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Namibia hosted Africa’s 1st community-led conservation congress. Where will it lead?

Namibia hosted Africa’s 1st community-led conservation congress. Where will it lead?

Victoria Schneider Article by: Victoria Schneider This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa Today - Environment This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0...
New study reveals fine detail on location and scale of mining sites worldwide

New study reveals fine detail on location and scale of mining...

Researchers pored over satellite imagery to create one of the most comprehensive data sets on the global mining footprint ever generated.The data set, which...
What Brazil should have said at COP28 but didn’t (commentary)

What Brazil should have said at COP28 but didn’t (commentary)

Brazil’s President Lula made important contributions to COP28 in demanding that the 1.5°C temperature increase limit be respected, in recognizing the risk of Amazon...
Wild cats threatened by ‘underrecognized’ risk of spillover disease

Wild cats threatened by ‘underrecognized’ risk of spillover disease

Researchers warn that disease spillover from livestock and domestic animals represents a serious conservation threat to wildlife, including felids in tropical areas around the...
Indonesian Indigenous group AMAN wins Skoll Award for defending land rights

Indonesian Indigenous group AMAN wins Skoll Award for defending land rights

Indonesia’s main Indigenous alliance, AMAN, has won a 2023 Skoll Award for Social Innovation for its work in advocating for Indigenous rights.The group’s work...

Environment and rights founder in the wake of Chinese funding in...

Allegations of environmental...
High performance is a feature of the newly launched SACE Tmax XT extending ABBs range of MCCBs

Higher performance and connectivity features with new SACE Tmax XT

Industry-leading electrical and mechanical features deliver safety, reliability, and quality Extreme performance and protection features up to 1600A Designed for maximum ease of...
Dhaka faces manifold problems as water bodies diminish

Dhaka faces manifold problems as water bodies diminish

A study by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners, or BIP, says the capital has lost 36% of its water bodies since 2010.Dhaka city has...
Death of rare male gharial in Nepal highlights conservation crisis

Death of rare male gharial in Nepal highlights conservation crisis

A male gharial, a critically endangered crocodilian, was found dead in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, entangled in a fishing net and hook.Male gharials are...
Half of Philippines’ watersheds unprotected; policies fall short, report says

Half of Philippines’ watersheds unprotected; policies fall short, report says

A recent report finds that more than half of the Philippines watersheds are unprotected, despite the vital role they play in supporting water supplies,...