The Unsung Engineers of Nature: A Closer Look at Beavers
Celebrated annually on April 7th, International Beaver Day serves as a crucial extension of the themes explored in our discussion on beavers, emphasizing the...
Florida growers eye agroecology solution to devastating citrus disease
Virtually all of Florida’s citrus groves have been infected with citrus greening disease, also known by its Chinese name Huanglongbing, since the early 2000s.Despite...
Brazil’s Cerrado is main beneficiary of 2021 pledge to end deforestation
The Financial Innovation for Amazonia, the Cerrado and Chaco, or IFACC, has allocated $234.5 million for projects aimed at expanding agriculture to already deforested...
Jane Goodall at 90: On fame, hope, and empathy
Jane Goodall’s 90th birthday is today, April 3, 2024. To mark the occasion, Goodall sat down with Mongabay Founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler...
Resort in Philippines’ protected Chocolate Hills sparks uproar, probes
A video of a resort cut into the Philippines’ Chocolate Hills, a protected area, has caused public outrage in the island nation.The public outcry...
Deep-sea mining’s future still murky as negotiations end on mixed note
Between March 18 and 29, members of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the U.N.-affiliated regulator of deep-sea mining activities in international waters, met for...
Cerrado mammals change their habits to escape humans, study shows
A study that observed five species of mammals in northeast São Paulo state reveals that most animals change their routines to escape contact with...
Land tenure lesson from Laos for forest carbon projects (commentary)
Laos has lost approximately 4.37 million hectares of tree cover since 2001, and some suggest forest carbon projects could be a solution.However, these haven’t...
Enviva bankruptcy fallout ripples through biomass industry, U.S. and EU
In March, Enviva, the world’s largest woody biomass producer for industrial energy, declared bankruptcy. That cataclysmic collapse triggered a rush of political and economic...
Report shows dire state of Mekong’s fish — but damage can...
Anton L. Delgado
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s...
Mining workers and villagers near the Bikita Minerals lithium mine in Zimbabwe accuse the government and Chinese mining company Sinomine Resource Group of sidelining...
E-bikes could cut smog, energy use and congestion globally — but...
The global market for e-bikes is surging. These bicycles, usually equipped with pedals and an electric motor assist, are popular with consumers and commuters...
