How we built a database of conflicts driven by Indonesia’s palm oil smallholder scheme
1:09am ByIn Sumatra, villagers occupied an oil palm plantation and set tires on fire; in the Bangka-Belitung…In Sri Lanka and beyond, seagrass key to livelihoods, marine habitats
Wed 6:22pm ByCOLOMBO — The fishers in Illuppaikadawei village in the northern district of Mannar mostly use…Fishy business of squid vessels needs stronger regulation, study says
Wed 4:11pm BySquid fishing could be getting out of control due to the industry’s lack of regulations,…Loss of wetlands threatens South Sumatra’s rich fish-preserving tradition
Wed 3:12pm ByPALEMBANG, Indonesia — Lithan, 68, grew up eating fish caught from the rivers and freshwater…‘They will not put us in a display case’: Q&A with Indigenous artist Daiara Tukano
Wed 10:17am ByWhether you’re looking at her giant paintings of Indigenous women creators or having a chat before…Deforestation on the rise in Quintana Roo, Mexico, as Mennonite communities move in
Wed 1:42am ByBACALAR, Mexico — Less than a decade ago the El Bajío ejido — a form of communal land in Mexico…Japan, EU, UK biomass emissions standards fall short, full of loopholes: Critics
Mar 14, 2023, 9:26 pm ByStarting this April, Japan will implement a new life cycle greenhouse gas emission standard for…New map boosts Philippine eagle population estimate, but highlights threats
Mar 14, 2023, 4:28 pm ByThe Philippine eagle, the archipelagic nation’s iconic, endemic apex predator, has been declared…Last chance: Study highlights perilous state of ‘extinct in the wild’ species
Mar 14, 2023, 3:16 pm ByHundreds of thousands of European bison once grazed the grassy slopes from Spain to Ukraine —…Make it local: Deforestation link to less Amazon rainfall tips activism shift
Mar 14, 2023, 1:52 pm ByScientists and activists have tirelessly campaigned for the protection of forests to mitigate rising…Cultural heritage is an essential resource for climate change science, reports say
Mar 14, 2023, 1:00 pm ByMany of the people archaeologist Dulma Karunarathna interviews in rural Sri Lanka have never been…As Himalayas thaw, snow leopards scramble for habitat: Q&A with Bikram Shrestha
Mar 14, 2023, 10:05 am ByKATHMANDU — When researchers last year confirmed the presence of the manul, the “world’s…Global ecosystems are at risk of losing carbon storage ability, study says
Mar 14, 2023, 8:15 am BySeveral regions of the world are at risk of losing their ability to store carbon, which could result…Namibian community protects its rhinos from poaching but could lose them to mining
Mar 13, 2023, 9:09 pm ByA community conservancy in Namibia says it plans to sue the country’s environment minister if he…‘Impact assessments need a shake-up’: Q&A with Georgine Kengne & Morgan Hauptfleisch
Mar 13, 2023, 9:00 pm ByEnvironmental and social impact assessments (ESIA) have become an important tool for decision-makers…In South Texas, watch out for ocelots crossing roads (commentary)
Mar 13, 2023, 3:47 pm ByOn the main road of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in South Texas, two ocelots…Companies eye ‘carbon insetting’ as winning climate solution; critics wary
Mar 13, 2023, 2:47 pm ByCarbon offsetting has a controversial 25-year history, with companies like Microsoft and Apple…Mobilizing Amazon societies to reduce forest carbon emissions and unlock the carbon market (commentary)
Mar 13, 2023, 2:46 pm ByBrazil has an unprecedented opportunity to secure $10 billion dollars or more over the next four…Brazilian 3-banded armadillo benefits from community conservation in Bahia
Mar 13, 2023, 9:00 am ByUnder the searing rays of the afternoon sun, Rodolfo Assis Magalhães and his team silently scour…Where to save the jaguars: researchers identify top ten areas in Brazilian Amazon
Mar 10, 2023, 8:40 pm ByJaguars have been feared and revered for centuries, inspiring rituals, cults, and, more recently,…
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