Bolsonaro trails in polls, but his base in Congress looks likely...
With Brazil’s presidential election scheduled for Oct. 2, environmental activists have expressed hope that a turning point in favor of nature could be just...
‘Mind-blowing’ marine heat waves put Mediterranean ecosystems at grave risk
A recent study reveals the widespread effects of climate change-driven marine heat waves on the ecological communities of the Mediterranean Sea.Rises in sea surface...
Indigenous Brazilians demand justice as 4 killed in escalating violence
Two Indigenous Guajajara men were killed on Sept. 3 in Brazil’s Maranhão state and a 14-year-old Guajajara boy shot and hospitalized, Indigenous leaders and...
As poachers poison wildlife, Zimbabwe finds an antidote in tougher laws
Poisons like cyanide can be a deadly weapon for poachers, allowing them to kill dozens of animals without needing access to firearms or the...
U.S. looks at how to convert coal power plants to nuclear
The U.S. Department of Energy says coal-to-nuclear (C2N) conversion at existing or retired coal plants would reduce emissions and boost jobs.
Existing coal plants in...
Climate Story Lab ZA offers Southern African creatives an opportunity to...
Calling creatives to act on the most pressing emergency facing humanity - the climate crisis. Climate Story Lab ZA invites Southern African creatives to...
JoJo reports 50% increase in sales of pumps and filters
With South Africans facing increasing uncertainty with the supply of basic services such as water and power, JoJo, the country’s leading domestic water solutions...
Education can change local perception of bats, help conserve species, study...
Researchers in North Sumatra found that local farmers’ awareness of bats’ role in pollinating durian crops was low.Some bat species are in decline in...
As a Cameroon palm oil firm gets RSPO certified, it’s also...
A verification assessment launched by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has acknowledged breaches around the plantations of Cameroonian palm oil producer Socapalm.Despite...
Tiny new tree frog species found in rewilded Costa Rican nature...
On a private nature reserve in Costa Rica, Donald Varela-Soto searched for the source of a shrill frog call for six months. What he...
Amazon deforestation in Brazil booms in August
Rainforest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon jumped 11% in August with deforestation reaching 1,661 square kilometers (641 square miles) — an area more than...
Industrial mining is wreaking havoc with tropical forests
There is a broad range of environmental damage caused by mining operations on top of deforestation.
Deforestation in tropical nations has deprived vast territories of...
