E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration underscores Indigenous rights as a conservation solution...
The E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration calls attention to the key role of Indigenous peoples to (as well as the challenges they face from) climate...
Mini radio tags help track ‘murder hornets’ and other invasive insects
Our increasingly interconnected world is moving insect pests around the planet, introducing invasive species that threaten agriculture and local ecologies.But tech is fighting back:...
Climate change brews trouble for tea industry, but circular solutions await
In its many varieties, tea is renowned as one of the world’s most consumed beverages, second only to water.Like many other agricultural crops, tea...
Water Week: South Africa needs a ‘new normal’ if water security...
South Africans need a ‘new-normal’ when it comes to water – they need to become water-conscious and water-conservationist if they are to enjoy water...
Shoprite Group leads SA retailers in addressing climate change and water...
The Shoprite Group has cemented its position as South Africa’s top-rated retailer for corporate disclosure, transparency and performance on climate change and water security.
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Not just polar bears — climate change could push African rhinos...
New research finds climate change threatens black and white African rhinos by making their current habitats hotter, drier and less hospitable.Rhinos, unable to sweat,...
Palm oil deforestation persists in Indonesia’s Leuser amid new mills, plantations
Deforestation for palm oil persists in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, including inside a national park that’s supposed to be off-limits to plantation activity, a new...
How a wind farm on Brazil’s coast erased a fishing village...
Environmental authorities approved what was then the largest wind farm in Brazil’s Ceará state in 2002 without assessing its socioenvironmental impact, including on the...
Big problems for little animals when floodwaters rise, study finds
Increasingly frequent and severe weather events are testing the resilience of both human and animal communities across Africa; Cyclone Idai, which made landfall in...
Peru’s illegal pet monkey trade is also an infection superhighway
A recent study has found that monkeys trafficked in Peru are spreading viruses, parasites and bacteria to humans all along the trafficking route.These pathogens...
Reforestation and restoration: Two ways to make the Pan Amazon greener
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Reconciling conservation agriculture and agroforestry for sustainability
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
