Environmental journalism as the link between local and global (commentary)
December 2009, Copenhagen, three in the morning. Tired of waiting for any official announcement from the COP15 presidency, a journalist friend and I decided...
Camera traps, drones meant for wildlife can ‘spy’ on women: Study
Technologies like camera traps and drones have made monitoring wildlife in forests easier than ever. However, a new study has found that in a...
Preserving the beauty of nature: A bond that connects Lancang-Mekong countries
CHANGDU CITY, CHINA -
Media OutReach Newswire - 28 November 2024 - Taking its source from the Zhaqu of Tanggula Mountain Range in northwest China's...
How nature protection and inspiring art are key to planetary health...
Dr. Neil Vora is no stranger to dangerous diseases, as a former epidemic intelligence service officer with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
As climate change upends Ethiopia’s pastoral wisdom, adaptations can help
JIGJIGA, Ethiopia — In his late 60s, Abdi Ahmed gears up the strength for a new day as a nomad moving around with his...
Illegal gold mining drives deforestation in DRC reserve home to ‘African...
Illegal mining inside the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread, satellite data show, driving environmental devastation....
Conservationists see progress for swordfish, problems for sharks at Atlantic fisheries...
In the late 1990s, swordfish had been so overfished in the North Atlantic Ocean that its population faced the possibility of collapse. The dire...
Six activists arrested in Cambodia while investigating illegal logging
STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — Six environmental activists in Cambodia have been released without charge after being arrested and held for nearly three days by Cambodian...
Africa Holds the Key to Decarbonising the Global Energy System
Windhoek, Namibia – During COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, last week UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to transform Africa into a global energy...
As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer
LANGKAT, Indonesia — Syafi’i has spent three decades picking up the crabs scurrying along the coast here in Langkat district on Sumatra Island’s northeastern...
$125b in ‘climate finance’ funds polluting, rights-violating projects: Report
Multilateral development banks claim to have handed out a record $125 billion in “climate finance” in 2023. However, a recent report finds that some...
‘Old’ animals offer wisdom and stability, need protection: Study
In many animal societies, elderly individuals are critical contributors to their species’ survival, a new study has found. That’s why wildlife conservation must account...
