Forests & Finance: Cameroon raw log ban expands and Nigerian villagers act against ‘forest bandits’

Forests & Finance: Cameroon raw log ban expands and Nigerian villagers...

Cameroon expands limits on raw log exports, with a view to a total ban.Nigerian villagers step up to protect nearby forests from illegal logging.Forests...
Clean me a river: Southeast Asia chokes on Mekong plastic pollution

Clean me a river: Southeast Asia chokes on Mekong plastic pollution

New research shows that the drift of microplastics from the Mekong River to the coastlines of countries around the South China Sea depends on...
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises announces participation in inland shipping net zero project and unveils second annual Impact Report

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises announces participation in inland shipping net zero...

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has released its second Impact Report, detailing progress against its sustainability goals set forth in tandem with parent company The...
Sustainable aviation fuels: Potential lagging behind reality

Sustainable aviation fuels: Potential lagging behind reality

The aviation sector is booming, with the number of flights in 2023 expected to outstrip the industry’s 2019 peak. Commercial aviation is already responsible...
Scientists are finally unravelling the mystery of rainforest canopies

Scientists are finally unravelling the mystery of rainforest canopies

Rainforest structure matters because it controls how animals access resources and escape predators. The canopies of rainforests harbor most of the world’s species, yet we...
West African fishers strike for fair wages and ‘respect’ on EU-owned vessels

West African fishers strike for fair wages and ‘respect’ on EU-owned...

African fishers, mostly from Senegal and Ivory Coast who work on dozens of EU vessels that operate in West Africa and the Indian Ocean,...
From cardamom to carbon: Bold new Tanzanian project is regrowing a rainforest

From cardamom to carbon: Bold new Tanzanian project is regrowing a...

Farmers in eastern Tanzania are regrowing rainforest trees on part of their land.The farmers receive payments from the sale of carbon credits to supplement...
Air pollution poses a direct threat to insects worldwide

Air pollution poses a direct threat to insects worldwide

Antenna contamination significantly reduced the strength of odour-related electrical signals sent to flies’ brains. The number of insects has been dropping dramatically across the planet...
Indonesia claims record-low deforestation, but accounting raises questions

Indonesia claims record-low deforestation, but accounting raises questions

Official data show Indonesia lost an area of forest two-thirds the size of London in 2021-2022, marking a third straight annual decline.The government attributes...
Mandela Day 2023 – time to act for those who will pay for climate change?

Mandela Day 2023 – time to act for those who will...

As Mandela Day calls for global action by individuals to take charge themselves and change the world around them, one cannot help but reflect...
The value of mountains: Q&A with Tanzanian herpetologist John Lyakurwa

The value of mountains: Q&A with Tanzanian herpetologist John Lyakurwa

John Lyakurwa grew up fascinated by the chameleons he found on his family’s coffee farm on Mount Kilimanjaro.That passion inspired him to study conservation...
Meet Colgate, the croc with the toothy white grin!

Meet Colgate, the croc with the toothy white grin!

While the 90-year-old Nile crocodile, Colgate, is a veritable youngster compared to his 122-year-old friend, Henry, Crocworld Conservation Centre’s second-biggest croc is an impressive...