In the Netherlands, pitchforks fly for an empire of cows
In response to a court ruling, the Dutch government announced in 2022 that it would aim to halve emissions of nitrogen from livestock like...
Suriname’s tapirs: Conservation in the face of hunting and other threats
Despite being listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, tapirs are still hunted in Suriname, the only country in the region where tapir hunting is...
Small-scale fishers in Indonesian isles flag use of banned net by...
Fishers on a group of small islands in the Java Sea are calling for a crackdown on larger boats using a banned type of...
Brazil cap-and-trade carbon framework in sight, but agriculture gets a pass
Brazil’s Senate is expected to vote this month on a bill introducing a cap-and-trade carbon market aimed at regulating industry emissions.Thousands of companies across...
How manure blew up the Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of the smallest countries in Europe, but also one of its biggest food producers and exporters, thanks to a wildly...
Experts see red over Indonesia’s planned green investment label for coal...
Indonesia’s financial regulator, the OJK, is considering encouraging investments in coal plants that power the metal-processing industry, prompting criticism from energy and finance observers.The...
Local initiatives can help tackle plastic pollution at its sources
The Pune Pickers in India are a perfect example of amplifying a community’s existing sustainability efforts.
The calendar is studded with environmental awareness days that...
Scientists devise a method for removing microplastics from water
Adding compounds known as tannins to wood dust creates a filter that traps microplastic particles in water.
Microplastic pollution is one of the gravest environmental...
Pacific alliance adopts moratorium on deep-sea mining, halting resurgent PNG project
The Melanesian Spearhead Group put in place a moratorium on deep-sea mining within its member countries’ territorial water in a declaration signed Aug. 24.Leaders...
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: An overview of the private energy...
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
Indonesian voters want a clean energy plan, but candidates haven’t delivered
Candidates running in Indonesia’s presidential election next year must make clear their plans for transition the country away from fossil fuels and toward clean...
‘In business to save the planet,’ Patagonia says people & planet...
Mike DiGirolamo
Article by: Mike DiGirolamo
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