‘Devastating’ rush for critical minerals has little to do with green energy: Report
Aug 27, 2026, 1:14 pm By
A new report published by U.S.-based think tank the Oakland Institute warns that the rush for…US environmental groups plan to sue to relist gray whales under Endangered Species Act
Aug 27, 2026, 11:51 am By
A group of environmental organizations announced their intent to sue the United States National…Cambodia defies UN call to free ‘arbitrarily jailed’ environmental activists
Aug 27, 2026, 6:30 am By
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The Cambodian government has defended its continued imprisonment of five…In Java’s hills, former bird hunters are rebuilding a songbird haven
Aug 27, 2026, 6:29 am By
PURWOREJO, Indonesia — As a young man, Parman hunted songbirds here in the Menoreh Hills, a…A ‘leading’ Chinese miner of Mozambique’s heavy sands linked to environmental destruction
Aug 27, 2026, 4:35 am By
A sand mining operation along the coast of central Mozambique’s Zambezia Province decimated…A Sumatran villager lost ground to the sea. So he planted mangroves
Aug 27, 2026, 4:12 am By
In a coastal village on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an oil palm and pineapple grower named…China’s Tianmu Mountain reserve tackles modern conservation amid religious tradition
Aug 27, 2026, 12:38 am By
Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian traditions have long guided the protection of plants and wildlife in…Brazil relaxes Belo Monte water rule amid El Niño-fueled Amazon drought risk
Aug 26, 2026, 7:30 pm By
Brazilian authorities have temporarily relaxed an environmental rule for the Belo Monte hydropower…Development banks are backing problematic mineral projects, report finds
Aug 26, 2026, 5:11 pm By
“Development bank-backed transition minerals projects are frequently associated with significant…Pastoralists in a Changing World
Aug 26, 2026, 5:03 pm By
Pastoralism is one of humanity’s oldest ways of life. Moving livestock across vast landscapes in…Kenya’s clothing waste raises concerns about potential public health risks
Aug 26, 2026, 1:57 pm By
Kenya’s secondhand clothing trade, locally known as mitumba, clothes millions of people and…As hay fever sufferers grow in Japan, the country is looking to plant no-pollen trees
Aug 26, 2026, 12:09 pm By
TOKYO — For Mariko Aoki, the new year began with an itch. “Right after the New Year in January,…Nigeria can build the new coastal highway and also protect natural areas (commentary)
Aug 26, 2026, 12:03 pm By
Nigeria needs road infrastructure for improved living conditions. Anyone who has watched trucks…At least 75 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China
Aug 26, 2026, 11:18 am By
UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China have killed at least 75…Blast fishing destroys reefs. Underwater microphones can help detect it
Aug 26, 2026, 10:22 am By
When he went for a dive between the tiny islands off the coast of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, marine…Scientists discover 149 new deep-sea species at remote Indian Ocean seamounts
Aug 26, 2026, 7:53 am By
The Indian Ocean accounts for about a fifth of global ocean area, with 90% of it reaching deeper…‘They will do it legally or illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s cocoa boom
Aug 26, 2026, 7:05 am By
In 2024, the price of cacao on world markets spiked dramatically, nearly quintupling from what it…Kenyan investigators arrest 4 people linked to 18 Amboseli elephant deaths
Aug 26, 2026, 6:52 am By
At least four suspects have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 18 elephants in the…In South Africa, renewable energy latest part of timber industry’s green efforts
Aug 26, 2026, 6:09 am By
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — York Timber Holdings signed a 10-year renewable electricity agreement…El Niño is disrupting the Pacific’s marine food web from the bottom up
Aug 26, 2026, 6:07 am By
As the 2026 El Niño strengthens in the equatorial Pacific, satellites are capturing the first major…
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