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Amazon deforestation on pace to roughly match last year’s rate of loss

Amazon deforestation on pace to roughly match last year’s rate of...

Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest is on track to rival last year’s 15-year-high according to data released today by the Brazilian government.INPE, Brazil’s national...

On one island, a microcosm of Vietnam’s environmental challenges

The issues facing Cat Ba’s coastal areas were brought into clearer relief when I was taken into the mangrove forests along the island’s...
Protection of water resources key; private sector must consider pitching in

Protection of water resources key; private sector must consider pitching in

Johannesburg: Business must consider pitching in to ensure community water security, said Malcolm Curror, Chief Executive of United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK). The company...
The global potential of biofuels made from human waste

The global potential of biofuels made from human waste

Creating liquid biofuels from human waste shows promise as a way to meet one of alternative energy’s greatest challenges: reducing the transportation sector’s heavy...
For the COP-27 Climate Summit: A New Story on Africa & Climate Action

For the COP-27 Climate Summit: A New Story on Africa &...

Are we telling the full and fair story about Africa and the climate crisis? This blog presents the problem with current narratives and explores...
Mycorrhizal fungi, nature’s ‘wood wide web,’ get a m conservation boost

Mycorrhizal fungi, nature’s ‘wood wide web,’ get a $3m conservation boost

Mycorrhizal fungi connect the roots of plants to the surrounding soil and facilitate the exchange of water and nutrients for sugars from the sun,...
Deep dive uncovers previously unknown underwater ecosystem in Maldives

Deep dive uncovers previously unknown underwater ecosystem in Maldives

Scientists recently identified a previously undiscovered marine ecosystem in the waters around the Maldives, known as the “trapping zone,” about 500 meters (about 1,600...

New dam set to spoil Sumatran wonderland (commentary)

Amid the tropical...

Which surf countries really care about their beaches?

Costa Rican surf camp and resort Kalon Surf analyzes coastal destinations to find out which ones are fighting climate change to save their beaches...
Children in the driving seat of EV future, ABB E-Mobility global research finds

Children in the driving seat of EV future, ABB E-Mobility global...

Children are playing a key role in accelerating the switch to electric cars, an ABB E-Mobility study for World EV Day has found ...
‘We won’t give up’: DRC’s Front Line Defenders award winner Olivier Ndoole Bahemuke

‘We won’t give up’: DRC’s Front Line Defenders award winner Olivier...

Elodie Toto Article by: Elodie Toto This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa Today - Environment This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0...