Terra Legal program to regularize small property owners | Chapter 4...
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Newly identified shorebird species takes its name from Hanuman, a mythical...
The Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrines) is a widespread shorebird and a constant winter visitor to Sri Lanka and neighboring India, yet a population chooses...
INCRA as a regulatory agency | Chapter 4 of “A Perfect...
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Hotter seas lead to coral bleaching along Colombia’s coast, 2023 expeditions...
In the hottest months of 2023, sea temperatures rose above average for more than 12 weeks off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, leading to serious impacts...
Maluku farmers sweat El Niño drought as Indonesia rice prices surge
Rice prices surged across Indonesia during the second half of 2023 as the effects of El Niño led to widespread crop failures.In December, President...
Rare snow leopard sighting in Nepal’s ‘home of tiger’ puzzles conservationists
Residents of Urlabari town in Nepal’s plains were surprised to spot a snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a species known to live in the mountains.Local...
Direct funding of Indigenous peoples can protect global rainforests & the...
Indigenous leaders attended the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos last week.Though communities like theirs have the potential to transform global rainforest...
In PNG, researchers record 9 new species of predatory hermaphroditic land...
A new study describes nine new species of land snails lurking in leaf litter across PNG. The discovery results from an extensive countrywide survey...
Kenyan villagers show how to harvest more octopus by fishing less
Residents of Munje, a fishing village south of the Kenyan port of Mombasa, have established an octopus closure to ensure sustainable fishing.Octopus catches in...
Ecuador-China free trade agreement poses serious environmental risks, critics say
A free trade agreement with China is awaiting approval in Ecuador’s National Assembly, but some lawmakers are reluctant to pass it due to new...
Mexico’s first black-and-white hawk-eagle nest is a treasure trove for researchers
The black-and-white hawk-eagle is a little-researched and poorly known species in Mexico, where scientists have described it as a “ghost” because of the sheer...
Java’s crumbling coastline and rising tide swamp jasmine flower trade
Growers of jasmine flowers in lowland areas of Indonesia’s Central Java province are vulnerable to coastal erosion and rising sea levels.Research published in 2022...
