Fire bans not effective as the Amazon and Pantanal burn, study...
Brazil issued three bans on legal fires in the Amazon in 2019, 2020 and 2021, but only the first one succeeded in reducing the...
Activists blame policy failures over climate change for Nepal Terai’s water...
Deforestation and unregulated extraction of resources in the youngest and most fragile of the Himalayan ranges have disrupted groundwater recharge and increased soil erosion,...
Kenyan farmers turn to WhatsApp & AI tools to combat crop...
Juliet Akoth Ojwang
Article by: Juliet Akoth Ojwang
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Investigation confirms more abuses on Cameroon, Sierra Leone Socfin plantations
Victoria Schneider
Article by: Victoria Schneider
This story first appeared on Mongabay
South Africa Today - Environment
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As chocolate prices skyrocket from decades of deforestation, adopting agroforestry is...
It’s been reported that climate change is the reason for record high chocolate prices, but what’s received less attention is the root cause of...
Reintroduction project brings golden parakeets back to the skies of Brazil’s...
The golden parakeet (Guaruba guarouba), highly sought after in the illegal pet trade for its striking yellow plumage, is at risk of extinction in...
Community and conservation initiatives take centre stage at Ballito Pro
The 55th Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill celebrates the ocean through surfing, seaside activities, and a dedicated conservation and community empowerment programme. As the...
In ‘the century of Africa,’ Mongabay’s new bureau reports its biggest...
Mongabay recently launched a brand-new bureau dedicated to covering the African continent in French and English, led by veteran Cameroonian journalist David Akana.Though Mongabay...
New approach to restore coral reefs on mass scale kicks off...
ʻĀkoʻakoʻa is a recently launched program aiming to restore a 193-kilometer (120-mile) stretch of coral reef along the west coast of Hawai‘i Island —...
New study reaffirms Indigenous lands key to mitigating climate change in...
A recent study adds to growing literature showing that Indigenous lands and conservation units are much more effective at regulating climate than multiuse areas.The...
The world’s largest carbon sink at risk, research center warns
Leading experts on Central African forests spotlight the regional and global importance of the Congo Basin and the threats faced by the world’s second-largest...
As wind, solar farms expand in Brazil, space for traditional communities...
A study published in Nature Sustainability shows that large swaths of land occupied by traditional communities in northeastern Brazil are being privatized by wind...
