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Shrinking civil space and persistent logging: 2023 in review in Southeast Asia

Shrinking civil space and persistent logging: 2023 in review in Southeast...

Home to the third-largest expanse of tropical rainforest and some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Southeast Asia has seen conservation wins and losses over...
Ice is melting faster than ever around the planet

Ice is melting faster than ever around the planet

As much as 28 trillion tons of ice was lost to warming weather between 1994 and 2017. Earth has been losing vast quantities of ice...
As Sri Lanka floods swell with climate change, so does human-crocodile conflict

As Sri Lanka floods swell with climate change, so does human-crocodile...

Sri Lanka is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, with long drought spells, receiving intense rain during a shorter period with a...
Land in the Pan Amazon, the ultimate commodity: Chapter 4 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Land in the Pan Amazon, the ultimate commodity: Chapter 4 of...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Kenya reaping the benefits of its aggressive anti-poaching drive, bolstered by Ellipse Projects radios and CyberTracker app

Kenya reaping the benefits of its aggressive anti-poaching drive, bolstered by...

Amidst all the bad news in 2020, there was at least one silver lining. Kenya recently reported that not a single rhino was poached...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) innovation platform UpLink today signed two agreements to catalyze innovative global solutions to today’s most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges.

Saudi Arabia expands partnership with World Economic Forum’s UpLink platform to...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) innovation platform UpLink today signed two agreements to catalyze innovative global solutions to...
Burt Rodrigues CEO of Biodx gives his thoughts on Freedom Month and all South African’s right to fresh, clean water.

No freedom without water

Burt Rodrigues CEO of Biodx gives his thoughts on Freedom Month and all South African’s right to fresh, clean water. “This month celebrates freedom but...
We need a better understanding of how crops fare under solar panels, study shows

We need a better understanding of how crops fare under solar...

In agrivoltaics, farmers grow crops beneath or between solar panels.Proponents say the technology can help achieve clean energy goals while maintaining food production, but...
The 1.5℃ global warming limit is not impossible – but without political action it soon will be

The 1.5℃ global warming limit is not impossible – but without...

The 1.5℃ limit wasn’t plucked from thin air – it was informed by the best available science. Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ this century is...
Tropical forests share similar mix of common and rare tree species, study shows

Tropical forests share similar mix of common and rare tree species,...

A Nature study reveals surprising similarities among the most common tree species in tropical rainforests in Africa, the Amazon and Southeast Asia, with 2.2%...
Climate change is helping plant pests spread, the UN warns

Climate change is helping plant pests spread, the UN warns

Destructive species such as the fall armyworm have already spread far and wide as a result of a warmer climate. As the climate warms, species...
Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population

Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population

A recent study warns that the ongoing construction of Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo could destabilize the population of endangered...