With FSC rule change, deforesters once blocked from certification get a new shot
4:40pm ByJAKARTA — Environmental activists have slammed a rule change by the Forest Stewardship Council…To protect the Southern Ocean, leaders must act now (commentary)
4:01pm ByThe Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica is the icy heartbeat of our blue planet. Through its…Arctic sea ice loss to increase strong El Niño events linked to extreme weather: Study
2:25pm ByThe 2015-16 El Niño fueled deadly record cyclones in the South Pacific and Mexico, as well as…In the western Amazon, oil blocks eat away at Indigenous lands, protected areas
11:42am ByPlot out all the Indigenous territories in the Amazonian region of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and…Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as electrical goods companies ask for delay
Oct 21, 2022, 5:13 pm ByThe Bangladesh government has taken no effective steps to implement the e-waste management…Tracking the moves of Asian forestry companies in Central Africa (analysis)
Oct 21, 2022, 4:42 pm ByAsian companies made their entry in force in the 1990s, in Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. In…Drive for restoration and remedy behind NGO cautious support for FSC changes (commentary)
Oct 21, 2022, 3:51 pm ByThis year’s Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly in Bali on 9th-14th October marked…Europe considers large-scale seaweed farming; environmental effects unknown
Oct 21, 2022, 3:37 pm ByBANTRY BAY, Ireland – Claire O’Sullivan runs her small family firm, Wild Atlantic Seaweed…To boost fish catches, try banning fishing, new study shows
Oct 21, 2022, 3:13 pm ByIn 2016, Barack Obama, the U.S. president at the time, made a proclamation: he would expand the…Element Africa: Mines take their toll on nature and communities
Oct 20, 2022, 5:21 pm ByGroups demand end to Chinese gold mine operating inside DRC reserve ITURI PROVINCE, Democratic…Plastic impacts a grossly underestimated ‘one-two punch’ for seabirds: Study
Oct 20, 2022, 2:39 pm ByWhen seabirds ingest plastic, it delivers a “one-two punch” to multiple internal organs, leading…Early retirement for Indonesian coal plants could cut CO2, boost jobs, analysis says
Oct 20, 2022, 1:21 pm ByJAKARTA — Indonesia’s plan to retire its coal-fired power plants and replace them with renewable…Video: Life in the awe-and-terror-inspiring vicinity of the Sumatran elephant
Oct 20, 2022, 11:07 am ByElectric wire fences set up to keep marauding elephants out of farms and villages in Indonesia’s…In Colombia, a new president faces old environmental challenges
Oct 20, 2022, 9:25 am By“What the figures show us today is that President [Iván] Duque’s government is closing out its…Habitat loss, climate change threaten Bangladesh’s native freshwater fishes with extinction
Oct 20, 2022, 8:25 am ByDHAKA – Khalilur Rahman, 65, has been fishing in a tributary of the old Brahmaputra River in…Severe malaria cases in rescued orangutans raises concerns for wild populations
Oct 20, 2022, 5:27 am ByRahayu, a juvenile female orangutan, arrived at a rehabilitation center on the Indonesian part of…Agricultural project moves ahead on Brazilian Indigenous lands committing illegalities
Oct 19, 2022, 7:21 pm ByAlong the side of highway BR-070, a green and yellow sign reads “Indigenous Independence…Podcast: Science that saves free flowing rivers & rich biodiversity
Oct 19, 2022, 6:41 pm By“It might be the highest density of trout species on Earth,” says podcast guest Ulrich…Fish-feed industry turns to krill, with unknown effects on the Antarctic ecosystem
Oct 19, 2022, 4:19 pm ByMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay/PUNTA ARENAS, Chile/PORDENONE, Italy — A mountain of krill meal has been…Amazon community steps in to protect a reserve the government won’t
Oct 19, 2022, 9:22 am ByFour years since the Brazilian government signed an executive order declaring a half-million-hectare…
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