Arctic melt ponds influence sea ice extent each summer — but...
July is the peak of melt season in the Arctic. The sun is high and shines for almost 24 hours a day. Air and...
3D ‘digital twin’ rainforest maps could help reforestation programs in Costa...
New technology is helping scientists to create 3D maps of tropical rainforests and gain a much clearer understanding of their volume, health and biodiversity....
Collaborative effort leads to the safe return of Crocworld’s Harris Hawk,...
There is cause for celebration as a collaborative effort of concerned citizens and police resulted in the safe return of a Harris Hawk that...
The promise of ecocide law, from boardroom to courtroom (commentary)
Every day, decisions are made worldwide that generate substantial profits but cause severe environmental harm. This degradation affects everyone, including the decision-makers themselves. Business...
Blockchain as a carbon market fix: Interview with William ten Zijthoff,...
Can satellites and blockchain technology solve the woes of the beleaguered carbon market? Although challenges abound, there’s potential ahead, according to a new report....
‘Everything is a being’ for South Africa’s amaMpondo fighting to protect...
MPONDOLAND, South Africa — The day the prospectors came, so did the storm. It was 2007, and clouds barreled toward the coast, driven by...
Brazil’s ‘Mothers of the Mangroves’ protect an ecological and cultural heritage
SÃO JOÃO DA PONTA, Brazil — On a sweltering morning, Ivone and Iza Farias load their handmade crabbing traps into their boat and set...
A national park and its rangers in Bolivia endure persisting road...
In Bolivia’s Madidi National Park, the Andes and the Amazon meet. Their landscapes gaze upon each other, converge and embrace with the full force...
Acre’s communities face drinking water shortage amid Amazon drought
RIO BRANCO, Brazil – Rosineide de Lima, a resident of the Panorama community in Rio Branco, in the state of Acre, faces a daily...
Sri Lanka’s blue carbon ecosystems at risk as government seeks way...
MANNAR, Sri Lanka — It was a proposal by Sri Lanka that resulted in the United Nations deciding in 2022 to designate March 1...
Deal ends environmental agents’ strike in Brazil, but grievances fester
A deal signed on Aug. 12 has ended an eight-month-long strike by environmental agents in Brazil, but doesn’t resolve their long-standing grievances over pay...
Petroperú’s financial troubles could mean no oil spill remediation, communities fear
On Sept. 11, 2022, Olivia Bisa Tirko received a call from a forest guard who informed her of an oil spill in the territory...
