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adidas offers free kerbside recycling to residents living along Cape Town...

Global sports brand adidas is calling on residents living in suburbs along the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon route to register this week for two...
Amazon reserve for uncontacted people moving forward amid battle over oil fields

Amazon reserve for uncontacted people moving forward amid battle over oil...

Isolated and recently contacted Indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon have had their existence officially recognized after a 19-year process and are one step...
A history of unpaid sanctions and oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon

A history of unpaid sanctions and oil spills in the Peruvian...

The Kichwa community of 12 de Octubre in Loreto experienced multiple oil spills earlier this year due to activities in the region by the...
Farmers can employ a simple trick to attract wild bees to their orchards

Farmers can employ a simple trick to attract wild bees to...

To sustain wild bee populations, bee-attractive flowers need to be available during the entire growing season. Bees are very useful for us and not just...
First functional greenhouse to launch inside a mall in South Africa

First functional greenhouse to launch inside a mall in South Africa

Rosebank: In a first for South African indoor retail, Cape Town based, artisanal terrarium creator Anea will be launching its products inside a custom,...
A new method assesses health of Chile’s headwaters, and it’s not good news

A new method assesses health of Chile’s headwaters, and it’s not...

Headwaters are vital to ecosystem health and have been difficult to study, but now a group of researchers has developed a new method that...
In Vietnam, farmers show a willingness to work with the elephant in the room

In Vietnam, farmers show a willingness to work with the elephant...

Human-wildlife conflict is a threat to species such as the Asian elephant and to the livelihoods and well-being of people living in the vicinity...
Better management of shared waterways could benefit economy in Bangladesh, India

Better management of shared waterways could benefit economy in Bangladesh, India

Bangladesh and India signed a protocol in 1972 for using waterways through 11 different routes to carry goods. Only three of the designated 11...
How bears “make” a forest (commentary)

How bears “make” a forest (commentary)

The Andean bear, or ukuku, is the only bear that lives in South America and despite being an elusive species, it has deep spiritual...
Better housing can help fight California’s devastating wildfires

Better housing can help fight California’s devastating wildfires

Wildfire management is becoming one of the most important issues for policymakers in the state. By Elijah Gullett  Once again California finds itself at the forefront...
Cutting down the Amazon does not build prosperity for most Brazilians

Cutting down the Amazon does not build prosperity for most Brazilians

Deforestation proponents in Brazil routinely argue that cutting down the Amazon is an effective way to alleviate poverty. This is especially the case with...
Mangrove restorers in Haiti bet on resilience amid rising violence

Mangrove restorers in Haiti bet on resilience amid rising violence

Haiti is one of the most deforested countries in the world today, with its mangroves in particular now dotting just 30% of its coastline,...