Carbon uptake in tropical forests withers in drier future: Study
A new study incorporating satellite data on organic material, or biomass, in tropical forests with experimental data about the effects of temperature and precipitation...
Experts pushing for high-seas fishing ban win ‘Nobel Prize for environment’
Fisheries experts Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila have won the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, an award administered by the University of Southern...
Amid war, Ukrainian biologists fight to protect conservation legacy
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues into a second year, conservation biologists have been forced to implement new solutions to protect their country’s conservation...
Nepal’s community forest program misses the biodiversity for the trees
Nepal increased its forest cover from 26% to 45% in two-and-a-half-decades, but the success has translated into a limited win for biodiversity conservation, experts...
Deforestation could pose disease threat to Amazon’s white-lipped peccaries
White-lipped peccaries are vital ecosystem engineers and an important source of food for people living in the Amazon.Deforestation has reduced their habitat and, in...
Goodbye to blue skies? The trouble with engineered solutions
Humanity has created a lot of ecological problems, and many of the proposed solutions come with giant price tags — or the things lost...
New gecko species from Timor-Leste hints at island’s unknown diversity
Scientists have described a new species of bent-toed gecko from a remote cave in Timor-Leste.The new species was confirmed through DNA analysis and further...
Finland’s debate over Indigenous identity and rights turns ugly
In Finland, a controversial new bill would redefine who is eligible to vote and stand for the assembly of the country’s Indigenous Sámi community,...
Three new nautilus species described
Researchers have described three new species of nautilus found in the Coral Sea and the South Pacific.The three species can be differentiated due to...
The platinum ‘bully’ and the secret oil deal
South African authorities have extended the deadline for compensation talks over a platinum mine, after a no-show by the mining company that affected communities...
U.S. grocery chains flunk sustainability, human rights tests for tuna sourcing
Greenpeace has scored the 16 largest U.S. grocery retailers on human rights and environmental sustainability in their tuna sourcing, giving just one, ALDI, a...
Mating season rings death knell for cheer pheasants in Nepal’s western...
In Nepal, springtime is marked by the distinctive mating calls of male cheer pheasants (Catreus wallichii) as they echo through the forests.Hunters hear these...
