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Mega oil and gas auction in the Brazilian Amazon may threaten Indigenous lands

Mega oil and gas auction in the Brazilian Amazon may threaten...

One day after the COP28 climate summit closed in Dubai, where Brazil’s president reinforced the need to slash greenhouse gas emissions, the country’s National...
Indonesia permit payoff raises alarm about palm oil industry corruption

Indonesia permit payoff raises alarm about palm oil industry corruption

The ongoing trial of an Indonesian official accused of taking bribes from palm oil companies to expedite their permits has prompted calls for greater...

Crop losses to insects will accelerate as the globe warms: study

Insects already eat...
Tangled in marine debris, skate egg cases dry up and die on Peruvian beaches

Tangled in marine debris, skate egg cases dry up and die...

A new study has found that shorttail fanskate populations may be being affected by plastic pollution.The skates mistake abandoned fishing nets and other debris...
New AI model gives bird’s-eye view of avian distribution at vast scale

New AI model gives bird’s-eye view of avian distribution at vast...

An artificial intelligence model is helping researchers use bird-sighting data to estimate their presence at a given time and location.Developed by researchers at Cornell...
How do you study one of the world’s rarest whales?

How do you study one of the world’s rarest whales?

Researcher Dana Wright is one of a handful of scientists studying one of the world’s rarest creatures, the North Pacific right whale.With about 500...
The hansfactor describes the green innovators heart and passionate mindset of each Hansgrohe team member

Embracing the green revolution – hansgrohe is dedicated to environmental change

All over the world, governments, environmentalists and social activists are making an urgent appeal to organisations and the public at large to embrace environmental...

After devastating floods in 2013, an Indian state ignores the lessons

The government continues to push for dams Despite several expert committees questioning the role of a large number of dams spread across Uttarakhand,...
Will clean-energy minerals provoke a shift in how mining is done in Africa?

Will clean-energy minerals provoke a shift in how mining is done...

Meeting the Paris climate goals to curb global warming could quadruple demand for metals like lithium, cobalt and nickel by 2040, according to the...
National corridor project aims to save Chile’s endangered huemul deer

National corridor project aims to save Chile’s endangered huemul deer

Endemic to Chile and Argentina, the huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss, poaching, diseases and climate change.With only...