First Nation and scientists partner to revive climate-saving eelgrass
Seagrass meadows, of which eelgrass is a key species, are some of the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems in the ocean, and play a...
Bolloré blacklisted over alleged rights violations on plantations in Africa and...
Victoria Schneider
Article by: Victoria Schneider
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Communities track a path of destruction through a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
Illegal logging persists deep in the heart of Cambodia’s Chhaeb-Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary amid government inaction and even complicity with the loggers.Routine patrols by...
Fishing ban extension raises hopes for iconic Amazon pink river dolphin
The Amazon river dolphin, or boto, is an integral feature of the rainforest’s biodiversity and culture, and is central to several Indigenous tales.Even though...
Agreement on new nature reserve for the West Coast
After more than a decade of lobbying, agreement was reached last week to declare the Olifants River Estuary on the West Coast a nature...
More capacity building funds needed for small nonprofit conservation groups (commentary)
Research suggests that environmental nonprofits — which include land conservation, land trusts, and wildlife protection organizations — receive just 2% of all the types...
Helping the earth on Earth Day as the world slows down
Traditionally Earth Day is honoured on 22 April each year. However, this year is unlikely to see any ‘celebration’. Albeit a time of uncertainty...
Indigenous Dayak ‘furious’ as RSPO dismisses land rights violation complaint
Hans Nicholas Jong
Article by: Hans Nicholas Jong
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Marine microplastic pollution is worse than we thought
There are plenty of microplastics in the oceans, yet just how much of the stuff is out there may well come as a shock.
There...
Ex-FARC members aim to restore 1 million native trees in the...
Former fighters in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are working to restore the Colombian Amazon through a cooperative called Comuccom.Their goal, despite...
E-waste has reached massive proportions worldwide
Less than a fifth, or 17.%, of e-waste was collected and recycled last year, leaving the rest unrecycled.
One of the lessons the current coronavirus...
