The case of Belo Horizonte’s coatis
For 15 years, the Quatis Project has monitored coati populations in Belo Horizonte’s Mangabeiras Municipal Park. Interactions with visitors, local residents and domestic animals...
Poaching surges in the birthplace of white rhino conservation
Poaching has more than doubled this year in South Africa’s Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, the birthplace of white rhino conservation.Conservationists say poaching syndicates have turned their...
On the roof of the world, water is life. Or a...
A first-of-its-kind expedition in 2019 attempted to map the biodiversity on Mount Everest by using environmental DNA, or eDNA.With eDNA, the team was able...
Hawaiian plant, thought extinct, now thrives at secret site
Hawaiian conservationists say rediscovery of Delissea is a message of hope amid the loss of species, forest, and sacred indigenous spaces.
An exciting find in...
Community study sheds light on wild cat killings in Brazil’s central...
Alongside other threats such as deforestation, poaching places wild felids in the Amazon at risk.A long-running community-based monitoring program in Brazil’s central Amazonia region...
As Indonesia protects more marine areas, top priority is management: experts
As Indonesia aims to protect more of its seas, scientists say in a new paper that effective management of these marine areas must be...
First-ever regional court case involving rights of uncontacted peoples awaits verdict
The Inter-American Court of Human rights, one of three regional human rights tribunals, is evaluating the first-ever case concerning the rights of Indigenous communities...
Rethink your tap water – when in doubt, filter it
With more and more South Africans sinking boreholes to ease their reliance on increasingly erratic and uncertain water supplies, there is one important question...
Green living begins at home – composting 101!
Johannesburg, 17 October 2022: To begin the journey of recycling and caring for the environment may seem daunting, but there are a variety of methods...
WaterAid East Africa calls on national and regional leaders to prioritise...
KAMPALA, Uganda, 15 October 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As the world commemorates Global Handwashing Day on 15 October 2022, WaterAid East Africa is calling on leaders...
A ‘flag of convenience’ for illegal fishing and lack of control...
Why would a Chinese ship want to fly the Panamanian flag? This practice is known as flying a “flag of convenience” and although it’s...
“Largest of its kind” dam in Cameroon faces backlash from unimpressed...
Cameroon is constructing a new 420-megawatt capacity hydroelectric dam in Batchenga, aiming to reduce the country’s significant energy deficit by 30%.The massive dam project...
