UK & Dutch banks invest $55 million in controversial Cerrado tree...
The U.K. government and Dutch development bank FMO committed $55 million toward commercial tree plantations primarily in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna. The agreement, announced Sep....
Controversial US marine geoengineering test delayed until next year
A controversial experiment to field-test a way to quickly sequester more carbon in the world’s oceans has been pushed back until 2025, according to...
‘Mermaids’ dive to study and protect Mexican fishing grounds
Esmeralda Albañez used to be afraid of the sea. Just thinking about it would conjure up images of darkness, of how deep and unknown...
Third edition of Satellites for Biodiversity Award opens for applications
The Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation have announced the third edition of the Satellites for Biodiversity Award, which aims to encourage the...
Canada’s 2023 wildfires doubled the previous burning record
Canada’s 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the nation’s history. More than 15 million hectares (37 million acres), an area roughly the size...
Ever-smarter consumer electronics push world toward environmental brink
In recent decades, the electronics industry experienced meteoric growth as it swiftly invented and marketed a galaxy of novel products for consumers hungry for...
In Mexico, scientists race to save Marietas Islands’ corals from ocean...
The corals of the Marietas Islands, a pair of small islands in Mexico’s Pacific Ocean, have survived record-high temperatures and uncontrolled tourism triggered by...
Cambodian environment minister bans logging at tycoon’s Cardamoms hydropower project
PHNOM PENH — In a rare move to combat forest crimes, Cambodian Environment Minister Eang Sophalleth on Sept. 2 banned all forest clearance at the...
The Amazon is ablaze again. What it means for us (commentary)
In 2019, the world watched in horror as images of the Amazon rainforest ablaze flooded the news. Over 70,000 wildfires raged uncontrollably, killing wildlife,...
Canine distemper likely infecting & killing Nepal’s leopards, study shows
KATHMANDU — Canine distemper virus is likely circulating among Nepal’s common leopards (Panthera pardus), causing deaths, according to a recent genetic study that also...
Brazil’s race to approve the end of the Amazon: The BR-319...
The proposed reconstruction of Brazil’s BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway (Figure 1) needs a new environmental impact assessment (EIA). No rational decision can be made...
Indigenous communities can decide for themselves on carbon market risks (commentary)
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has had a rough year. A hotly contested but eye-popping critique of the efficacy of allegedly up to 90%...
