End of the tuna FAD? Indonesia hopes so, but EU isn’t giving up just yet
Feb 20, 2023, 9:03 am ByJAKARTA — The Indonesian government has welcomed a recent decision by fisheries regulators to…Brazilian Indigenous anthropologists turn the tables from ‘objects of study’ to active voices
Feb 20, 2023, 9:00 am ByST ANDREWS, Scotland — Francineia Fontes Baniwa laughs enthusiastically as she tells of a…On Lombok, rising sea levels force fishers into different jobs
Feb 20, 2023, 3:31 am ByIn 2009, a group of Indonesian researchers published a report on the vulnerability to climate change…New species of ‘Tolkien frog’ emerges from Middle Earth of Ecuadoran Andes
Feb 17, 2023, 5:59 pm ByUp in the pure water streams of the tropical Andes dwells a fantastic little creature painted with…Four-day music festival in Sri Lanka elephant territory set to continue, despite protests
Feb 17, 2023, 3:26 pm ByHABARANA, Sri Lanka — As a four-day reggae, rock and hip hop music fiesta got underway Feb. 17,…Biodiversity conservation needs a conceptual shift and be more ecologically contextual (commentary)
Feb 17, 2023, 3:09 pm ByHalting biodiversity loss is one of the great challenges of the 21st century, but our current…Palm oil plantation linked to Wilmar faces accusations in Liberia
Feb 17, 2023, 1:05 pm ByA new report released by the Liberian and Dutch affiliates of Friends of the Earth accuses a palm…For key Bangladesh wetland, bid for Ramsar status is no guarantee of protection
Feb 17, 2023, 9:02 am ByDHAKA — As Bangladesh authorities prepare to declare the country’s largest freshwater wetland…Avian flu hits Peru, killing thousands of sea birds and infecting some marine mammals
9:26pm BySince late 2021, a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the type H5N1 has wreaked havoc on…Lula wants to mirror Amazon’s lessons in all biomes, but challenges await
2:54pm ByBetween 2004 and 2012, Brazil was able to slash deforestation by nearly 84% with a series of…Fishing communities create marine refuges to protect Chile’s biodiversity
11:16am ByProtecting the oceans is crucial to societies’ survival because, as the United Nations has…Failed mangrove tourism project in Sumatra highlights need for community collaboration
10:56am BySICANANG, Indonesia — In October 2019, the Sicanang Mangrove Forest ecotourism project launched as…Trees with edible leaves can boost human nutrition: New book, free download
Wed 8:47pm ByTrees are good for many things, and their widespread planting is promoted as a solution to…Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria likely led pilot whales to beach on Sri Lanka shores
Wed 4:58pm ByKalpitiya, SRI LANKA: The Feb.11 beaching of 14 pilot whales in Kalpitiya, about 172 kilometers…Kew Gardens joins local partners to save tropical plants from extinction
Wed 2:53pm ByKEW GARDENS, U.K. — There have been five known mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Today, most…Swinging to safety: How canopy bridges may save Costa Rica’s howlers
Wed 2:23pm ByOne of the first times Inés Rojas saw a dead howler monkey, it was lying on a road with its body…Potential impact on whales overlooked as deep-sea mining looks set to start
Feb 14, 2023, 4:46 pm ByThe potentially imminent start of deep-sea mining in international waters could impact whales,…The $20m flip: The story of the largest land grab in the Brazilian Amazon
Feb 14, 2023, 3:16 pm ByALTAMIRA, Brazil — The warehouse donated to house the Castelo dos Sonhos farmers’ market for…US pledges Amazon Fund donation, renewing hope for the rainforest
Feb 13, 2023, 9:43 pm ByThe revival of the Amazon Fund at the start of this year was considered a major victory for the…Mapping of no-drill areas in Ecuador’s Amazon can be scaled for entire rainforest: Study
Feb 13, 2023, 5:05 pm ByIn 2007, Ecuador’s then-president, Rafael Correa, announced an ambitious plan to prevent oil…
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