Pesticide exposure drives up rural women’s cancer risk in Brazil farming belt
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Women farmers living in Brazil’s Paraná state run a 60% chance of developing breast cancer and a…Agroecology offers blueprint for resilient farming in northern Ghana
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Farmers in Ghana’s Upper East region traditionally decided when to plant and harvest their crops…World’s top court starts hearing historic climate change case
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A group of small island nations led by Vanuatu is urging the world’s top court to hold the major…Coral reefs could survive climate change, but in altered state, study says
Dec 5, 2024, 7:00 am By
Coral reefs support fisheries, protect coastal communities, and sustain tourism worldwide. However,…In Chile, discovery of shallowest red hydrocoral forest yet surprises scientists
Dec 5, 2024, 6:48 am By
The first thing the researchers noticed from their boat were red spots below the surface of the…Certified ethanol produced in Brazil for global airlines linked to slave labor
Dec 5, 2024, 6:00 am By
As major global airlines embark on decarbonization plans, Brazil, the world’s largest producer of…Severe drought in Peruvian Amazon isolated more than 130 Indigenous communities
Dec 5, 2024, 5:27 am By
More than 130 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon were left isolated after a severe…Traditional fishers in Peru guard the coast from illegal fishing
Dec 5, 2024, 4:31 am By
It’s 4 a.m., and a group of fishers in the city of Chimbote, 422 kilometers (262 miles) north of…DRC’s reliance on charcoal threatens forests and fuels armed conflict
Dec 5, 2024, 2:15 am By
KANYARUCHINYA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Amid a circle of spectators, a troupe of performers…Clouded leopard sighting raises questions about conservation and research in Bangladesh
Dec 4, 2024, 11:04 pm By
Bengal tigers, Asian elephants, Ganges river dolphins, langurs and hoolock gibbons, along with a few…Trees live out their lives in surprising ways, massive new study finds
Dec 4, 2024, 9:08 pm By
Forests are an essential ally in combating climate change. Trees consume carbon dioxide in order to…Mongabay series on palm oil wins national journalism prize in Brazil
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The Mongabay series “Palm Oil War,” published between 2021 to 2023, won second place in the text…Eastern U.S. floods could persist longer toward the end of the century
Dec 4, 2024, 8:44 am By
A “once-in-a-century” flood washed through much of the eastern and southeastern United States in…15 illegal narco-trafficking airstrips found near Peru Indigenous communities
Dec 4, 2024, 4:54 am By
The hum of a small plane is heard overhead during a community assembly, but no one looks up.…Yacht maker Sunseeker fined in landmark Myanmar ‘blood timber’ case
Dec 4, 2024, 12:12 am By
Yacht builder Sunseeker International has become the first company fined by a U.K. court for using…Why are Canadian moose declining? Interviews with Indigenous communities offer new clues
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Dec 3, 2024, 3:17 pm By
The climate crisis is global, but its impacts are deeply local. In Africa, communities at the…Researchers propose a ‘circular economy’ solution to housing affordability against climate change
Dec 3, 2024, 3:06 pm By
A global housing affordability crisis is underway, so when the Center for Demographics and Policy at…Wildlife and humans face shared health risks from plastic pollution
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Humans are surrounded by plastic. So are animals. While numerous studies have shown the wide-ranging…For a storm-prone Philippine city, flood control is about more than infrastructure
Dec 3, 2024, 1:14 pm By
A history of devastating tropical cyclones prompted the construction of flood-mitigation…
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