South African Fire Engineers Lead Global Research on Recycled Plastics and...
Cape Town, South Africa — A recent study on the flammability of recycled plastic pellets by researchers Courtney Devine, Natalia Florez-Quiroz, and Prof. Richard...
No deal to curb plastic production as latest negotiations fizzle
Negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended on Dec. 2, without a consensus on how to curb plastic pollution despite its increasing negative impacts...
‘Missing’ tigers in India: Tracking gaps or oversight?
A curious case of missing tigers in India’s Ranthambore National Park has raised concerns about how authorities monitor and update fluctuating tiger numbers, and...
Namibian conservancies fight to block mining threat to rhinos
When a copper mine started operating in Namibia’s //Huab Conservancy in 2021, blasting of rock and heavy machinery disturbed the area’s critically endangered southern...
Satellite data show bursts of deforestation continue in Indonesian national park
When the Indonesian government established Tesso Nilo National Park in 2004 on a former logging concession, little could it have known that the legacy...
In Bolivia’s flooded savannas, ranching aims to boost grasslands conservation
Towering the grass islands of the Llanos de Moxos, the motacú palm (Attalea phalerata) has been around for thousands of years. It’s common across...
Antarctic krill store massive amounts of carbon in the deep ocean,...
In the icy waters surrounding Antarctica, small shrimp-like crustaceans called krill (Euphausia superba) swim in swarms of trillions, forming a biomass larger than the...
Using science to fight deforestation: Interview with World Forest ID’s Jade...
Imagine you purchased a swanky new chair. The paperwork claims the piece of furniture was made from legally sourced wood. But how can you...
Teamwork makes the dream work for orcas hunting world’s biggest shark
Orcas, or killer whales, are the apex predator in the ocean when they work together. A new study documents how a pod of orcas...
Legal battle against controversial oil pipeline faces another setback
A critical legal case filed by four East African NGOs against a controversial oil pipeline is facing yet another delay, but the NGOs say...
Monitoring group cracks down on deforestation in Cameroon gorilla sanctuary
Spanning nearly a tenth of the vast Congo Basin’s rainforest, the transboundary Dja-Odzala-Minkébé (TRIDOM) landscape is a nearly unbroken green canopy, stretching across Cameroon,...
Women in Putumayo turn to fish farming and away from the...
EL VENADO, Colombia — Until recently, the rolling green hills surrounding the tiny Colombian community of El Venado were covered with illegal coca plantations....
