Indigenous land rights key to curbing deforestation and restoring lands: Study
Indigenous communities with land rights in Brazil’s Amazon not only curb deforestation, but better restore deforested land in their territories than the privately owned...
On Kaho’olawe, new technology could restore a sacred Hawaiian island
The small Hawaiian island of Kaho‘olawe is a sacred site for Indigenous Hawaiians, who used it for navigational training, religious ceremonies, and fishing.But the...
Greenland’s fast-melting ice sheets pose a global threat
The melting of Greenland’s ice sheets is well under way with a record 532 billion tons lost last year alone.
As the planet warms, sea...
PMI Launches “Our World Is Not an Ashtray” Initiative and Aims...
LAUSANNE,Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE:PM) today launched “Our World Is Not an Ashtray,” a new global initiative to raise awareness and...
The best formula for human health and the planet: mother’s milk
Breastfeeding has great benefits for infants and the practice can also help reduce stresses on the environment.
As if the global pandemic hasn’t given parents...
Indonesia urged to update fisher training program to international standards
Many Indonesian seafarers on domestic and foreign boats lack proper training for safety and fishing operations, which experts say leaves them vulnerable to exploitation...
Deforestation drives decreases in rainfall across the tropics
Tropical forests rely on moisture to survive and remaining areas of forest will be impacted by a drier climate.
Less rainfall and fewer forests across...
Sieged by mining and megaprojects, the Munduruku push for land rights...
In the face of threats from illegal mining and major infrastructure projects, the Munduruku people of the Sawré Muybu Indigenous Territory have for years...
Breaking! Wolf Hunting Finally Banned in Slovakia!
This follows news of an indefinite ban on sturgeon fishing in Romania last week.
11 May 2021 - The wolf will become a fully protected...
Radar returns to remote sensing through free, near-real-time global imagery
The European Space Agency’s launch of the Sentinel-1 satellite has made 20-meter resolution radar imagery of the whole planet freely available.The “all-weather, day-and-night supply...
