In Brazil’s Amazon, traditional midwives push for greater recognition
Aptam was created in 2018 as the first and only association of traditional midwives in Brazil’s Amazonas state, where it works to counter negative...
Study tracks global forest decline and expansion over six decades
Globally, there was a net loss of 817,000 square kilometers (315,000 square miles) in forest area between 1960 and 2019, according to a new...
Stop polluting Harties
Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti has warned that as long as the conditions in the communities around the water sources do not change,...
Top wildlife photography requires ethics, patience, and kindness
More than 100 wildlife photographers have come together for the latest “Prints for Wildlife” campaign, a conservation funding effort that sells unique animal photos...
Coral reef ‘oases’ that thrive amid threats give hope for conservation
Scientists have identified...
Maldives shark-fishing ban tested by ebbing support from small-scale fishers
A 2010 blanket ban on shark fishing in the Maldives doesn’t enjoy support from artisanal reef fishers, a new study suggests.Many fishers blamed sharks...
West Africa’s fisher women are experts at coping with job insecurity
All along West Africa’s coastline, women play a vital role in the fisheries sector as processors, traders and distributors.
All along West Africa’s coastline, women play a...
Bringing people virtually to Africa’s bushmeat hubs
BONN, Germany (September 2022) – In the Congo Basin, over two million metric tonnes of wild meat – equivalent to tens of millions of...
