In final days before Bolsonaro’s defeat, deforestation boomed in Brazil
According to data published today by Brazil’s national space research agency INPE, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon amounted to 904 square kilometers in October,...
Air pollution can cause cardiac arrests and harm even unborn children
Chronic air pollution is more than just a nuisance. It is an acute health hazard.
Chronic air pollution is more than just a nuisance. It...
Should more wildlife trade be legal and regulated? It’s complicated, say...
As the global international trade treaty approaches its half century anniversary, some scientists say it needs an overhaul to make its structures fit for...
For the COP-27 Climate Summit: A New Story on Africa &...
Are we telling the full and fair story about Africa and the climate crisis? This blog presents the problem with current narratives and explores...
Mycorrhizal fungi, nature’s ‘wood wide web,’ get a $3m conservation boost
Mycorrhizal fungi connect the roots of plants to the surrounding soil and facilitate the exchange of water and nutrients for sugars from the sun,...
Will high-tech foods save nature?
Soaring industrial livestock production is dramatically increasing greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and biodiversity loss. Current meat production methods are unsustainable and fast pushing the...
Protecting the peatlands and woodlands in Angola’s ‘source of life’
As negotiations over slowing climate change unfold at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, a group of scientists and conservationists is pushing for recognition...
Dams can help boost food security, scientists say
Hydroelectric dams have been widely panned by environmentalists for damaging the health of rivers and their ecosystems. Yet many dams are being unfairly maligned...
Green Corridors Launches Green Concrete Pavers to Instal in Schools in...
The Green Corridors’ KwaMashu Materials Beneficiation Centre has launched its Green Concrete Pavers along with a Crowd-Funding Campaign to install the pavers in KwaMashu...
No requiem for sharks just yet as nations push to protect...
Nations party to CITES, the global convention on the trade in endangered species, are supporting three proposals to list dozens of sharks and rays...
Renishaw Hills connects with rhino conservationist for compelling talk
The residents of Renishaw Hills on the mid-South Coast reflect the conservation-minded ethos of this mature lifestyle estate. This was evidenced by the warm...
Bolivian protected areas hit hard by forest fires
Nearly 9,000 square kilometers (3,475 square miles) had been burned across Bolivia by mid-September, according to government figures.Tucabaca Valley Municipal Wildlife and Otuquis National...
