Half of tropical forestland cleared for agriculture isn’t put to use,...
Agriculture is the primary driver of tropical deforestation, accounting for 90% or more of forest loss, yet researchers have found that only about half...
Ebola-like African primate viruses ‘poised for spillover’ to humans, study finds
A family of viruses that causes Ebola-like symptoms in African primate populations is “poised for spillover” to humans, a new study shows.Researchers say these...
Extinct sea cow’s underwater engineering legacy lives on today, study finds
In a new study, scientists said that the extinct Steller’s sea cow impacted kelp forests in the North Pacific by browsing at the surface,...
Brewing up an (in)convenient storm of waste
Coffee capsules are now ubiquitous: By 2025, the global market for the product is expected to grow to more than $29 billion.These mostly plastic...
Brazil’s Pantanal is at risk of collapse, scientists say
Though the Pantanal is 93% privately owned, this vast Brazilian tropical wetland remains a stronghold for jaguars and untold other species, and connects animals...
Stolen Quilombola cemeteries in the Amazon, and the probe that revealed...
Palm oil is a ubiquitous ingredient in products ranging from chocolate to cookies to lipstick, but its production in a corner of the Brazilian...
London Underground is polluted with particles that can enter the human...
It is polluted with small particulate matter from heavy metals, including iron oxide, that may damage our health.
The London Underground is key to the functioning of...
Climate action can slow cascading biodiversity extinctions
Scientists mapped species in more than 15,000 food webs using “virtual Earth” models. Future biodiversity loss may be worse than they feared.
The biodiversity commitments...
To cut emissions from cattle ranching, beef up the soil, study...
A pilot project funded by the World Bank in Colombia’s Vichada municipality found that land management techniques paired with the implementation of a tropical...
Where do we need to protect biodiversity?
Leaders and decision-makers are recognizing the urgency of protecting the world’s remaining biodiversity, but investing in conservation requires these actors have access to reliable...
In Vietnam, a forest grown from the ashes of war falls...
Planted in the 1970s as part of Vietnam’s post-war reforestation program, the Dak Doa forest has become both a burgeoning tourist attraction and a...
What are we talking about?
Carbon credits have long been a part of the climate change discourse and so the universe of different types of carbon credits is fairly...
