International panel launches guidelines for ‘high integrity’ biodiversity credits
At the United Nations biodiversity conference currently underway in Colombia, an international panel has published a framework with guidelines to scale up “biodiversity credits,”...
For Tanzania’s Maasai, adapting to climate change may mean less livestock,...
The village of Terrat, a settlement of around 14,000 people in the semiarid grassland and acacia forests of the Maasai Steppe, is one of...
Inclusive tracking and recognition of area-based conservation helps people & planet...
To help address the biodiversity crisis, momentum has been gaining around establishing and tracking protected areas (PAs) and Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs)...
NGOs ask to include Brazilian Cerrado in the EUDR at next...
As it stands, about 74% of the Brazilian Cerrado falls outside the scope of the EU’s anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR), legislation to protect forests worldwide....
In Kenya, a river restoration initiative pays for itself, and then...
NAIROBI — The water supply for Nairobi’s five million people — and four million others besides — depends on the Tana river, which flows...
Satellite firm Planet’s ‘biodiversity subscription’ aims to make tech accessible
Marcos Terán has worked in and around the Matos River in Bolivia for years, collecting data and collaborating with local communities as part of...
Startups replace plastics with mushrooms in the seafood industry
Mycologists believe the solution to some of our biggest pollution issues is under our feet. Humble fungi are now being used as meat alternatives,...
The Azores creates largest marine protected area network in the North...
The Azores, an autonomous Portuguese archipelago, has approved legislation to create the largest marine protected area network in the North Atlantic Ocean. Spread across...
South Africa’s Youth & population growth: A Powerhouse for Prosperity, Not...
Afrika Tikkun and The Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity address critical challenges and opportunities for South Africa's youth at Pennsylvania panel discussion
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At COP16, the ocean needs action, not more promises (commentary)
Our ocean is being hit hard by global warming. Marine heatwaves are devastating coral reefs, triggering the largest global mass bleaching event on record...
Climate crisis endangers pregnant women and babies: Report
Extreme climate events including heat waves, flooding and drought can be dangerous for anyone, but pregnant women and their babies are particularly vulnerable, according...
Trial begins in U.K. for victims of Minas Gerais dam disaster
A civil trial began October 21 to determine whether several mining companies are liable for the collapse of a dam that released toxic sludge...
