Forest elephants are the ‘glue’ holding Congo rainforests together, experts say
African forest elephants play a vital role in shaping the environment and composition of the Congo Basin rainforest, including the giant carbon-sequestering trees it...
Air pollution makes New Delhi barely liveable for millions
India’s capital has consistently ranked among the world’s most polluted cities.
New Delhi is a teeming metropolis of 32 million people, which has many things...
Climate change threatens the North Atlantic’s currents, ecosystems and stability (commentary)
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a vital component of the Earth’s global ocean circulation, and encompasses a network of currents within the...
Can carbon markets solve Africa’s climate finance woes?
The African Carbon Markets Initiative, a consortium of Global North donors, corporate representatives, conservation groups and energy lobbyists, is pushing to expand carbon markets...
Ex-FARC members aim to restore 1 million native trees in the...
Former fighters in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are working to restore the Colombian Amazon through a cooperative called Comuccom.Their goal, despite...
Burn now, pay later: Fines trickle in from Indonesia’s crackdown on...
Ten years since a landmark lawsuit over forest fires, the palm oil company at the center of the case has finally begun paying its...
To keep track of salmon migrations in real time, First Nations...
Partnering with First Nations, a new interdisciplinary study proposes harnessing artificial intelligence and computer-based detection to count and produce real-time data about salmon numbers.Monitoring...
Not MPAs but OECMs: Can a new designation help conserve the...
To meet the landmark commitment struck last year to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, the world’s nations will have to designate many...
Community forest association helps hold the line to protect Mount Kenya...
The volunteer members of the Chehe Community Forest Association are playing an active role in protecting forests on the southwestern slopes of Mount Kenya.Despite...
Muslim community must have a seat for global climate change discourse...
Memona Hossain
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Drug trafficking imperils national park and Indigenous reserves in the Peruvian...
Deforestation for illegal drug production is on the rise in and around Otishi National Park, Asháninka Communal Reserve and Machiguenga Communal Reserve in the...
Indonesian activist Gita Syahrani wins $3m award for work on sustainable...
Global philanthropy Climate Breakthrough has awarded Indonesian environmental activist Gita Syahrani $3 million in grants along with capacity-building resources to support her projects in...
