Clean, Green, Blue Flag, Ballito Embodies Ballito Pro’s ‘Konke Kuluhlala’ Motto
The Ballito Urban Improvement Precinct (BUIP) knows that sustained water quality is a major priority for the local community and holidaymakers which is why,...
Indonesian coal giant Adaro’s ‘sustainable’ smelter slammed as ‘greenwashing’
Indonesia’s largest coal miner, Adaro, has been criticized for plans to build coal-fired power plants for a new aluminum smelter, contradicting the company’s claim...
Meet the tech projects competing for a $10m prize to save...
Thirteen teams took part in the semifinals of a $10 million competition that aims to identify technologies that would automate the assessment of rainforest...
Sumatran farmers worry as government halts palm oil fertilizer subsidies
Indonesia has removed palm oil from a list of commodities qualifying for subsidized chemical fertilizers.Farmers face an uncertain transition to using composting methods to...
A powerful U.S. political family is behind a copper mine in...
Two members of the Sununu family, a powerful U.S. Republican Party dynasty, are among the directors or shareholders of Libero Copper, a copper mine...
Seas of grass may be dark horse candidate to fuel the...
Several kinds of grasses and woody shrubs, such as poplar and willow, have undergone U.S. testing for years to see if they can achieve...
Indonesia’s Mandalika megaproject still trampling on Indigenous community’s rights: Report
U.N. human rights experts have raised concerns about the Mandalika tourism development megaproject in Indonesia for a third year running, a record number for...
Rare Amazon dark soils could help forest restoration, study shows
A recent study shows that Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), through their high nutrient and microbiological contents, could help to restore deforested areas in the...
The forests that Mexico loses to agribusiness
Every year in Mexico, at least 47,770 hectares (118,042 acres) of forests and jungles are cleared to establish agricultural fields. This forest cover is...
The natural history of the Amazon Rainforest
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Red floods near giant Indonesia nickel mine blight farms and fishing...
Farming communities in the shadow of Sulawesi’s giant Pomalaa nickel mining area say their fields have been flooded with red water, possibly laterite waste...
Venezuela’s environmental crisis is getting worse. Here are seven things to...
A new report from the Venezuelan Observatory for Political Ecology (OEP) details the most pressing environmental issues facing Venezuela.They include oil spills, illegal mining,...
