Venezuelan Amazon deforestation expands due to lawlessness, mining, fires: Reports
Multiple recent reports show that deforestation has greatly increased in Venezuela’s Amazonian states of Bolívar and Amazonas, largely due to illegal mining, expanded agriculture...
Novel research method reveals small-scale gold mining’s impact on Peruvian Amazon
According to research...
Tigers cross borders but struggle to move safely within Nepal, study...
Tigers in Nepal are increasingly isolated in protected areas and facing difficulties moving within the country due to human activities and habitat fragmentation.Domestic corridors...
Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows
Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as...
The journey towards a cleaner planet
– Young South Africans give insight into their recycling habits
Around the globe, consumers are becoming more aware of the importance of recycling and embracing...
Genetically engineered trees stoke climate hope — and environmental fears
U.S. climate technology startup Living Carbon has been developing genetically engineered poplar trees that it says can absorb more carbon and better resist...
Fish return to Southern Brazil after trawling ban
Small- and large-scale fishers report an increase in the volume and variety of fish species in the Patos Lagoon and the coast of Rio...
Q&A with Indigenous artist Daiara Tukano
In an interview with Mongabay, artist, educator and political activist Daiara Tukano talks about the pathways by which art inspires critical thinking for the...
How we can learn to measure the planet’s health
Planetary health encourages us to find deeper meaning in our relationship with the earth.
As climate change accelerates, so does our understanding of how to...
