Potential impact on whales overlooked as deep-sea mining looks set to...
Scientists say future deep-sea mining activities could impact cetaceans through noise pollution, which could interfere with their communication processes.According to an opinion piece, a...
The story of the largest land grab in the Brazilian Amazon
This is the story of how three individual landowners engineered the single-largest instance of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.The clearing of 6,469 hectares (or...
US pledges Amazon Fund donation, renewing hope for the rainforest
Recent talks between the presidents of Brazil and the U.S. have spurred hope for a renewed global commitment to protect the Amazon Rainforest.The U.S....
Mapping of no-drill areas in Ecuador’s Amazon can be scaled for...
A recent study proposes a new methodology to map parts of the Ecuadoran Amazon where fossil fuel reserves must be kept untapped to meet...
38% of remaining Amazon forest already degraded
According to a new study signed by 35 scientists from all over the world, more than 1 million square miles of what remains of...
Vietnam’s environmental NGOs face uncertain status, shrinking civic space
A wave of recent closures of environment organizations in Vietnam, as well as the arrests of NGO leaders, reflects the difficult position that activists...
‘Development’ projects in Ethiopia leave starvation, disease in wake: Report
Indigenous groups in southwestern Ethiopia are suffering from starvation and disease after being displaced from their land for construction of a dam and the...
Costa Rica announces ban on fishing of hammerhead sharks
Costa Rica announced an all-out ban on the fishing of hammerhead sharks, specifically the smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena), scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) and great...
Amid global mezcal craze, scientists and communities try out sustainable plantations
Mezcal, an increasingly popular Mexican liquor, has seen a 700% increase in production in the last ten years, leading to the over-harvesting of wild...
Hansgrohe Moves Towards a More Sustainable Future
Hansgrohe’s Sustainability Ratings: Silver Medal from EcoVadis and B Rating within CDP Climate Change.
Neither companies nor individuals become sustainable overnight. Our ecological, economic and...
The time is right for U.S. and Brazil to work together...
The Amazon rainforest will be a key point of discussion at today’s summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula...
A lawsuit over oil, deaths over mining, and worries over lithium
A community in Nigeria’s oil heartland is suing Shell in a U.K. court for oil-related pollution and compensation dating back to 1989.Two teenage boys...
