Tackling climate change in one of Colombia’s largest wetlands
La Mojana, a complex network of more than 500,000 hectares (1.2 million acres) of different types of wetlands, has drastically deteriorated in recent decades.Thousands...
MPA Day attracts international support from world-renowned conservationists
The 4th annual Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day on 1 August 2024 welcomes even more support from around the world as the event continues...
Twilight zone fishing: Can we fish the ocean’s mesopelagic layer?
Fishing experts are looking for ways to fish in the mesopelagic zone, a layer of water that stretches from 200-1,000 meters (660-3,300 feet) beneath...
‘Weather whiplash’ cycles of floods & droughts imperil Nigerian farming
Farmers in Nigeria — and other regions, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa — are suffering huge losses due to extreme weather shifts in quick succession,...
As miner quells protests in Ecuador, Canadian firms’ rights record faces...
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NZ funding helps Indigenous farmers in Indonesia protect forests, boost incomes
Two Indigenous villages in Indonesian Borneo have received initial funding of nearly $15,000 from the New Zealand government to improve their livelihoods while protecting...
New database unveils the role of Asian hornbills as forest seed...
Equipped with bulky beaks and impressive wingspans, hornbills are vital long-distance seed dispersers in tropical forests. But while a lot is known about the...
Extractive industries look at degraded land to avoid further deforestation in...
Mining and power generation companies invest in the Amazon because it is profitable. But their development is costly, so before setting up, the companies...
An ancient Indigenous lagoon system brings water back to a dry...
The town of Catacocha, located in the south of Ecuador, is in a province known for being almost a desert: dry forest, barren soil...
Venezuela’s shrimp farms push for sustainability against hardship and oil spills
Venezuela’s aquaculture industry used to go unnoticed in a national economy revolving around the oil industry, but has gained prominence since 2019 despite revenue...
Setback for Guinea mine that threatens World Heritage chimp reserve
Liberian President Joseph Boakai is backing U.K.-Indian firm ArcelorMittal over access to a key railway in northern Liberia.U.S. firm HPX wants to use the...
On a Borneo mountainside, Indigenous Dayak women hold fire and defend...
Indigenous women in Indonesian Borneo often have to combine domestic responsibilities with food cultivation, known as behuma in the dialect of the Dayak Pitap...
