Environment

Conservation news and Environmental science

As fires ravaged Indonesia in 2023, some positive trends emerged, data show

As fires ravaged Indonesia in 2023, some positive trends emerged, data...

Indonesia’s 2023 fire season saw 1.16 million hectares (2.87 million acres) of land and forest go up in flames, and while this was five...
Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but disturbing trends

Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but disturbing...

New research comparing data from the two largest-ever elephant surveys reveals the overall population in the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area is stable, but...
Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains and local communities

Illegal mining in the Pan Amazon: an ecological disaster for floodplains...

Floodplains are extraordinarily productive because they are the connection between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are socially and economically vital because tens of thousands...
Alis Ramírez: A defender of the Colombian Amazon now living as a refugee in New Zealand

Alis Ramírez: A defender of the Colombian Amazon now living as...

Because of her opposition to mining, indiscriminate logging in forests and the social and environmental consequences of oil exploration, María Alis Ramírez was forced...
Rewilding program ships eggs around the world to restore Raja Ampat zebra sharks

Rewilding program ships eggs around the world to restore Raja Ampat...

A rewilding project aimed at saving endangered zebra sharks (Stegostoma tigrinum is sending eggs from aquarium sharks more than 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) away...
Costa Rican community struggles to stop an airport ‘destroying our country’

Costa Rican community struggles to stop an airport ‘destroying our country’

Some 350 families in Palmar Sur, in southeastern Costa Rica, face eviction over the construction of a new international airport designed to serve the...
New FPIC guide designed to help protect Indigenous rights as mineral mining booms

New FPIC guide designed to help protect Indigenous rights as mineral...

In the face of growing demand for critical minerals, Indigenous organizations developed a guide to help Indigenous communities implement their free, prior and informed...
Island-building and overfishing wreak destruction of South China Sea reefs

Island-building and overfishing wreak destruction of South China Sea reefs

The offshore islets and reefs of the South China Sea have been the stage of intense geopolitical standoffs for decades, as the region’s coastal...
Putting a value on Indonesia’s marine resources: Interview with Annisya Rosdiana & Heidi Retnoningtyas

Putting a value on Indonesia’s marine resources: Interview with Annisya Rosdiana...

A group of experts led by Annisya Rosdiana from the Fisheries Resource Center of Indonesia (FRCI) is designing Indonesia’s ocean account to determine the...
The Future of Sustainability Conference, hosted by Topco Media

Towards a Brighter Future: Key Takeaways from Topco Media’s Sustainability Summit

The Future of Sustainability Conference, hosted by Topco Media, culminated in two days of insightful panel discussions and visionary addresses aimed at reshaping the...
A tiger cat gains new species designation, but conservation challenges remain

A tiger cat gains new species designation, but conservation challenges remain

Two Latin American tiger cat species were previously recognized by science in 2013: the southern tiger cat (Leopardus guttulus) and northern tiger cat (Leopardus...
As a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs

As a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs

The deepwater port at Kribi, Cameroon, is a massive project, begun in 2011 and slated for completion in 2040.It aims to decongest the existing...