Conservationists welcome new PNG Protected Areas Act — but questions remain
In February 2024, Papua New Guinea’s parliament passed the Protected Areas Bill, first introduced two decades ago, into an act, which aims to establish...
Traceability is no silver bullet for reducing deforestation (commentary)
Erasmus zu Ermgassen
Article by: Erasmus zu Ermgassen
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Bonobos, the ‘hippy apes’, may not be as peaceful as once...
Bonobos have a reputation of being the hippies of the ape world, due to their propensity to “make love, not war.”But a new study...
Between Brazil’s Caatinga & Cerrado, communities profit from native fruits
People from the Caatinga, geraizeiros, veredeiros, Quilombolas and Indigenous communities in the northern region of Minas Gerais, in Brazil, have been generating income by...
New technologies to map environmental crime in the Amazon Basin (commentary)
Environmental crimes like land grabbing, illegal deforestation, and poaching hinder climate action, deter investment in sustainable practices, and threaten biodiversity across major biomes worldwide.Despite...
Rainwater reserves a tenuous lifeline for Sumatran community amid punishing dry...
Kuala Selat village lies on the coast of Indragiri Hilir district on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.In the first half of the year, residents...
Research links deforestation in Cambodia to stunting in kids, anemia in...
Anton L. Delgado
Article by: Anton L. Delgado
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Night’s Guardians Unveiled: The Enigmatic World of Bats
Every year on April 17, the world turns its attention to the skies at dusk to celebrate Bat Appreciation Day. This special day is...
Johannesburg precinct sets standards for sustainability
As South Africa migrates to an off-grid economy, one mixed-use precinct is leading the way with its sustainability prowess. Melrose Arch has a thriving...
Don’t miss your chance to enter the 1 Mile leg of...
Swimmers keen to compete in an achievable, open water competition – while raising much-needed funds for charity – can book a spot on the...
New online tool is first to track funding to Indigenous, local...
The Path to Scale dashboard is the first online tool developed to track all funding for Indigenous peoples, local communities and Afro-descendant peoples’ forest...
A new and improved bird family tree shows rapid post-dinosaur evolution
An international team of scientists has created the largest and most detailed bird family tree ever, spanning 93 million years and representing 92% of...
