As Māori heal through nature, is ‘legal personhood’ a tool or...
Over the past decade, several Māori iwi (tribes) in Aotearoa New Zealand have made history and fetched international recognition by gaining “legal personhood” status...
Africa’s great ape sanctuaries are feeling the heat from climate change
While a growing body of research highlights the impacts of climate change on wild apes, sanctuaries caring for apes are also feeling the impacts...
It’s the bee’s needs: Study finds best plants for bee health,...
A new study analyzed pollen from 57 North American plant species, identifying those most nutritionally beneficial for bees, which could inform conservation efforts and...
Brasil, Venezuela and Peru: the geography of industrial metals
Industrial metals ores occur across the Amazon basin; this article offers an overview of their geological origins in the region and their economic importance.In...
To protect the planet’s rangelands, give pastoralists a boost, UN report...
In May, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) released its “Global Land Outlook,” report which focused on the role that pastoralism can...
As logging booms in Suriname, forest communities race to win land...
Despite its environmental track record, Suriname is still the only country in South America that hasn’t formally recognized the territorial rights of Indigenous and...
‘Trust needs to be rebuilt’: Interview with candidate to head U.N....
Leticia Carvalho, a Brazilian oceanographer and international civil servant, is running for secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the regulator of deep-sea mining...
WWF South Africa launches the “Believe in Better” Youth Campaign 2024
WWF South Africa Champions Youth Leadership in Sustainability
Cape Town, South Africa – As South Africa ushers in a promising new era led by a...
How philanthropy in Asia is evolving
The Philanthropy Asia Summit, held in April, underscored the transformation of philanthropy in Asia and how the evolution is leading to new funding mechanisms...
French Polynesians revive traditional rāhui to protect fish — and livelihoods
In French Polynesia, fishing is of paramount importance. Many residents depend on fishing to feed their families and make a living.Confronted with a decline...
Climate surprises: Amazonia and the lessons of Brazil’s catastrophic flood in...
Brazil’s catastrophic flood in the state of Rio Grande do Sul is helping to raise public awareness of climate change but has had no...
For the first time ever, we’re farming more seafood than we’re...
For the first time in history, we now farm more seafood than we catch from the wild.At the same time, overfishing of wild fish...
