Birds, bugs and butterflies netted in global seizures by Interpol
Dec 12, 2025, 5:08 pm By
In a single month this year, nearly 30,000 live animals, were seized in a coordinated global…Illegal fishing, other maritime threats cost Western Indian Ocean $1b a year: Report
Dec 12, 2025, 4:24 pm By
Maritime threats in the Western Indian Ocean cost the region roughly $1.14 billion per year,…Banned for years, dangerous pesticides persist in Nigerian farming
Dec 12, 2025, 3:15 pm By
The sun rises over lush farm fields of on the outskirts of Lagos. For more than 20 years, a farmer…Nepal Indigenous leaders refile writ petition against hydropower project
Dec 12, 2025, 2:55 pm By
Amid rounds of court hearings and the decision pending on a 2024 writ petition, Indigenous…Study finds more ‘laggards’ than ‘leaders’ among high seas fisheries managers
Dec 12, 2025, 12:28 pm By
When a new treaty to protect biodiversity in international waters, or the high seas, takes effect in…Top-down projects, exotic trees, weak tenure: Congo Basin restoration misses the mark
Dec 12, 2025, 11:49 am By
The Congo Basin, the world’s largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon, is under mounting…Sumatran flood disaster may have wiped out key Tapanuli orangutan population
Dec 12, 2025, 6:18 am By
JAKARTA — A Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape, has been discovered dead in mud…The Amazon’s lakes are heating up at ‘alarming’ rate, research finds
Dec 11, 2025, 4:05 pm By
Five out of 10 lakes in the central Amazon had daytime temperatures over 37° Celsius, (98.6°…Elephant seals can recognize the voices of their rivals
Dec 11, 2025, 3:42 pm By
Elephant seals spend most of their lives at sea, returning to shore just twice every year to molt…African environment programs still try to fill funding gap since USAID freeze
Dec 11, 2025, 1:30 pm By
Nearly a year after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze U.S. development aid, USAID…Global manta and devil ray deaths far exceed earlier estimates: Study
Dec 11, 2025, 11:22 am By
Far more manta and devil rays die in fisheries than previously understood, with annual deaths…Africa’s wildlife has lost a third of its ‘ecological power,’ study says
Dec 11, 2025, 11:19 am By
It’s a fundamental question for ecologists in this age: How are biodiversity losses reshaping how…As fish catches fall and seas rise, Douala’s residents join efforts to restore mangroves
Dec 11, 2025, 11:18 am By
DOUALA, Cameroon — Henry Belle Ekam, 37, cuts a frustrated figure as he paddles his boat to the…South Greenlanders speak out on rare earths interests
Dec 11, 2025, 11:17 am By
QAQORTOQ, Greenland – South Greenland is increasingly targeted for new mining projects as global…Study warns of major funding gap for 30×30 biodiversity goal
Dec 11, 2025, 10:18 am By
A new study launched at the U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi warns that international funding to…Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink
Dec 11, 2025, 10:04 am By
AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq…Small cat conservationists hail Uganda’s new Echuya Forest National Park
Dec 11, 2025, 9:56 am By
In what’s being called immensely good news for the African golden cat, often described as the…Nepal’s cities must plan for resilience and inclusion for the future & nature (commentary)
Dec 11, 2025, 9:48 am By
The transformation of Nepal’s urban landscape has brought us to a pivotal moment. Having observed…Mexico is inflating its climate spending by billions of dollars. Here’s how.
Dec 11, 2025, 9:38 am By
MEXICO CITY — In its fiscal budget for 2026, passed in November, the Mexican government promised…Despite a growing planetary crisis, leaders find hope in community efforts
Dec 11, 2025, 7:31 am By
Another major scientific warning about the planet’s accelerating decline landed this week, and…
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