15 community-based conservation opportunities to help people and the planet
A recently published horizon scan on community-based conservation identified 15 topics that offer opportunities to yield positive change for people and the planet, as...
Indonesian Indigenous group AMAN wins Skoll Award for defending land rights
Indonesia’s main Indigenous alliance, AMAN, has won a 2023 Skoll Award for Social Innovation for its work in advocating for Indigenous rights.The group’s work...
Floating solar project on Philippines natural lake brings hope — and...
Laguna Lake in the Philippines is home to a pilot project for a floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) installation that could provide energy to surrounding...
Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership must increase transparency (commentary)
Last year, Indonesia obtained a $20 billion international financing commitment to fund the country’s transition to clean energy via the Just Energy Transition Partnership...
Uterine implants and underwater ultrasounds aim to demystify shark births
For years, studying the reproductive biology of sharks has depended on capturing the animals and dissecting them.Scientists recently developed the Birth Alert Tag, an...
Women, youths can be more effective at driving sustainable farming changes
A study in a farming community on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island shows that women and younger farmers can be more influential than older men in...
Rare hispid hares feel the heat from Nepal’s tiger conservation measures
The deliberate burning of grasslands in Nepal to maintain tiger habitat poses a threat to another endangered species: the elusive and little-known hispid hare.The...
FUCHS celebrates World Water Day
A proud celebrant of the UN International Days, FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA is flying the flag for World Water Day on 22 March. A...
The biofuel that bombed seeks a path to redemption
Earlier this century, jatropha was hailed as a “miracle” biofuel. An unassuming shrubby tree native to Central America, it was wildly promoted as a...
‘Gold library’ helps Brazil crack down on Amazon’s illegal mining
Launched in 2019, the Ouro Alvo program is creating a gold database with samples obtained from different parts of Brazil.The information is allowing the...
National corridor project aims to save Chile’s endangered huemul deer
Endemic to Chile and Argentina, the huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss, poaching, diseases and climate change.With only...
Libreville’s shrinking mangroves leave Gabon’s capital prone to floods
Gabon’s capital, Libreville, has lost more than 3% of its mangroves in three years.Most of this loss is due to uncontrolled urbanization, with inhabitants...
