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In Calakmul, water troughs offer possible solution to human-wildlife conflict

In Calakmul, water troughs offer possible solution to human-wildlife conflict

Beekeepers near the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve are working with conservationists to provide water troughs for wild animals in an effort to reduce conflicts with...
DRC’s endangered bonobos face another threat to their survival: malaria

DRC’s endangered bonobos face another threat to their survival: malaria

Along with humans, great apes like gorillas and chimpanzees are known to suffer from malaria, but evidence about the parasite’s effects on bonobos has...
For rescued rhino calves in Nepal, return to the wild is a fraught option

For rescued rhino calves in Nepal, return to the wild is...

Conservation officials in Nepal are considering what to do with three juvenile rhinos rescued from the wild after being separated from their mothers.One option...
Can we fix our failing food systems? Agroecology has answers

Can we fix our failing food systems? Agroecology has answers

The U.S. has an industrialized and unsustainable food system that depletes non-renewable resources such as groundwater and soil, and this model has been exported...
Sea level rise looms, even for the best-prepared country on Earth

Sea level rise looms, even for the best-prepared country on Earth

The Netherlands, a low-lying European country with more than a quarter of its land below sea level, has been going to great lengths to...
Q&A with Lennart Fuchs & Marc Buiter

Q&A with Lennart Fuchs & Marc Buiter

The Dutch government aims to halve nitrogen emissions by 2030 by downsizing and closing farms, sparking a wave of farmer protests and a surprising...
As crop-raiding animals reach an all-time high, food-crisis hit Sri Lanka looks for solutions

As crop-raiding animals reach an all-time high, food-crisis hit Sri Lanka...

Crop damage by wild animals in Sri Lanka during the first half of 2022 totaled around 144,989 metric tons of 28 types of crops,...
Indonesian campaigns getting money from illegal logging, mining, watchdog says

Indonesian campaigns getting money from illegal logging, mining, watchdog says

As Indonesia gears up for legislative and presidential elections in less than a year, authorities have warned of the pattern of dirty money from...
Dr. James Cullis, Sustainability Expertise Leader at Zutari

Zutari committed to improve urban water resilience for African cities

  The Water Action Agenda, to be launched at the UN 2023 Water Conference from 22 to 24 March, places the spotlight on water as...
Crocworld releases video of pregnant python rescue on the mid-KZN South Coast

Crocworld releases video of pregnant python rescue on the mid-KZN South...

The sight of a Southern Rock Python, one of the largest snake species on the planet, is enough to grab anyone’s attention, particularly when...
IPCC warns of ‘last chance’ to limit climate change via drastic emissions cuts

IPCC warns of ‘last chance’ to limit climate change via drastic...

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth “synthesis” report March 20, after its approval by world leaders at a...
Carbon-cutting hopes vs. real-world impacts

Carbon-cutting hopes vs. real-world impacts

Liquid biofuels are routinely included in national policy pathways to cut carbon emissions and transition to “net-zero.” Biofuels are particularly tasked with reducing emissions...