Ghost nets haunt marine life in Malaysian marine park, study finds
Ghost nets are lost or abandoned fishing nets that can take centuries to break down. In the meantime, they can damage delicate marine ecosystems...
Solutions to avoid loss of environmental, social and governance investment
ESG strategies pro-actively support the planet and societal well-being in order to maximize profits over the short and long term. The goal is to...
Ancient farming system and campesino livelihoods at risk in Mexico City
In the south of Mexico City lies a complex lake and canal system dotted with raised agricultural fields known as chinampas, which have been...
Death of Umi sparks concern over electric threat to Sumatran elephants
Electric fences are common deterrents in Africa and Asia to prevent elephants from accessing human settlements and agricultural land.A civil society organization has blamed...
Better accounting of peat and mangrove carbon to help Indonesia’s climate...
A new study shows how Indonesia can improve its carbon accounting for its vast wetland ecosystems of peatlands and mangrove forests.The country is home...
Efforts to save Cambodia’s coast tread water as fish stocks plummet
Along the coast of Cambodia, illegal fishing is driving fish stocks toward collapse and fishing communities into poverty.The Cambodian government’s capacity for and will...
Indonesians mourn loss of Hariadi Kartodiharjo, beloved ‘father of governance’
Bogor Agricultural Institute professor and author Hariadi Kartodiharjo has died at the age of 66 in Bogor, West Java province.Hariadi was a commissioner on...
Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend...
Burning wood to generate electricity — “biomass energy” — is increasingly being pursued as a renewable replacement for burning coal in nations like the...
Icelandic government grants new license to whaling company to hunt 128...
The Icelandic government has given a whaling license to commercial whaling company Hvalur for the 2024 season, allowing the company to hunt 99 vulnerable...
Landmark ruling in Suriname grants protections to local and Indigenous communities...
A court in Suriname approved an injunction filed on behalf of twelve Indigenous and maroon groups concerned about losing approximately 535,000 hectares (1,322,013 acres)...
In eastern Indonesia, forest bird trade flies quietly under social media...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a young documentary filmmaker began quietly joining a growing number of Facebook community groups run by traders of rare Indonesian...
Weak banking regulations leave two-thirds of Amazon vulnerable to oil and...
A joint investigation by several conservation groups looked at more than 560 financial transactions involving more than 280 banks and 80 oil and gas...
