Emissions and deforestation set to spike under Indonesia’s biomass transition
Indonesia’s cofiring program — reducing the amount of coal used in power generation by cutting it with wood pellets — will result in massive...
An oceanic gap in our climate understanding
Comprehending the workings of western boundary ocean currents, like those of the Agulhas Current off the South African coast, may hold a key to...
Indonesia to update conservation efforts for aquarium favorite cardinalfish
Indonesia’s fisheries ministry says it is working on a new conservation road map for Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni), a popular species in the aquarium...
Activists welcome decision to revoke permit for controversial Philippine gold mine
On Sept. 15, local officials in the southern Philippine municipality of Tampakan revoked the business permit for mining firm Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI), which...
Kidnapped chimps, jailed rhino horn traffickers, and seized donkey parts
Armed intruders who kidnapped three young chimpanzees from a sanctuary in the DRC have threatened to kill them unless a ransom is paid for...
U.S. charts course for adopting ropeless fishing to reduce whale deaths
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a report laying out a strategy to allow the use of “ropeless” or “on-demand” fishing...
New oil refinery ‘a huge disaster’ for Nigerian forest reserve
Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve comprises nearly 300 square kilometers (116 square miles) in southern Nigeria, and is home to threatened wildlife and economically valuable...
Amid global climate and hunger crises, Africa is building a brighter...
Millions of people across the African continent are facing starvation due to climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine, which are exposing the...
Helios Eyeware Protecting The Environment & Helping The Local Community
Helios Eyewear adopts a circular economy model to address marine pollution and challenges of the fishermen community
Through a campaign entitled RESIGHT, Helios Eyewear has...
How close is the Amazon tipping point? Forest loss in the...
Scientists warn that the Amazon is approaching a tipping point beyond which it would begin to transition from a lush tropical forest into a...
Fires in the world’s largest wetland turns Brazilian farmers into firefighters
Fires in 2020 ravaged an area larger than Belgium in the Brazilian Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, killing at least 17 million animals...
Racism, speciesism and the environmental crises (commentary)
While environmental crises are predominantly caused by the West and industrialized countries, vulnerable groups across the whole world are carrying a disproportionately large burden...
