Floods linked to climate change hit nearly 1 million in Southern Africa
Feb 17, 2026, 1:56 am By
Devastating floods that swept across Southern Africa since December 2025, killing at least 280…Texas sea turtles have lost a conservation hero (commentary)
Feb 16, 2026, 5:36 pm By
Carole Allen — founder of HEART (Help Endangered Animals Ridley Turtles) and the first director of…Costa Rica’s top court orders action to shield wildlife from power line hazards
Feb 16, 2026, 1:15 pm By
Costa Rica’s highest court has ruled that government agencies and the national electricity utility…Study refutes claim that Indonesia’s legal turtle trade supports livelihoods
Feb 16, 2026, 1:03 pm By
With an evolutionary history of more than 200 million years, turtles and tortoises have outlived…PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are falling in North Atlantic whales after phaseout
Feb 16, 2026, 11:35 am By
Levels of some of the most persistent industrial chemicals in the North Atlantic appear to be…US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule
Feb 16, 2026, 10:51 am By
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a…A hundred-year vision: Gary Tabor on the rise of large landscape conservation
Feb 16, 2026, 9:04 am By
Many view conservation as a ledger of discrete gains—acres saved or species rebounded—but for…Seven years after Brazil’s worst dam disaster, mining operations bounce back
Feb 16, 2026, 3:11 am By
BRUMADINHO, Brazil — In the rural community of Jangada, in the municipality of Brumadinho in…Snooping on stingrays
Feb 15, 2026, 3:18 am By
Biologging trackers have long been used to track and monitor marine animals like whales, sharks and…When environmental reporting has to outlast the news cycle
6:37pm By
In parts of Africa most affected by biodiversity loss and climate stress, the problem is not an…Storm aftermath leaves 2 dead in France; flood alerts to remain Saturday
3:29pm By
PARIS (AP) — The aftermath of a deadly storm continued to disrupt parts of France on Friday, with…Forests don’t just store carbon. They keep people alive, scientists say
12:57pm By
For decades, a dominant argument for protecting forests has focused on carbon. Trees absorb carbon…Insects are moving pharmaceutical pollutants from rivers to land; risks unknown
10:59am By
Pharmaceuticals that people globally rely on for daily health — including antibiotics,…Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo
10:58am By
In December 2024, Turkish customs officers were flummoxed when they discovered a malnourished baby…From land acquisitions to local ownership: Alternatives for carbon offsetting (commentary)
10:32am By
The voluntary carbon market and the business of carbon offsetting have faced increasing criticism in…The bug that makes bubbles with its butt: Froghopper
4:29am By
Meet the froghopper: a tiny insect that builds a bubble fortress out of sap, pee and air to protect…Thousands of peat fires flare across Indonesia despite rainy season
1:40am By
JAKARTA — Satellite imagery recorded more than 5,000 fire hotspots on peatlands across Indonesia…US cuts legal foundation for federal climate regulation
Thu 8:35pm By
On Feb. 12, the United States repealed the so-called endangerment finding, a 2009 cornerstone rule…The business case for biodiversity
Thu 5:42pm By
In Manchester this week, governments endorsed a report that tries to do something business has long…Fishers denounce plummeting fish stocks following Amazon hydroelectric dam
Thu 2:11pm By
Hydroelectric dams in Brazil’s Amazonas state have slashed fished populations by as much as 90% in…
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