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Switzerland set to burn more trees to reach its climate and energy goals (commentary)

Switzerland set to burn more trees to reach its climate and...

Switzerland has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, with forest-derived biomass slated to play a growing role in the country’s energy mix, following...
Greenland’s sustainable halibut fishery may threaten newfound corals, sponges

Greenland’s sustainable halibut fishery may threaten newfound corals, sponges

Industrial trawling for halibut in the Davis Strait off western Greenland is currently done in a certified sustainable manner, but new studies suggest it...
Southeast Asia’s big cats like their prey rare — as in really elusive

Southeast Asia’s big cats like their prey rare — as in...

A new study demonstrates that ungulates like serow are important prey for tigers and clouded leopards living in dense evergreen forests in mainland Southeast...
Europe’s defense forces are stepping up climate plans

Europe’s defense forces are stepping up climate plans

From energy and supply chain worries to extreme storms, climate threats are a growing defense concern for Europe and its military allies. European Union Commissioner...
The Global Landscapes Forum

MEDIA ADVISORY/INVITE – GLF AFRICA DIGITAL CONFERENCE 15TH SEP 2022

Transforming food systems in crises: How Africa can build a resilient food future   Learn more at GLF Africa on 15 September 2022  Bonn, Germany (8...
Q&A with Burungnesia’s Swiss Winasis

Q&A with Burungnesia’s Swiss Winasis

Swiss Winasis launched the bird-spotting app Burungnesia in 2016, aiming to engage the wider public in reporting bird sightings and to raise awareness about...
Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for September 2022

Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for September 2022

In August, Mongabay covered a mangrove restoration project in the Philippines and an Indigenous community’s effort to domesticate a rare flower. We also released...
Report lists Indigenous territories under greatest pressure in the Amazon

Report lists Indigenous territories under greatest pressure in the Amazon

Apyterewa, the territory of the Parakanã people, continues to be the main target of deforestation by land grabbers among the Indigenous territories of the...
Chinese companies criticized for mercury pollution in Cameroon

Chinese companies criticized for mercury pollution in Cameroon

Civil society groups have raised the alarm over pollution of rivers in eastern and northern Cameroon by gold mining companies.The Centre for Environment and...
Seaweed is high in vitamins and minerals, but there’s another reason we should eat more of it

Seaweed is high in vitamins and minerals, but there’s another reason...

Seaweeds are a highly versatile and nutritious food source that can benefit our diet. Consuming them also benefit the planet. Edible seaweeds and algae —...
Illegal fishing, worker abuse claims leave a bad taste for Bumble Bee Seafood

Illegal fishing, worker abuse claims leave a bad taste for Bumble...

A new report published by Greenpeace East Asia has found that Bumble Bee Seafoods and its parent company, Fong Chun Formosa Fishery Company (FCF)...
Weak waste management leaves Dhaka communities at risk from landfill sites

Weak waste management leaves Dhaka communities at risk from landfill sites

The four major waste landfills in Dhaka have left a serious environmental impact on the soil and groundwater of surrounding areas through leachate pollution,...