More than half of palm species may be threatened with extinction, study finds
Nov 9, 2022, 5:41 pm ByPalm trees are iconic figures in tropical landscapes, providing food, tools, medicine and materials…Delayed Indigenous ‘Man of the Hole’ burial reveals dispute over his land
Nov 9, 2022, 2:31 pm ByFor 26 years, the last member of the Tanaru people resisted contact and lived alone in his protected…A flying robot swoops in via Quebec to save endangered plants in Hawai‘i
Nov 9, 2022, 12:46 pm ByFor far too long, studying plant species endemic to high-altitude cliffs was no small feat. More…LED lights could contribute to massive carbon reductions
Nov 9, 2022, 12:31 pm ByThe past decade has seen a paradigm shift in the way the world looks at lighting. Homes, offices and…Deforestation is pushing Amazon to ‘point of no return’: WWF report
Nov 9, 2022, 12:07 pm ByDeforestation is pushing the Amazon rainforest dangerously close to its tipping point, and the…Deadly landslides prompt Philippine president to call for tree planting
Nov 9, 2022, 9:18 am ByMINDANAO, Philippines – In the wake of deadly floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Nalgae last…Tensions boil in Sumatra over a palm oil promise villagers say has yet to be kept
Nov 9, 2022, 3:44 am ByWEST PASAMAN, Indonesia — Eren says he can’t forget the day in 2000 when he fled from the…Here come the sunbirds: New species from Indonesia’s Wakatobi Islands
Nov 9, 2022, 2:55 am ByA group of researchers have identified several new species of sunbirds, whose range spans from…COP27: Climate Loss & Damage talks now on agenda, but U.S. resistance feared
8:38pm ByIn a potentially landmark moment, a discussion of damages by the world’s wealthiest countries…As gangs battle over Peru’s drug trafficking routes, communities and forest are at risk
8:19pm ByLucía lives in Peru, in one of more than 50 indigenous communities along the Putumayo, an Amazonian…Mangrove forest loss is slowing toward a halt, new report shows
7:39pm ByIn December 2004, the worst tsunami in recorded history devastated the region encircling the Indian…Tribe and partners light up a forest to restore landscape in California
6:35pm ByORLEANS, California—An elemental smell wafts through the Klamath mountains in early…In Brazil’s soy belt, Indigenous people face attacks over land rights
6:26pm ByAMAMBAI, Brazil — About a dozen Guarani-Kaiowá Indigenous people danced around a grave, freshly…France’s Macron joins growing chorus calling for deep-sea mining ban
5:18pm ByOn Nov. 8, French President Emmanuel Macron announced at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm…Amid Mexico’s Day of the Dead, a fish declared extinct comes back to life
2:26pm ByAmid Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations, a fish species considered extinct in the wild has been…Mercury rising: Why Bolivia remains South America’s hub for the toxic trade
9:01am ByLA PAZ — Mercury, even at room temperature, will slowly transition from its silver liquid state…Shady contracts, backdoor deals spur illegal gold mining in Bolivian Amazon
9:00am ByLA PAZ — Gold is Bolivia’s second-biggest export, valued at more than $1 billion annually and…If the US aspires to climate leadership, it must break its addiction to the products driving forest destruction (commentary)
Mon 11:43pm ByThe world is waking up to the climate crisis. But time is short. It is a problem, then, that…Indigenous lands hold the world’s healthiest forests – but only when their rights are protected
Mon 10:33pm ByThe world’s healthiest tropical forests are located in protected Indigenous areas (PIAs),…Negotiations to conserve Antarctic Ocean end in stalemate on many issues
Mon 9:21pm ByOn Nov. 4, the 41st annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living…
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