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CAPS, new gas megaproject, aims to power Central Africa, but at what cost, critics ask

CAPS, new gas megaproject, aims to power Central Africa, but at...

The Central Africa Business Energy Forum proposes to build 6,500 kilometers (4,000 miles) of pipelines linking oil and gas resources across 11 countries in...
A Ramadan reflection on Islam and climate action (commentary)

A Ramadan reflection on Islam and climate action (commentary)

Muslims everywhere are currently observing Ramadan, a month of fasting and striving to grow their faith through prayer and acts of goodness.This month also...
Ecuador project aims to protect Yasuní park borders & Indigenous peoples

Ecuador project aims to protect Yasuní park borders & Indigenous peoples

The Yasuní Strip of Diversity and Life (Franja de Diversidad y Vida), on the western border of the Yasuní National Park, was created to...
To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest

To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through...

A new toll road in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province is under construction to improve access to the interior of Borneo, including to the nation’s...
Q&A with researcher Damber Bista

Q&A with researcher Damber Bista

Damber Bista is a Nepali conservation scientist studying the country’s population of red pandas, an endangered species.He says there needs to be much more...
15 community-based conservation opportunities to help people and the planet

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

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 questions

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)

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

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

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

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...