Big Oil’s capture of IPCC assessment for policymakers ‘shakes our faith’...
Although the IPCC’s technical summaries on climate change are a key resource for assessment and future projections, the group’s recent recommendations for policy makers...
Study paints ‘bleak picture’ for nearly all marine life without emissions...
New research published in Nature Climate Change has found that nearly 90% of assessed marine life would be at high or critical risk by...
Scientists develop AI that can listen to the pulse of a...
Scientists have developed a machine-learning algorithm that can distinguish healthy coral reefs from less healthy ones by the soundscape in the ecosystem.Previous studies had...
Boosting food crops’ capacity for photosynthesis leads to higher yields
The research opens the way for bioengineering plants to improve their yields.
Last year nearly one out of 10 people worldwide went without enough food...
Gharials, most distinctive of crocs, are most in need of protection,...
Slender-snouted gharials are among the most distinctive of the world’s crocodilians, and thus the most in need of conservation action, a new study suggests.The...
Sumatra villagers protest iron mine allegedly operating despite stop order
An iron ore mining company in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has continued operating despite the local government telling it to halt its activities, local villagers...
A 13-year fight against gold mining in Colombian community marches on
The Embera Karambá Indigenous community in Quinchía, Colombia, near Medellin, has been resisting large-scale gold mining activities in their region for 13 years.The Miraflores...
It’s time to center African people in the conservation agenda (commentary)
The African Protected Areas Congress was launched to position African protected and conserved areas within the broader goals of economic development and community well...
Urban farming in Indonesia addresses food needs and climate crisis
Grassroots initiatives in several Indonesian cities have sprung up aimed at achieving food security through urban and family farming.Proponents say this is a great...
Biodiversity underpins all, as California is finding out the hard way
A new episode of “Mongabay Explains” delves into the biodiversity crisis in California, which is known to be one of the most biodiverse states...
A conservation parable with lessons from Nepal
Woolly necked storks, a near-threatened species, tend to be at ease in the presence of farmers in Nepal’s southern plains, a study shows.Experts say...
‘Cursed’ dam project in orangutan habitat claims 16th life in less...
A tunnel collapse at the site of a planned hydroelectric dam in Sumatra has killed a Chinese construction worker, bringing the death toll at...
