AI can help us save the planet’s embattled orchids
As much as a third of the estimated 29,000 orchid species could be facing imminent threats to their existence.
Orchids are among the planet’s most...
Will Madagascar’s industrial shrimp trawlers make way for local fishers?
Shrimp is one of Madagascar’s most lucrative exports.But local fishers and environmental groups say shrimp trawlers are harming the country’s marine environment and leaving...
To keep track of salmon migrations in real time, First Nations...
Partnering with First Nations, a new interdisciplinary study proposes harnessing artificial intelligence and computer-based detection to count and produce real-time data about salmon numbers.Monitoring...
Between a third and a half of freshwater gets ‘stolen’
“Ongoing water shortages occur on all continents, increasingly compounded by climate change.”
Climate change, intensive agriculture, needless wastage, industrial-scale pollution. These are some of the...
New calf, same threats: Javan rhinos continue to reproduce despite perils
Recent camera-trap images of a Javan rhino calf, estimated to be 3-5 months old in March, demonstrate that the species continues to reproduce despite...
Physicians call for justice on environmental health impacts
The American College of Physicians (ACP) calls for action on environmental health threats that disproportionately affect the marginalized.
The human health consequences of air and...
This draft national forest policy too gives short shrift to grasslands
The Draft National Forest Policy 2018, which is open for public comments till April 14, has initiated discussions and debates across the country.If this...
Indigenous environmental defenders among favorites for Nobel Peace Prize
Indigenous leaders Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Juan Carlos Jintiach were shortlisted by the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) as possible winners of the 2023 Nobel...
