Hydropower in doubt as climate impacts Mekong Basin water availability
Warmer and drier wet seasons in the upper basin of the Mekong River are affecting the availability of water for hydropower generation along the...
Can ecotourism protect Raja Ampat, the ‘Crown Jewel’ of New Guinea?
The world’s most biodiverse marine environment, Raja Ampat in Indonesia, is often seen as a conservation success story.With more than 20,000 square kilometers (7,700...
What principles should define natural climate solutions? A new study has...
The increased popularity of natural climate solutions (NCS), which aim to protect and restore natural ecosystems to address climate change, has resulted in misunderstandings...
Freeze on Russian collaboration disrupts urgently needed permafrost data flow
Accelerating Arctic warming threatens to thaw more and more carbon-rich permafrost and release vast amounts of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere, but scientists...
In Cambodia, an official’s cashew factory churns out timber from a...
A senior Cambodian official notorious for illegal logging appears to be carving out a vast swath of forest in what’s supposed to be a...
‘High Seas Treaty’ name is inaccurate and should center biodiversity (commentary)
A new ocean governance treaty, formally called the “Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation...
On Kaho’olawe, new technology could restore a sacred Hawaiian island
The small Hawaiian island of Kaho‘olawe is a sacred site for Indigenous Hawaiians, who used it for navigational training, religious ceremonies, and fishing.But the...
Herbicide used in Bangladesh tea production threatens biodiversity & health
Tea is Bangladesh’s second-largest cash crop after jute, producing more than 60,000 tons (60 million crore kilograms) annually.To rid tea gardens of weeds, producers...
Road project promising access to Indigenous Waorani is ushering in deforestation
A new road in Ecuador’s Pastaza province is under construction to improve access to the interior of the country’s Amazonian region.The 42-kilometer (26-mile) project...
Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis
Abdulkareem Mojeed
Article by: Abdulkareem Mojeed
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Brazil’s BR-319 highway: The danger reaches a critical moment (commentary)
A project to rebuild Brazil’s notorious BR-319 highway is quickly moving closer to becoming a fait accompli. Together with planned side roads, BR-319 would...
After 50 years of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, we need...
The U.S. Endangered Species Act marked 50 years at the end of 2023 and has achieved some notable successes in that time, like helping...
