Migratory Amazonian catfish placed on the international protection list
The gilded and piramutaba catfish (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii and B. vaillantii, respectively) were recently placed on the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS)...
An emerging technology could solve carbon capture and storage problems
Tiny droplets coated with nanoparticles could possibly address current challenges in materials used to capture carbon.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been touted, again...
Brazil’s Amazonian states push for court reforms in bid for justice
Brazil’s Supreme Court has sworn in Flávio Dino, the first justice of the country’s highest court with an Amazonian background in almost 20 years.Amazonian...
With fewer animals to spread their seeds, plants could have trouble...
More than half of all plants rely on wildlife to disperse their seeds. Yet trouble is on the horizon for many of them.
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Japan prepares to mine its deep seabed by decade’s end
Japan is one among just a handful of nations actively pursuing deep-sea mining within its own waters.The country aims to be ready to mine...
Electrolux & PowerOptimal announces pioneering African-born solar PV Smart Geyser solution
Electrolux South Africa and PowerOptimal today announced the Elon Smart Water Solution, the world’s first smart geyser with integrated solar PV capability. With improved...
Cable car proposal is Nepal’s latest plan to commercialize national parks
Nepal’s Ministry of Forest and Environment is considering allowing the construction of ropeways to carry cable cars within protected areas, according to a draft...
Environmental stories from around the web, March 2, 2018
There are many important conservation and environmental stories Mongabay isn’t able to cover.
Here’s a digest of some of the significant developments from...
South Africa’s groundwater critical for a secure water future
Groundwater has always been critically important to human society and ecosystems, but it hasn’t been fully recognised. To help countries with high water security...
One of Colombia’s largest estuary ecosystems is drying up, communities warn
Decades of sediment pollution, contamination and government infrastructure projects have disrupted the natural flow of saltwater and freshwater into the Ciénaga Grande of Santa...
Two dozen Latin American countries sign agreement to protect environmental defenders
The Principle 10 treaty deals mainly with the defense of environmentalists, promoting transparency in public access to environmental information, and shoring up environmental democracy...
Vukile concludes green loan of R200 million with Nedbank
Vukile Property Fund (JSE: VKE), a leading retail REIT, has concluded a five-year R200m use-of-proceeds Green Loan with Nedbank CIB, which will fund 19...
