In the Mekong Basin, an ‘unnecessary’ dam poses an outsized threat
Sep 14, 2022, 2:17 am BySIEM PANG, Cambodia — “I remember seeing a buffalo, its head tied to a floating barrel, drifting…‘Viable, just & necessary’: Agroecology is a movement in Brazil
Sep 13, 2022, 5:31 pm ByThe Landless Workers Movement in Brazil (or MST, its acronym in Portuguese) is one of the largest…Acid test: Are the world’s oceans becoming too ‘acidic’ to support life?
Sep 13, 2022, 2:43 pm ByHours after being born, oysters are already working to form their protective, chalk-layered shells.…Indonesia urged to update fisher training program to international standards
Sep 13, 2022, 1:02 pm ByJAKARTA — Fisheries and human rights observers in Indonesia are calling for a revamp of the…As Brazil ramps up rail projects, wildlife kills remain understudied
Sep 13, 2022, 11:54 am ByBrazil’s railway network spans some 30,000 kilometers, or nearly 19,000 miles, but researchers…Even without human-driven deforestation, climate change threatens some forests
Sep 13, 2022, 11:30 am ByWhen it comes to climate solutions, trees are in vogue right now. From the Trillion Tree Campaign to…Bolsonaro trails in polls, but his base in Congress looks likely to persist
Sep 13, 2022, 10:00 am ByBrazilians will go to the polls in October to vote in presidential and congressional elections that…‘Mind-blowing’ marine heat waves put Mediterranean ecosystems at grave risk
Sep 13, 2022, 7:48 am ByHeat waves are reshaping life in the Mediterranean, with few of the sea’s coves, bays and…Indigenous Brazilians demand justice as 3 killed in escalating violence
Sep 12, 2022, 4:00 pm ByIndigenous groups in Brazil are demanding justice after a spate of killings allegedly linked to land…Indonesia and Norway give REDD+ deal another go after earlier breakup
Sep 12, 2022, 3:04 pm ByJAKARTA — Indonesia has signed a new climate deal with Norway that will see the Nordic country pay…As poachers poison wildlife, Zimbabwe finds an antidote in tougher laws
Sep 12, 2022, 9:07 am ByNearly a decade ago, poachers used cyanide to slaughter more than 135 elephants for their ivory in…Education can change local perception of bats, help conserve species, study says
Sep 12, 2022, 3:09 am ByIncreasing knowledge of ecosystem services is key to conserving bats and supporting communities in…As a Cameroon palm oil firm gets RSPO certified, it’s also found in breach
Sep 9, 2022, 7:13 pm ByFresh controversy has emerged over the leading certification scheme for sustainable palm oil after a…Tiny new tree frog species found in rewilded Costa Rican nature reserve
Sep 9, 2022, 6:36 pm ByNestled in a valley between two volcanoes, Donald Valera Soto heard something unfamiliar. For six…Amazon deforestation in Brazil booms in August
Sep 9, 2022, 4:13 pm ByRainforest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon exploded in August with deforestation reaching 1,661…Warming has set off ‘dangerous’ tipping points. More will fall with the heat
Sep 9, 2022, 12:09 pm ByA new study conveys a dire warning for the future: multiple tipping points could be triggered if…Illegal logging and trade in fine wood threaten Wampis communities in the Peruvian Amazon
Sep 9, 2022, 10:34 am ByThe last logging period granted by the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampis Nation…Brazil faces two contrasting legacies for the Amazon in October’s elections
Sep 9, 2022, 8:42 am ByBrazil has lost a Belgium-sized swath of the Amazon Rainforest since Jair Bolsonaro took office as…For lightning-prone communities in Bangladesh, new warning system may not be enough
Sep 9, 2022, 6:46 am ByDHAKA – On July 30 this year, Moza Mia took his two buffalo out to graze in the field near his…Human pressures strain Lake Tanganyika’s biodiversity and water quality
Sep 9, 2022, 1:04 am ByBUJUMBURA — The squeal of passing bikes fills the air in the center of a newly created wetland on…
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