As companies buy ‘plastic credits,’ are they reducing waste or greenwashing?
Companies and other entities are buying “plastic credits” allowing them to offset every ton of plastic they make with an equivalent amount of...
National versus global markets – beef in the Brazilian Amazon
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Study: Despite armed conflicts, Indigenous lands have better environment quality
Spoorthy Raman
Article by: Spoorthy Raman
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Mongabay wins prestigious 2023 Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication
The Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication is a prestigious award granted to professionals and organizations working to improve public understanding of ecological issues.The fifth...
Indigenous seed collectors grow a network of restoration across Brazil
Nearly 150 Indigenous seed collectors from the Amazonian Bioeconomic Seed Network, the first of its kind in the state of Rondônia, traveled to neighboring...
Even tiny ants can get entangled in plastic waste
One ant was found ensnared in a thin strip of red plastic fiber. Another ant was wrapped in a black plastic fiber.
We have all...
Nepal’s constitutional bench halts ‘triple taxation’ on community forests
Abhaya Raj Joshi
Article by: Abhaya Raj Joshi
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South Africa Today - Environment
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The Amazon’s archaeology of hope: Q&A with anthropologist Michael Heckenberger
A professor at the University of Florida, Michael Heckenberger has been visiting and studying Indigenous peoples at the Upper Xingu River for decades and...
Industrial infrastructure in the Pan Amazon
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
South Africa’s penguins heading toward extinction; will no-fishing zones help?
With just 10,000 breeding pairs left, the endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) could be extinct in the wild by 2035 if the current rate...
Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) launches 2024 calendar in major...
Durban, South Africa: Following the recent heartfelt call for urgent financial support, with an unprecedented positive response, the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW)...
A Glimpse into the Ghost of the Mountains — The Elusive...
Imagine a creature that roams the world's highest peaks, blending seamlessly with the snow-covered landscape and possessing a charm as mysterious as the mountains....
