Roundtables and certification schemes in the Pan-Amazon
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
New tool aims to make nature-based solutions projects in SE Asia...
A coalition of conservation NGOs has introduced a new tool aimed at helping local communities in Southeast Asia apply more effectively for funding for...
‘Immense body of knowledge’ at stake in Cambodia’s Prey Lang as...
Researchers have launched a new book that catalogs hundreds of plant species from Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary that have known medicinal uses.The book...
Earth on ‘devastating trajectory’ to global tipping points. But there’s hope.
A new report on global tipping points warns of imminent serious disruptions in major Earth systems if global temperatures continue rising due to human-induced...
Mining company Belo Sun sues environmental defenders in intimidation tactic, NGOs...
Canadian mining company Belo Sun has filed a lawsuit against community leaders and environmental rights defenders, including members of Amazon Watch and International Rivers,...
In Laos, forest loss and carbon emissions escalate as agriculture intensifies
Shifting cultivation is expanding into intact forest frontiers in Laos, triggering a spike in associated carbon emissions, according to a new study based on...
Colombian Amazon park rangers face violence, threats by illegal armed groups
In the last five years, at least 15 threats have been reported against the park rangers who guard the protected areas of the Colombian...
Food waste increases by 25% over festive season
While many of us start to put our daily stresses aside, the waste management sector experiences a significant increase in food and organic waste...
Iconic Indonesian raptor still threatened by habitat degradation, isolation
The latest survey has showed an increase in population of the Javan hawk-eagle, an iconic bird of prey endemic to Indonesia, from the previous...
A lithium ‘gold mine’ is buried under one of Europe’s last...
The hilly Barroso region of northern Portugal has been recognized for its centuries-old and “globally important” farming system that combines agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems...
Tropical deforestation increases even as a few hotspots see respite, new...
Emissions from deforestation in tropical forests rose by 5% in 2022, even as temperate forests strengthened their role as carbon sinks, according to data...
A community-led strategy to save Brazil’s dry forests from desertification
In northern Bahia state, 35 communities have come together to conserve and recover close to 100,000 acres of Caatinga dry forest in northeastern Brazil.With...
