How the Brazilian military sabotaged protection of Indigenous people in the Amazon
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In 1964, the Brazilian military launched a coup d’état, overthrowing the democratically elected…Investors urge banks to cut commodity-driven deforestation
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Investment managers with a combined $8 trillion in assets under management are urging the banks in…Hooded vultures in Ghana and South Africa on the brink, study says
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High rates of inbreeding among hooded vultures in Ghana and South Africa spell trouble for their…In Chile, a copper mining project tainted by environmental damage sues 32 locals
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During the second week of October 2023, in northern Chile’s Coquimbo, Yasna Silva used social…Study highlights climate policies that actually work to reduce emissions
Sep 13, 2024, 6:54 pm By
To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and avoid the worst outcomes of climate change, the…Maasai women struggle to survive amid forced evictions in conservation area
Sep 13, 2024, 6:15 pm By
In 2022, the government of Tanzania began forcibly evicting thousands of Indigenous Maasai from…Billions in public funds ‘wasted’ on carbon capture projects, report finds
Sep 13, 2024, 2:30 pm By
A handful of governments have spent nearly $30 billion in public funds on carbon capture and…Wildcat miners: will cyanide displace mercury?
Sep 13, 2024, 9:29 am By
The activities of wildcat miners in the Pan Amazon has become an increasing issue of concern over…Honduras taps armed forces to eliminate deforestation by 2029. Will it work?
Sep 13, 2024, 6:00 am By
Honduras this year launched a plan to eliminate deforestation by 2029, with a special focus on…Ugandan oil project linked with massive human rights abuses: Report
Sep 12, 2024, 10:57 pm By
The Kingfisher oil project in Uganda operated by a Chinese company has resulted in numerous human…Malaysian court shuts down hydroelectric dam project on Indigenous land
Sep 12, 2024, 3:31 pm By
The Indigenous Semai tribe in Malaysia have achieved a significant legal victory in their…Why I quit the film industry to work on ecological restoration (commentary)
Sep 12, 2024, 2:58 pm By
I’ve spent a significant part of my career exploring and documenting how ecosystems function, and…Report links killings to environmental crimes in Peru’s Amazon
Sep 12, 2024, 10:08 am By
Ten years ago, four Indigenous Asháninka environmental defenders were murdered in the forests near…Marine ecosystems still overlooked in Indonesia’s new conservation law, critics say
Sep 12, 2024, 8:05 am By
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s recently updated conservation law continues to prioritize terrestrial…To save endangered trees, researchers in South America recruit an army of fungi
Sep 12, 2024, 8:04 am By
It’s a sunny July day during an otherwise exceptionally rainy season in the lush green mountains…Clearest picture yet of Amazon carbon density could help guide conservation
Sep 12, 2024, 6:00 am ByCutting-edge machine-learning models have created one of the most detailed, high-resolution maps yet…Sri Lanka completes first elephant census since 2011 amid uncertainty
Sep 12, 2024, 4:40 am By
COLOMBO — This past Aug. 17 would have been just another ordinary day for the elephants of Sri…Extreme drought pushes Amazon’s main rivers to lowest-ever levels
Sep 11, 2024, 4:22 pm By
The world’s attention has turned to the Amazon as the biome’s major rivers have reached their…Cambodian carbon credit project hit by rights abuse claims is reinstated
Sep 11, 2024, 1:45 pm By
PHNOM PENH — Carbon credit certifying agency Verra announced on Sept. 10 that it has lifted the…Why is violence against environmental defenders getting worse? Five things to know
Sep 11, 2024, 1:13 pm By
In January 2023, two men mysteriously disappear after speaking out against pollution from a…
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