To gauge impact of nitrogen pollution, Sri Lanka project looks to lichens
May 6, 2022, 4:18 am ByCOLOMBO — When a study published in January flagged the risks to Himalayan forests from excessive…Citizen participation: a key achievement at the first COP to the Escazú Agreement
May 5, 2022, 10:00 pm ByDuring the first conference of the parties to the Escazú Agreement (COP 1) held in April in…“We are on the front line”: Q&A with Indigenous land defender Adiela Jineth Mera Paz
May 5, 2022, 9:29 pm ByAdiela Jineth Mera Paz wakes up every morning with only one thing on her mind – protecting her…Indonesian government lagging independent effort to recognize Indigenous lands
May 5, 2022, 2:54 pm ByJAKARTA — An independent initiative in Indonesia has mapped Indigenous lands covering an area half…A new index measures the human impacts on Amazon waters
May 5, 2022, 12:14 pm ByOver the past 30 years, the Amazon has lost 12% of its surface water — a total of 11,046 square…Ecuador promises more openness of fisheries information under new initiative
May 5, 2022, 10:40 am ByEcuador has become the first Latin American country to join a growing international effort aimed at…Amid war, Ukrainians are tracking Russia’s crimes against the environment
May 5, 2022, 8:44 am ByOn Feb. 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a full-scale military invasion of…Putin’s financial interest in Brazil’s Amazon highways (commentary)
May 4, 2022, 11:48 pm ByBrazil’s plan to open vast areas of Amazon forest to the entry of deforesters via Highway BR-319…Podcast: Wonder on wings: The fierce nature and enduring beauty of birds
May 4, 2022, 6:29 pm ByNo matter where on Earth you live, this is a time of year when birds are very busy migrating,…Community-led coral restoration project is rare hit amid slew of misses in Indonesia
May 4, 2022, 4:58 pm By“When I was a kid, it was easy to find and catch fish and to see hatchlings of turtles walking…Indonesia to probe scale of tax-dodging illegal oil palm plantations
May 4, 2022, 10:03 am ByJAKARTA — Lawmakers in Indonesia are pressing the government to uncover the true scale of illegal…Surge in deforestation as Brazil pushes to pave a forgotten Amazon road
May 4, 2022, 9:02 am ByA plan being pushed by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro to pave a long-abandoned road in…Indigenous group fights cattle onslaught, defends uncontacted relatives in the Gran Chaco
May 3, 2022, 9:58 pm ByThe Amazon gets a lot of attention, but there’s another massive forest in South America: the Gran…Partnering with farmers is key to land restoration success (commentary)
May 3, 2022, 8:58 pm ByLand degradation – the deterioration or loss of the productive capacity of land – is progressing…Sri Lanka’s environmentalists brace for economic meltdown’s toll on nature
May 3, 2022, 6:03 pm ByCOLOMBO — Stuck in the long lines of vehicles queuing up for what little, and expensive, fuel is…Saving the near-extinct estuarine pipefish means protecting estuary health
May 3, 2022, 5:15 pm ByThe critically endangered estuarine pipefish is known from only two estuaries on the eastern coast…To secure a future for wildlife, look to their distant past, study says
May 3, 2022, 10:36 am By“Anywhere you find humans, you find the extinction of species,” says biologist Mathias Pires, a…Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for May 2022
May 3, 2022, 8:16 am ByIn April, Mongabay spoke with Indigenous women in Brazil who have taken the lead via bold,…A seagrass restoration project to preserve the past may also protect the future
May 3, 2022, 6:23 am ByWEST YENSAWAI, Indonesia — Linani Arifin says she never thought the flapping seagrass growing…Land restoration requires immediate action and Indigenous land rights, says U.N. report
May 2, 2022, 6:19 pm ByFood systems are responsible for 80% of the world’s deforestation, 70% of freshwater use and…
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