Ban on use of destructive net fails to make an impact...
Fisheries observers say a year-old ban on a seine net considered unsustainable and destructive has been largely ineffective.Reports show fishers continue to use the...
In Colombia, a national park’s expansion announced as deforestation progresses
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos affirmed that the country’s largest natural park, Chiribiquete National Park, will now be 1.5 million hectares larger.Chiribiquete is located...
Pioneer Cement of UAE to develop US$200 million Greenfield Cement Project...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tbilisi, Georgia and Muscat, Oman—(AETOSWire) : October 17, 2019: The UAE based Pioneer Cement Industries (“Pioneer Cement”), part of Oman...
In Chile, drought and human expansion threaten a unique national park
La Campana National Park in Chile is home to threatened species of plants and animals, many found nowhere else.The region has been suffering a...
Greater Mekong proves an ark of biodiversity, with 380 new species...
Scientists described 380 new-to-science species from the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia between 2021 and 2022.Researchers working in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and...
‘Wasn’t us,’ fire-hit Indonesia claims as Malaysia chokes on poor air...
Malaysia has blamed forest fires in neighboring Indonesia of causing smoke that has sent air quality levels to unhealthy levels across much of the...
Cerrado mammals change their habits to escape humans, study shows
A study that observed five species of mammals in northeast São Paulo state reveals that most animals change their routines to escape contact with...
Nearly 29 tons from 10,000 sharks seized
Brazilian authorities announced the seizure of almost 29 tons of shark fins, exposing the extent of what they described as illegal fishing in the...
Major Islamic financier singled out for deforestation in Indonesia
Lembaga Tabung Haji is a Malaysian Islamic financial institution whose listed palm oil arm, TH Plantations, owns dozens of estates in Malaysia and Indonesia.The...
As fire season worsens, Indonesian activists report four companies for burning
JAKARTA — Activists have reported four companies — two industrial forest firms and two palm oil firms — to the local police over fires...
