Global study maps most detailed tree of life yet for flowering...
A new study unveils the most comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary history of flowering plants to date.The research analyzed 1.8 billion letters of genetic...
A Fresh Look at Nature’s Misunderstood Carnivores — Hyenas
On April 27, wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists around the globe mark a significant occasion—International Hyena Day. This day serves as an important reminder to...
Tribes turn to the U.N. as major wind project plans to...
Last week a United States federal judge rejected a request from Indigenous nations to stop SunZia, a $10 billion dollar wind transmission project that...
Marching for Millennia: Discovering the Tapirs — Earth’s Prehistoric Wanderers
April 27th is marked on the calendars of wildlife enthusiasts around the globe for a special reason—it's World Tapir Day. This day is dedicated...
Consent and costs are key questions on extraction of ‘energy transition’...
The many environmental, social, and health impacts of extracting minerals that power renewable energy, mobile phones and electric vehicles need more debate and detailed...
Warming seas push India’s fishers into distant, and more dangerous, waters
Many of India’s more than 4 million fishers are sailing beyond the country’s exclusive economic zone into the high seas in search of a...
Ecuador’s first Indigenous guard led by Kichwa women: Interview with María...
In 2020, over 40 Kichwa women began organizing themselves to defend their territory and expel mining from the Ecuadorian Amazon. This is how Yuturi...
Enhancing ESG through financial reporting
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) objectives are increasingly imperative in the corporate sector as investors, executive teams and the public at large expect more...
Nepal’s tigers & prey need better grassland management: Interview with Shyam...
Researcher Shyam Thapa, who recently completed his Ph.D. in ecology, highlights flaws in traditional grassland management methods, particularly in Bardiya National Park.Thapa’s findings suggest...
Mexico’s avocado industry harms monarch butterflies, will U.S. officials act? (commentary)
Every winter, monarch butterflies from across eastern North America migrate to the mountain forests in Mexico, but those forests are threatened by the rapidly...
Bangladesh uses satellite transmitters on saltwater crocodiles in Asia’s first
On March 13, the Bangladesh forest department tagged satellite transmitters on two saltwater crocodiles for the first time in Asia and released them in...
Study challenges use of charismatic wildlife as umbrella species for conservation
A new study from Indonesia’s Leuser forests challenges the traditional use of charismatic “umbrella species” like tigers and rhinos to represent ecosystem biodiversity.Researchers found...
