Grassroots efforts sprout up to protect Central America’s Trifinio watershed
ESQUIPULAS, Guatemala — An estimated 8 million migrants have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration, the highest number in centuries. Many still come...
Young people in Africa call for a fair increase in funding...
Yaounde – African youths have adopted “The Yaounde African call on more than doubling Adaptation Finance for a Resilient Africa,” calling for a large...
Brazil paper and pulp industry invests in blockchain to comply with...
The European Union’s deforestation-free products regulation (EUDR) won’t affect the operations of Brazil’s paper and pulp industry, which has already traced its supply chains...
Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from...
The dense tropical forests, isolated mountain peaks and limestone karst caverns of the Greater Mekong region yielded a remarkable 234 new-to-science species in 2023,...
Monarch butterflies proposed for U.S. federal protection
A recent proposal to protect the iconic orange-and-black monarch butterfly under the U.S. Endangered Species Act could make federal protections available to help the...
Five African countries unite to reduce release of hazardous chemicals from...
Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe join forces in a new project to reduce the releases of Persistent Organic Pollutants from plastics.
Chemicals with...
Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions
Extreme rainfall recorded in Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad this year marks a heightened stage in Africa’s climatic vulnerability. According to research by...
Vietnam’s mammals need conservation within and outside their range: Study
Many species of mammals, either extinct in the wild or teetering close to it, have been successfully restored to parts of their range: the...
Foreign investor lawsuits impede Honduras human rights & environment protections
Foreign investors in Honduras enjoy “extraordinary privileges” that hinder the government’s ability to implement reforms that could benefit human rights and the environment, a...
Water returns to Amazon rivers amid historic drought
The Amazon River and its tributaries, which make up the largest freshwater basin in the world, are showing signs of recovery after dropping to...
IOM Chief Commits to Strengthen Migration Management and Climate Action in...
GENEVA, Switzerland, 16 December 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Director General Amy Pope concluded a significant visit to Botswana,...
Philippines’ ‘extraordinary’ typhoon season was climate-fueled: Scientists
From late October to November this year, six consecutive tropical cyclones battered the Philippines, affecting 30 million people. Data analyses from two separate organizations...
