Coastal urban lighting threatens marine life, study shows
A new study finds that artificial lights in coastal megacities have come to outshine the moon for most of the year, putting marine species...
With climate change, Nepal’s leopards get a bigger range — and...
Climate change will make higher-elevation areas of Nepal suitable habitat for leopards, a new study shows.This is expected to push the big cats into...
U.S. mature forests are critical carbon repositories, but at risk: Study
A new study quantifies the amount of carbon in a sampling of publicly held U.S. forests, demonstrating the importance of mature and old-growth stands.As...
In wake of ‘natural’ disasters, not reducing biodiversity loss is a...
Following the progress of the COP15 biodiversity summit, it’s time to come together to fully leverage the power of nature to build a prosperous,...
Hansgrohe switches to new, sustainable ABS material for Chrome-plated product components
It goes without saying: durable quality products for the bathroom require high-quality raw materials and components. Faucet and shower manufacturer Hansgrohe uses ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene...
Indigenous Kawésqar take on salmon farms in Chile’s southernmost fjords
Sixty-seven salmon farms exist within Kawésqar National Reserve in southern Chile, an area that formed part of the Kawésqar Indigenous people’s ancestral lands, and...
Sri Lanka seeks lasting solution as human-elephant conflict takes record toll
The death toll, both human and elephant, from Sri Lanka’s long-running human-elephant conflict problem hit a record high in 2022, with 145 people and...
Illegal road found in Yanomami land accelerates destruction
In December, Greenpeace and the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) discovered a 150-kilometer- (93-mile-) long illegal road, as well as four hydraulic excavators in the Yanomami...
Indigenous communities in Latin America decry the Mennonites’ expanding land occupation
A team of journalists followed in the footsteps of five Mennonite colonies that have been reported for clearing forests by Indigenous communities and locals...
Banned but abundant, gillnets pose main threat to Bangladesh’s river dolphins
Bangladesh is home to around 2,000 Ganga River dolphins and 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, found mostly in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.Both species,...
To restore large carnivore populations, make people wealthier, study finds
Encouraging sustainable social and economic development is the best way to prevent the extinction of carnivores such as lynx, bears and lions, according to...
U.S. refuses calls for immediate protection of North Atlantic right whales
The U.S. government has rejected requests to implement emergency measures to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from vessel collisions during the species’...
