 4:04pm ByNorway is moving forward with plans to mine its continental shelf to procure minerals critical for…Indigenous women in Colombia protect rich Amazonian wetland from overfishing
Thu 3:50pm ByFor Indigenous women in the Amazon, the wetland of Lake Tarapoto is a living classroom. The women…Feathered forecast: Tech tools comb weather data for bird migrations
Thu 3:18pm ByAsk Andrew Farnsworth about the origins of the BirdCast project, and he would describe it as…Chilean chinchilla faces new threat from copper mine near national reserve
Thu 10:26am ByLas Chinchillas National Reserve is located in the hills of the Coquimbo region, in the province of…Mining may contribute to deforestation more than previously thought, report says
Thu 10:00am ByMining is one of the top drivers of deforestation globally, with huge swaths of forest being cleared…EU parliament passes historic law forcing companies to track deforestation
Thu 7:00am ByThe European Union is one step closer to adopting landmark regulations that hold companies…
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