Scientists unearth secrets of the world’s smallest porcupine species

Scientists unearth secrets of the world’s smallest porcupine species

Scientists conducted the first investigation in 22 years into the Roosmalen’s dwarf porcupine, an elusive forest porcupine in Brazil.With the fresh tissue of a...
At COP28 & beyond, fair carbon markets must be part of the climate finance solution (commentary)

At COP28 & beyond, fair carbon markets must be part of...

As COP28 gets underway, carbon markets and credits are under fire due to claims about corporate greenwashing and convoluted carbon accounting metrics.At the same...
Palestinian olive farmers hold tight to their roots amid surge in settler attacks

Palestinian olive farmers hold tight to their roots amid surge in...

Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank face economic devastation as a surge in violence by illegal Israeli settlers and the Israeli military prevents...
No safe space for Nepal’s sloth bears outside protected areas, study finds

No safe space for Nepal’s sloth bears outside protected areas, study...

The exploitation of forest resources in Nepal’s Chure region is likely leading to a lack of food for sloth bears in their prime habitat,...
Guatemala braces for unprecedented year of deforestation in Maya reserve

Guatemala braces for unprecedented year of deforestation in Maya reserve

Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve is facing increased pressure from cattle ranching and farming at the same time that droughts threaten to spark an unprecedented...
In Chile’s far south, scientists record an island’s quickly shifting ecology

In Chile’s far south, scientists record an island’s quickly shifting ecology

On Chile’s Navarino Island, home to South America’s southernmost city where some places share the same temperatures as Antarctica, a group of scientists is...
Ecologists help migratory birds adapt to climate change

Ecologists help migratory birds adapt to climate change

Warmer and earlier spring seasons cause problems for migratory birds, who return to breeding sites after winter to find that most of their food...
No animals harmed as wildlife specimen collection goes digital in 3D

No animals harmed as wildlife specimen collection goes digital in 3D

Conservationist and photographer Scott Trageser has developed a 3D scanning system that could potentially reshape how animals are studied in the wild.The system uses...
Smallholders and loggers push deeper into Sumatra’s largest park

Smallholders and loggers push deeper into Sumatra’s largest park

Kerinci Seblat National Park on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has lost more than 4% of its primary forest cover over the past 20...
Racing Against Time: Unraveling the Story of the Cheetah, Earth’s Fastest Predator

Racing Against Time: Unraveling the Story of the Cheetah, Earth’s Fastest...

In the tough terrains of Africa, a fast and strong hunter quietly moves – the cheetah. Picture an animal so speedy that it can...
Transforming to FutureCoal: The Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal

Transforming to FutureCoal: The Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal

Kolkata, India — After 38 years the World Coal Association (WCA) will cease and usher in a new era under the transformative branding: FutureCoal...
Cargill widens its deforestation-free goals, but critics say it’s not enough

Cargill widens its deforestation-free goals, but critics say it’s not enough

Cargill has announced its Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina supply chains will be free of deforestation and land conversion by 2025.The commitments also expand to...