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Prolonged drought brings unprecedented changes to Amazonian communities in Pará

Prolonged drought brings unprecedented changes to Amazonian communities in Pará

A severe drought across the Amazon Rainforest continues to be felt along the Tapajós River in Brazil’s state of Pará, where locals say it...
Floating gardens improve water quality, scientists show

Floating gardens improve water quality, scientists show

Even a small garden makes a difference, a researcher says. Floating gardens have long been a staple of agriculture for many waterside communities that lack...
Did the tides turn for oceans at COP28? Climate summit draws mixed reviews

Did the tides turn for oceans at COP28? Climate summit draws...

The ocean featured in many negotiations around the climate crisis at the U.N. climate summit known as COP28, which took place in Dubai between...

DEWA Innovation Centre and 800MW 3rd phase of the Mohammed bin...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 November 2020: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler...
Scientists come up with a way to repurpose plastic waste

Scientists come up with a way to repurpose plastic waste

Plastic waste is an untapped resource that can be recycled and processed into new plastics and other products. Plastic pollution is an existential threat to...
How to cut carbon emissions from coffee

How to cut carbon emissions from coffee

Weight for weight, coffee produced by the least sustainable means generates as much carbon dioxide as cheese. For many of us, coffee is essential. It allows...
Top stories of change from Latin America in 2023

Top stories of change from Latin America in 2023

As the 2030 deadline to prevent the worst impacts of climate change looms ever closer, changing direction from business as usual and tackling critical...
Climate change - corporate's responsibility

Climate change – corporate’s responsibility

When BlackRock, Inc’s, Chief Larry Fink speaks, boardrooms worldwide shake. As the world’s largest asset manager, with $8.67 trillion in assets currently under management,...
Conservation ‘setback’ looms as Nepal opens protected areas to hydropower projects

Conservation ‘setback’ looms as Nepal opens protected areas to hydropower projects

Nepal’s government has approved a controversial new proposal allowing the development of large-scale hydropower plants within protected areas, prompting concerns about conservation setbacks.The “Construction...
World Wildlife Day 2021: Forests and Livelihoods - Sustaining People and Planet

World Wildlife Day 2021: Forests and Livelihoods – Sustaining People and...

Celebrating the livelihoods of communities who rely on forests, and the value of these ecosystems for both wildlife and all of humanity Covering nearly a...
Let’s give the wary wolverine some space (commentary)

Let’s give the wary wolverine some space (commentary)

Wolverines are extremely solitary animals that purposefully avoid humans, so seeing one in the wild is typically a once-in-a-lifetime encounter.This makes planning for their...
WWF-Romania Launches New Tool in Fight against Illegal Logging

WWF-Romania Launches New Tool in Fight against Illegal Logging

WWF-Romania created and launched the first tool which, by video monitoring the wood transports that leave the forest, can help authorities significantly reduce illegal...