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As EU finalizes renewable energy plan, forest advocates condemn biomass

As EU finalizes renewable energy plan, forest advocates condemn biomass

The EU hopes to finalize its revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) soon, even as forest advocates urge last minute changes to significantly cut the...
Melting ice created the perfect storm for a rapidly acidifying Arctic Ocean

Melting ice created the perfect storm for a rapidly acidifying Arctic...

The Arctic Ocean has grown more acidic at a surprising rate in recent years, three times faster than the rest of the global ocean.Melting...
‘Amazing first step’ as EU law cracks down on deforestation-linked imports

‘Amazing first step’ as EU law cracks down on deforestation-linked imports

The European Union has agreed to adopt a law that will ban the trade of commodities associated with deforestation and forest degradation.The law will...
Indonesian authorities nip island auction in marine reserve in the bud

Indonesian authorities nip island auction in marine reserve in the bud

Indonesian officials have sought to neuter an apparent bid to auction off private tourism enclaves to foreign investors in a marine reserve in the...
In Patagonia, a puma’s life is decided by political borders

In Patagonia, a puma’s life is decided by political borders

Human-wildlife conflict has caused a decline in the puma population in parts of Argentinian Patagonia, research shows.One of Patagonia’s emblematic species, the puma is...
Scientists plead for protection of peatlands, the world’s carbon capsules

Scientists plead for protection of peatlands, the world’s carbon capsules

As the United Nations Biodiversity Conference begins, a group of researchers from more than a dozen countries are calling for worldwide peatland protection and...
Population cycles explain white-lipped peccary’s ups and downs, study shows

Population cycles explain white-lipped peccary’s ups and downs, study shows

A new study attributes the regular disappearance of white-lipped peccaries in South America to natural population cycles.White-lipped peccaries are a keystone species and ecosystem...
Indigenous peoples and communities drive climate finance reform

Indigenous peoples and communities drive climate finance reform

At COP26, the United Nations climate conference in 2021, 22 philanthropies and governments pledged $1.7 billion to support Indigenous and community forest tenure as...
Climate damage from Bitcoin mining grew more than 125 times worse in just five years

Climate damage from Bitcoin mining grew more than 125 times worse...

The negative climate impacts of mining the cryptocurrency Bitcoin have grown rapidly over time, with carbon emissions per coin multiplying 126 times from 2016...
Mangrove photo contest winners reveal majesty & diversity of coastal forests

Mangrove photo contest winners reveal majesty & diversity of coastal forests

From a grinning crocodile to human honey gatherers who make a living among the trees, the 8th annual Mangrove Photography Awards winners display a...

Animals play a vital role in restoring forests worldwide

When many people think of forests, they think of trees that serve a variety of crucial functions from acting as carbon sinks to providing...
Japan’s city of Aomori to try making electricity with snow

Japan’s city of Aomori to try making electricity with snow

City officials, a local startup and University of Electro-Communications experts will run a winter pilot project to test their snow theory. The Japanese city of...