Environment

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Meet these 8 women with a new vision for Earth – featuring two African trailblazers

Meet these 8 women with a new vision for Earth –...

On International Women’s Day, the Global Landscapes Forum unveils its fifth list of environmental champions to celebrate women transforming the world through finance, science,...
Ecuador project empowers cacao farmers to save spider monkey habitat

Ecuador project empowers cacao farmers to save spider monkey habitat

The Washu Project helps farmers in northern Ecuador conserve forests and save forest-dwelling species by combining scientific research, environmental education, and strengthening communities.The flagship...
Son of Cali Cartel leader tied to Colombia-Hong Kong shark fin trafficking

Son of Cali Cartel leader tied to Colombia-Hong Kong shark fin...

Although Colombia banned the fishing and trading of sharks in early 2021, their fins — taken from sharks in Colombia and around the world...
In climate-related flooding, a Ugandan river turns poisonous

In climate-related flooding, a Ugandan river turns poisonous

Ashoka Mukpo Article by: Ashoka Mukpo This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa Today - Environment This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0...
Stalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies

Stalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies

At the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference (MC13), which closed in Abu Dhabi on March 2, negotiators failed to finalize phase two of...
Surprise discovery of wind farm project in Philippine reserve prompts alarm

Surprise discovery of wind farm project in Philippine reserve prompts alarm

In late 2023, conservationists monitoring the Philippine’s Masungi Georeserve were surprised to encounter four drilling rigs operating within the ostensibly protected wildlife sanctuary.The construction...
Breadfruit’s low carbon storage could be offset by fast growth, study finds

Breadfruit’s low carbon storage could be offset by fast growth, study...

Breadfruit, a perennial tropical tree that produces large, carbohydrate-rich fruit, has been put forward by advocates as a climate solution as well as a...
Forest and climate scientists fear Biden delay on mature forest protection

Forest and climate scientists fear Biden delay on mature forest protection

More than 200 forest ecologists and top climate scientists, including Jim Hansen and Michael Mann, have written the Biden administration urging it to quickly...
‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef

‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef

Both aerial and in-water surveys have shown that the southern section of the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing extensive coral bleaching.Surveys have also shown...
PNG communities resist seabed mining: Interview with activist Jonathan Mesulam

PNG communities resist seabed mining: Interview with activist Jonathan Mesulam

The government of Papua New Guinea appears poised to approve Solwara 1, a long-in-development deep-sea mining project in the country’s waters.However, PNG has signed...
Night light, habitat loss & pesticides threaten Brazil’s bioluminescent insects

Night light, habitat loss & pesticides threaten Brazil’s bioluminescent insects

Brazil’s diverse habitats house a remarkable variety of firefly species, many of which are habitat specialists, thriving in unique ecological niches but vulnerable to...
As lightning strike fatalities increase, Bangladesh still has no reliable preventive measures

As lightning strike fatalities increase, Bangladesh still has no reliable preventive...

Between 2011 and 2020, lightning strikes claimed the lives of 2,164 people, or nearly four people every week, in Bangladesh, according to the country’s...