In Colombia, a new president faces old environmental challenges
Mongabay Latam spoke with experts about the environmental challenges Colombia’s former president, Iván Duque, leaves for his successor, Gustavo Petro.Deforestation looks to be the...
Why fish are disappearing from Amazonian waters
From the coastline to freshwater streams, people living in Amazonia say industrial fishing, deforestation, hydroelectric dams and climate change have reduced fish populations.Industrial fishing...
Murder of activist in India highlights growing risk to environmental defenders
Ajit Maneshwar Naik,...
Climate change is threatening insects worldwide but we can still save...
Habitat loss, pesticide use, air pollution, climate change. Insects worldwide are facing a host of challenges driving their numbers down.
Climate change alone is posing...
Air pollution can cause cardiac arrests and harm even unborn children
Chronic air pollution is more than just a nuisance. It is an acute health hazard.
Chronic air pollution is more than just a nuisance. It...
Plantations can produce more palm oil if they keep riverbanks forested
Conservationists have long...
But can they save forests?
For the first time ever at a climate summit, the final text of this month’s COP27 included a “forests” section and a reference to...
Dhaka’s ailing sewage system threatens human and environmental health
Existing sewage treatment plants in Dhaka treat only 30% of all sewage waste.Emerging pollutants such as antibiotics, microplastics, detergents, toothpastes, shampoos and lotion are...
The great rhino U-turn
The Cincinnati effect Cincinnati Zoo, the second-oldest in the country, sits smack-dab in the city among the rolling hills surrounding the Ohio River....
Haleon partners with WWF on water replenishment project in Western Cape
Haleon and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) today announced a new partnership to support water replenishment activities in the Western Cape’s catchment...