‘Mercury is a complex problem’: Q&A with Colombian Mining Minister Irene Vélez Torres
6:35pm ByThe election victory in 2022 of Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first left-wing president in decades,…For some Colombians, vows of mining reform are just a flash in the pan
6:26pm By“We have to be very skeptical,” says Carlos Latorre, artisanal gold miner and the head of the…Companies, big banks are still lagging on deforestation regulations: report
2:00pm ByThere was hope, back in 2014, that the world would be able to halve deforestation rates within the…Russian invasion hinders global biodiversity conservation, study shows
11:30am ByThe red-breasted goose is a well-traveled bird. From their breeding grounds in Arctic Siberia,…Bauxite mining in Pará poisons Quilombola people
10:33am ByBarcarena – a traditional Quilombola territory in Pará – saw little of the development promised…End of the tuna FAD? Indonesia hopes so, but EU isn’t giving up just yet
9:03am 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
9:00am ByST ANDREWS, Scotland — Francineia Fontes Baniwa laughs enthusiastically as she tells of a…On Lombok, rising sea levels force fishers into different jobs
3:31am 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
Feb 16, 2023, 9:26 pm 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
Feb 16, 2023, 2:54 pm 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
Feb 16, 2023, 11:16 am 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
Feb 16, 2023, 10:56 am 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
Feb 15, 2023, 8:47 pm 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
Feb 15, 2023, 4:58 pm 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
Feb 15, 2023, 2:53 pm ByKEW GARDENS, U.K. — There have been five known mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Today, most…
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