What Indigenous leaders want from the COP29 U.N. climate conference
Nov 11, 2024, 10:32 am By
As the U.N. biodiversity conference recently concluded with both historic achievements and…Gibbons found to perform dance routines akin to ‘the robot,’ but why?
Nov 11, 2024, 10:00 am By
Gibbons are famed for their graceful agility high in the forest canopy. Swinging effortlessly from…Killing of jaguar pushes species’ survival in Argentina’s Gran Chaco to the brink
Nov 11, 2024, 5:08 am By
Quiterio Ramírez’s voice is heavy with anguish at the other end of the phone: “When I saw the…Shorebird populations drop globally, some by a third: Report
Nov 11, 2024, 2:39 am By
Sixteen shorebird species have been reclassified to higher threat categories as the global…Amazon deforestation in Brazil plunges 31% to lowest level in 9 years
Nov 9, 2024, 8:19 pm By
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 30.6% over the past year, reaching the lowest level…The rubber boom and its legacy in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia
Nov 8, 2024, 5:32 pm By
The invention of vulcanized rubber (1839), followed by the popularization of bicycles (1870s) and…U.S. policy experts confident of future climate action despite Trump election
Nov 8, 2024, 3:19 pm By
With the start of the 29th U.N. climate summit, COP29, less than a week away, former U.S.…Court throws out permits for controversial Baja California hotel project
Nov 8, 2024, 1:34 pm By
MEXICO CITY — A hotel project in northern Mexico has stalled following a series of legal…How the oceans fared at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia
Nov 8, 2024, 12:35 pm By
The announcement came early on the morning of Oct. 31. Delegates to the United Nations Convention on…Will ‘Trump Part II’ be the wakeup call we need for more effective conservation? (commentary)
Nov 8, 2024, 10:28 am By
What a week. The global biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia (COP16) had just concluded. And…Droughts could change bird songs, creating new species, says study on Darwin’s finches
Nov 8, 2024, 10:25 am By
In the sunbaked Galápagos Islands, a male finch perches on a branch, hearing what sounds like…Brazil calls for ambition at COP but struggles over its own climate policy
Nov 8, 2024, 8:47 am By
Brazil is a heavyweight in the world’s climate balance, for good and for bad. The country is among…Genome study shows five distinct elephant populations in India
Nov 8, 2024, 7:12 am By
A study on the genetic history of Asian elephants in India has revealed that there are actually five…Paraguay’s pumas adapt, with some help, to a ranch-filled landscape
Nov 8, 2024, 5:02 am By
It’s said that lions and tigers stalk the semiarid scrubland of Paraguay’s Chaco region. Yet…Study shows, via clouded leopards, how to better protect forests
Nov 8, 2024, 3:24 am By
Protected areas are intended to protect the species and habitats they contain. When well-managed,…An ‘ocean grab’ for a property megaproject leaves Jakarta fishers grounded
Nov 8, 2024, 12:43 am By
TANGERANG, Indonesia — Joy sat by the seashore on the outskirts of Jakarta patching up his fishing…Animals consume alcohol more often than previously known: Study
Nov 7, 2024, 11:39 pm By
What’s new: Humans know a thing or two about drinking alcohol, but accounts of animals turning to…New Canadian-backed potash mine under fire from Amazon Indigenous groups
Nov 7, 2024, 2:05 pm By
The Amazonas Environmental Protection Institute (IPAAM) has come under harsh scrutiny by authorities…Brazil renews plan to restore degraded land half the size of the UK
Nov 7, 2024, 1:05 pm By
Brazil recently announced a plan to restore an area of degraded land about half the size of the U.K.…Will the new EU environment leader change Sweden’s conservation direction? (commentary)
Nov 7, 2024, 11:40 am By
The evidence is irrefutable: Sweden has spent the last few years trying to frustrate any EU-proposed…
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