Climate change makes its presence felt in the Amazon’s shrinking fish
Studies show that the effects of climate change can already be seen in Amazonian fish, which are growing smaller and less abundant in wetlands...
Q&A with Indigenous lawmaker Célia Xakriabá
Indigenous lawmaker Célia Xakriabá says the fight for the climate emergency was key to her election to Brazil’s Congress last year, which drew votes...
Moths vs. mines in Ecuador’s astounding biodiversity hotspot
The Intag Valley in the tropical Andes region of Ecuador is among the world’s most biodiverse places, with more than half of its species...
Sustainable fish farming & agroecology buoy Kenyan communities
In Kenya, small-scale onshore aquaculture combined with sustainable agroecology practices is boosting food security and incomes for smallholder farmers.Though most of these farms are...
X-Press Pearl salvage continues as study shows toxic effects of disaster
Salvage operations of the sunken MV X-Press Pearl freighter off Sri Lanka’s west coast has made some progress with the rear section of the...
Restore linked habitat to protect tropical amphibians from disease: Study
Amphibians across the tropics are facing a global decline, with disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) playing an especially significant role...
Mechanization of illegal gold mining threatens Ghana’s forests
In Ghana, illegal miners known as galamseyers are carrying out an increasing share of the country’s gold production.In recent years, these miners have been...
Study shows Greenland temperatures at 1,000-year high
New research shows that north-central Greenland experienced the highest temperatures between 2001 and 2011 over a 1,000-year period.Scientists came to this conclusion after reconstructing...
Forest loss may push tree-dependent marbled cats into threatened category
Currently considered near threatened on the IUCN Red List, the little-known marbled cat may at greater risk from habitat disturbance than previously thought, a...
Pollution and climate change set stage for rise in antimicrobial resistance
A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme illustrates the role that pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss can play in the development...
Is El Salvador preparing to reverse its landmark mining ban?
El Salvador banned all mining of metals in 2017, but environmentalists are concerned that the government is preparing to reverse the decision and bring...
Critics allege EU’s ‘toxic collusion’ with fishing lobbies is damaging Indian...
Members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) agreed to reduce the use of drifting fish-aggregating devices (FADs) and to impose three-month closures on...
