Tap African knowledge and culture for Congo Basin forest conservation (commentary)
The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second largest rainforest, but it is under increasing strain from development, logging, mining, and other pressures.One...
Fish fights erupt after mass coral bleaching, study finds
An international team of researchers studied the behavioral changes among butterflyfish on a series of reefs in the Indo-Pacific before and after the 2016...
Wind farms can harm the ecosystems of Europe’s blanket bogs
Evidence supports negative impacts of wind farm developments on this critical habitat, scientists say.
Blanket bogs are a rare type of peatland usually lying in...
Resource management is key to Eastern Cape survival
“The inevitable advent of Day Zero, combined with renewed load shedding, COVID-19 impacts and political and policy uncertainty, will no doubt impact upon regional...
As lightning strike fatalities increase, Bangladesh still has no reliable preventive...
Between 2011 and 2020, lightning strikes claimed the lives of 2,164 people, or nearly four people every week, in Bangladesh, according to the country’s...
New Caledonia expands strictly protected coverage of its swath of the...
New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific, recently announced that it would highly protect 10% of its economic exclusive zone (EEZ).These...
The future of forest carbon credits and voluntary markets
Observers predicted that 2023 would be a “make-or-break” year for voluntary carbon markets and “an inflection point” for their role in addressing climate change...
Nepal’s rhinos are eating plastic waste, study finds
A study found plastic waste in the dung of one-horned rhinos in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, which could harm their health and survival.The plastic...
Post-pandemic recovery plans fail to address biodiversity loss
“Only a small number of countries are addressing the biodiversity crisis in the serious manner it deserves.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has given nature a bit...
Can agroforestry chocolate help save the world’s most endangered rainforest?
Ecuador’s Jama-Coaque Reserve, home to a vibrant cloud forest ecosystem, is part of what may be world’s most endangered tropical forest, of which only...
Maps of sharks’ journeys show marine protected areas alone won’t save...
A team of scientists has monitored the movement of 47 silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) tagged with satellite trackers in the Galápagos Marine Reserve off...
