With FSC rule change, deforesters once blocked from certification get a...
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has adopted a number of significant changes during its recent general assembly in Bali, chief among them moving its...
To protect the Southern Ocean, leaders must act now (commentary)
This week in Australia, global leaders have the opportunity to protect Antarctica’s vast and biodiversity rich Southern Ocean at the annual Commission for the...
Arctic sea ice loss to increase strong El Niño events linked...
The frequency of strong El Niño events could increase by 35% by the end of the century as Arctic sea ice begins to melt...
In the western Amazon, oil blocks eat away at Indigenous lands,...
A total of 1,647 Indigenous territories and 52 protected areas are affected by encroaching oil lots in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, some of them...
Durban businesses clear 326 tonnes of waste from the uMngeni River...
Having witnessed the ongoing illegal dumping alongside the uMngeni River over the past few months, Durban-based Reefer Cold Storage spearheaded a private-public-NPO river clean-up....
Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as electrical goods companies ask...
The Bangladesh government has failed to implement electronic waste management regulations a year after introducing a new rule that was a decade in the...
Renishaw Hills residents launch citizen science group that benefits environment
The mid-KZN South Coast boasts incredible biodiversity, with the restoration of indigenous areas creating more space for local flora and fauna to thrive. As...
Tracking the moves of Asian forestry companies in Central Africa (analysis)
An array of Asia-based forestry companies operate in Central Africa, including the countries of Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.Many of these companies subcontract their...
Drive for restoration and remedy behind some NGOs’ cautious support for...
Earlier this month, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) held its General Assembly in Bali.Grant Rosoman, a senior campaign advisor to Greenpeace International, argues that...
Europe considers large-scale seaweed farming; environmental effects unknown
The European Commission is planning large-scale industrial farming of seaweed across the continent’s shores.The goal is to farm 8 million metric tons of seaweed...
To boost fish catches, try banning fishing, new study shows
A new study has found that the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawai‘i, the world’s largest contiguous marine protected area, increased the catch rates...
Mines take their toll on nature and communities
Civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding the revocation of the license for a Chinese-owned gold miner
operating inside a wildlife...
