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Tunnel collapse at dam project in orangutan habitat claims yet another life

Tunnel collapse at dam project in orangutan habitat claims yet another...

A tunnel collapse, the second this year, at the site of a planned hydroelectric dam in Sumatra has killed another Chinese construction worker.The latest...
If there’s an elephant in the room, that’s because it’s not in a protected area

If there’s an elephant in the room, that’s because it’s not...

A newly published study shows that elephants in Malaysia prefer habitats found outside of protected areas, with most of the elephants observed having more...
Q&A with Austin Brush of C4ADS

Q&A with Austin Brush of C4ADS

Washington, D.C.-based think tank C4ADS is launching Triton, a web tool to visually display the corporate structures behind fishing vessels.The initial cache of data...
COP27 long on pledges, short on funds for forests — Congo Basin at risk

COP27 long on pledges, short on funds for forests — Congo...

The world’s wealthiest nations have made grand statements and offered big monetary pledges to save the world’s tropical rainforests so they can continue sequestering...
Germany’s ATES tech offers key building emissions savings

Germany’s ATES tech offers key building emissions savings

KIT experts say 54% of Germany is suitable for ATES deployment, with a potential for 75% reduction in heating and cooling-related emissions. Germany has only...
Wildlife crossings built with tribal knowledge drastically reduce collisions

Wildlife crossings built with tribal knowledge drastically reduce collisions

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes collaborated with the Montana Department of Transportation to design and build one of the largest networks of wildlife...
Ahead of polls, Nepal’s political parties, voters take heed of climate impacts

Ahead of polls, Nepal’s political parties, voters take heed of climate...

Climate change will be high on the agenda for voters and political parties alike when Nepal holds its general elections on Nov. 20.A recent...
Where is the money? Brazil, Indonesia and Congo join forces in push for rainforest protection cash

Where is the money? Brazil, Indonesia and Congo join forces in...

Representatives of the world’s three forest giants – Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo – have signed a cooperation agreement in Jakarta...
Alleged macaque-smuggling ring exposed as U.S. indicts Cambodian officials

Alleged macaque-smuggling ring exposed as U.S. indicts Cambodian officials

U.S. federal prosecutors have charged eight people, including two Cambodian forestry officials, for their alleged involvement in an international ring smuggling endangered long-tailed macaques.The...
Healthier plant-based diets are better for the environment

Healthier plant-based diets are better for the environment

Plant-based diets are widely considered to be healthier and better for the environment than meat-based ones, but not all plant-based diets are made equal....
People in the US might need buyouts to leave flood-prone areas

People in the US might need buyouts to leave flood-prone areas

For people  living in floodplains, each flood can prove devastating as the climate worsens. Floods have wreaked havoc across much of the United States, with...
‘Brazil is back’ to fight deforestation, Lula says, but hurdles await

‘Brazil is back’ to fight deforestation, Lula says, but hurdles await

At COP27 this week Brazil president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged “zero deforestation and degradation of biomes,” a goal to be achieved by...