In destroying the Amazon, big agribusiness is torching its own viability
Mar 7, 2022, 11:58 am ByThe transition zone between the Amazon and the Cerrado, where the world’s greatest rainforest…Fate of mine, plantation concessions revoked by Indonesia to be finalized soon
Mar 7, 2022, 11:50 am ByJAKARTA — The Indonesian government says it will finalize this month the revocation of hundreds of…‘Prospect of existence’: Nameless grasshopper sparks taxonomic debate
Mar 7, 2022, 10:33 am ByWhat’s in a name? The curious case of a nameless grasshopper will tell you that there is more to a…Globally acclaimed community forest groups in Nepal say new rules threaten their autonomy
Mar 7, 2022, 9:44 am ByKATHMANDU — Nepalis whose livelihoods rely on access to the country’s community forests have…In plan for African wildlife corridors, there’s more than one elephant in the room
Mar 7, 2022, 7:09 am ByAn international conservation group is pushing forward with ambitious plans for extended elephant…An Indigenous basket-weaving tradition keeps a Philippine forest alive
Mar 6, 2022, 3:14 pm ByPALAWAN, Philippines — On a fine day at the onset of the dry season, Sublito Tiblak wakes up very…As rising seas destroy Ghana’s coastal communities, researchers warn against a seawall-only solution
Mar 4, 2022, 11:44 pm ByACCRA, Ghana — White waves collide in a crash where the Volta River meets the Atlantic Ocean near…El Salvador declares rare ‘red alert’ amid surge in forest fires
Mar 4, 2022, 10:22 pm ByFires in El Salvador are spreading farther and lasting longer than in previous years, threatening…Cold case: Half-hearted prosecution lets ivory traffickers escape in Uganda
Mar 4, 2022, 3:00 pm ByIn January 2019, authorities in Uganda intercepted a shipment of nearly 4 tons of elephant ivory and…Microplastics plus organic pollutants equals 10 times the toxicity, study finds
Mar 4, 2022, 1:21 pm ByA tiny, poppy seed-sized particle of plastic might seem innocuous on its own. But when a speck of…From humble roots, a restoration plan in Brazil aims for 1.5m hectares of forest
Mar 4, 2022, 1:00 pm ByWe set out from the town of Extrema, in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, in a four-wheel-drive vehicle…Can we save coral reefs? | Problem Solved
Mar 4, 2022, 11:46 am ByCoral reefs are a unique and biodiverse natural ecosystem and economic keystones for many…In Nigeria, a decade of payoffs boosted global wildlife trafficking hub
Mar 4, 2022, 11:16 am ByLAGOS — Nigeria has for years failed to hold wildlife traffickers and poachers accountable for…Palm oil and pulpwood the usual suspects as Papua deforestation persists
Mar 4, 2022, 5:33 am ByJAKARTA — Pulpwood and palm oil companies were among the biggest contributors to the loss of a…Forest enterprise in Mexico attempts to present opportunities for Indigenous communities
Mar 3, 2022, 8:04 pm ByThe Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico boasts vast forests that are home to Indigenous…After IPCC climate report stresses Indigenous & local land rights 58 times, let’s respond with a concrete tenure plan (commentary)
Mar 3, 2022, 4:59 pm ByThe latest IPCC climate report mentions tenure security a whopping 58 times. This is a welcome shift…Honduras bans open-pit mining, citing environmental and public health concerns
Mar 3, 2022, 4:50 pm ByOfficials in Honduras say they are cracking down on open-pit mining, an activity that has plagued…Aerosol pollution: Destabilizing Earth’s climate and a threat to health
Mar 3, 2022, 3:50 pm ByChina has seen dynasties rise and fall over the last two millennia. Such are the vagaries of human…Banning high-deforestation palm oil has limited impact on saving forests: Study
Mar 3, 2022, 1:23 pm ByClimate protection policies restricting the import of goods produced through deforestation have…A more potent CO2 sink than the Amazon, Brazil’s mangroves remain overlooked
Mar 3, 2022, 10:56 am ByTropical forests play a fundamental role in storing carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas…
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