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
8:47pm 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
4:58pm 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
2:53pm ByKEW GARDENS, U.K. — There have been five known mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Today, most…Swinging to safety: How canopy bridges may save Costa Rica’s howlers
2:23pm ByOne of the first times Inés Rojas saw a dead howler monkey, it was lying on a road with its body…Potential impact on whales overlooked as deep-sea mining looks set to start
Tue 4:46pm ByThe potentially imminent start of deep-sea mining in international waters could impact whales,…The $20m flip: The story of the largest land grab in the Brazilian Amazon
Tue 3:16pm ByALTAMIRA, Brazil — The warehouse donated to house the Castelo dos Sonhos farmers’ market for…US pledges Amazon Fund donation, renewing hope for the rainforest
Feb 13, 2023, 9:43 pm ByThe revival of the Amazon Fund at the start of this year was considered a major victory for the…Mapping of no-drill areas in Ecuador’s Amazon can be scaled for entire rainforest: Study
Feb 13, 2023, 5:05 pm ByIn 2007, Ecuador’s then-president, Rafael Correa, announced an ambitious plan to prevent oil…Invisible destruction: 38% of remaining Amazon forest already degraded
Feb 13, 2023, 3:00 pm ByWhen we speak about destruction of the Amazon, deforestation data are often the reference. Over the…Vietnam’s environmental NGOs face uncertain status, shrinking civic space
Feb 13, 2023, 7:45 am ByThuý, who helped run environmental programs at a nonprofit based in Ho Chi Minh City, had for weeks…‘Development’ projects in Ethiopia leave starvation, disease in wake: Report
Feb 12, 2023, 3:40 pm ByA flagship dam and large-scale sugarcane plantations in southwestern Ethiopia are causing starvation…Costa Rica announces ban on fishing of hammerhead sharks
Feb 10, 2023, 8:43 pm ByMEXICO CITY — Fishing for hammerhead sharks is now illegal in Costa Rica, thanks to the signing of…Amid global mezcal craze, scientists and communities try out sustainable plantations
Feb 10, 2023, 7:07 pm ByTEHUACÁN-CUICATLÁN BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Mexico — The palenques, or local mezcal production sites,…Biden-Lula Meeting: The time is right for U.S. and Brazil to work together for Amazonia (commentary)
Feb 10, 2023, 3:59 pm ByThe Amazon rainforest and its people have gone through tough times recently. For the last four…
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