Despite severe drought, Amazon deforestation continues to slow
Despite a severe drought, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is still on the decline, according to data released today Brazil’s national space research institute...
Iceland’s whaling paradox (commentary)
As Iceland’s latest whaling season comes to a close, a heated debate continues over the ethics and sustainability of the country’s policy on these...
Samsung Expands Wildlife Watch Programme to Help Protect Against Animal Poaching...
Committed to using technology for good, Samsung partners with Africam and The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit to expand its Wildlife Watch pilot.
Harnessing the technology...
Bacteria can help us eliminate plastic waste from the seas
We need to tackle plastic pollution by developing creative new technologies to deal with it.
The seas have been awash with plastic waste, which can...
Study finds cleaner snow may mean fewer resource impacts
Rising temps mean more snow melt in cold-climate mountain regions, but fewer emissions and cleaner snow may offset some of the changes.
Seasonal snow and...
Australia’s Marvelous Burrowing Creatures ~ Wombats
Australia, the land of endless horizons and astonishing wildlife, is home to some of the most intriguing creatures on the planet. While kangaroos and...
Report: Half of plantations in Indonesia’s palm oil heartland are illegal
Nearly half of plantations in Riau province, Indonesia’s palm oil heartland, are illegal, according to a new report by the Eyes on the Forest,...
‘It’s a real mess’: Mining and deforestation threaten unparalleled DRC wildlife...
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo protects unique biodiversity, including approximately one-fifth of the global okapi population, the country’s largest...
Record North Atlantic heat sees phytoplankton decline, fish shift to Arctic
Scientists warn that record-high sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean this year are having consequences for sea life.As marine heat waves there...
Kenya’s Lake Victoria floods leave orphaned children to run their households
Mactilda Mbenywe
Article by: Mactilda Mbenywe
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Indonesia opens carbon trading market to both skepticism and hope
Environmentalists have criticized Indonesia’s carbon trading mechanism, which had its first day of trading Sept. 26.The government touts the mechanism as a way to...
Introducing A New Book Connecting Us All to the Oceans, While...
Introducing A New Book Connecting Us All to the Oceans, While Combating Marine Litter:
"Captain Fanplastic & the Black Mermaid"
Cape Town, 11 October 2023 —...
