Mexico kills climate change fund, casting doubt on future environmental spending
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled against an injunction that was filed to revive the country’s Climate Change Fund, which was designed to channel public and...
Report links financial giants to deforestation of Paraguay’s Gran Chaco
Major banks and financial institutions including BlackRock, BNP Paribas, HSBC and Santander continue to hold substantial shares in – or provide financial services to...
International mercury regulations fail to protect the environment, public health: study
Mercury is one of the most concerning chemicals affecting public health and the environment. The chemical can enter local watersheds and poison flora and...
Study shows mountain forests being lost at ‘alarming rate,’ especially in...
More than 7% of mountain forests worldwide were lost between 2001 and 2018, with rates of loss almost doubling after 2010.Forest loss varied by...
Earth Day 2023 – Five small changes can make South Africa’s...
The primary objective of Earth Day, celebrated globally on April 22 this year, is to promote sustainability and conservation with projects focusing on carbon...
Dingo heads Down Under for a daring wildlife adventure!
Considered South Africa’s own ‘Steve Irwin’, it was only fitting that South African wildlife crusader, Dingo Dinkelman, was invited as a guest of Australia’s...
Could biodiversity be a key to better forest carbon storage in...
A new project is reintroducing key species into Europe’s forests to help restore natural balance and boost the ability of woodlands to store carbon....
Fight for survival: The battle to save the last Tapanuli orangutans
The Tapanuli orangutan was described in 2017 as a new great ape species, and with a population of less than 800, is the most...
Protection and restoration in Cameroon and Senegal, fire threat in Angola
A new project aims to reform Cameroon’s domestic timber market and reduce unregulated felling of trees.Scientists fear pockets of species-rich afromontane forest in Angola’s...
Is there a ‘lighter side’ to our possible environmental apocalypse? (commentary)
Ocean activist and author David Helvarg deals with dark thoughts about the state of the world environment with humor in a new op-ed.“As a...
Ecuador banned gas flaring over a year ago. Why is it...
In September 2021, a provincial court gave oil companies 18 months to eliminate gas flaring in the Amazon because of its role in spiking...
Scientists and fishers team up to protect Bolivian river dolphin
Hunting, fishing, pollution and degradation and loss of habitat are the main threats facing the Bolivian river dolphin, a species of river dolphin that...
