Environmental stories from around the web, March 30, 2018
There are many important conservation and environmental stories Mongabay isn’t able to cover.Here’s a digest of some of the significant developments from the week.If...
Recent seismic activity in Indian Ocean likely led pilot whales to...
Marine experts say the seismic activity in the Indian Ocean in the past few days likely pushed a pod of pilot whales onto Sri...
Colombia’s ‘tree of life’ births a new culinary and conservation movement
Tamandua is a collective of families and small farmers who create food products from the nuts of the guáimaro tree, a keystone species of...
Dingo’s festive volunteers fly in
While many are looking forward to a visit from the gift-bearing man in red this December, Dingo Dinkelman and his team are even more...
SPAR EC declare war on plastic bags
Starting today (April 6), SPAR Eastern Cape have declared war on plastic bags as the retailer spearheads a significant step forward in the battle...
On hazardous mine tailings dams, ‘safety first’ should be the rule...
A mine tailings dam in Madagascar has failed at least twice this year, sending hazardous wastewater into a lagoon relied on by locals for...
offshore oil threatens fisheries, gold mining topples homes and forests
Mesin Gold’s mine at Bibiani threatens Ghanaian villagers’ health and homes.Fishers fear impacts of cross-border oil and gas exploration in waters shared by Cameroon...
The European Bison is No Longer a Vulnerable Species
13 January 2021. In the midst of a challenging and tumultuous year we have some wonderful news to share. Due to long-term conservation work,...
Lesser adjutant stork study in Nepal raises conservationists’ hopes
Vulnerable lesser adjutant storks are successfully breeding at higher numbers than expected in Nepal, a new study of the species across the country’s southern...
Brazilian gold miners get free rein in Venezuela’s Indigenous lands
In Southern Venezuela, Brazilian gold miners known as garimpeiros exploit Venezuelan Indigenous lands, leaving behind mass environmental destruction.Deforestation, sedimentation and contamination of water, soil...
Scientists call for end to violence against Amazon communities, environmental defenders
The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) demanded urgent action to stop attacks against Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and communities in a July 14...
