In Bolivian Amazon, oil blocks encroach deep into protected areas

In Bolivian Amazon, oil blocks encroach deep into protected areas

Investigative journalism alliance ManchadosXelPetróleo has found that oil blocks auctioned off by the Bolivian government overlap with protected areas in the country’s Amazonian region,...
Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64

Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64

Aziil Anwar, a civil servant turned award-winning mangrove restorer, has died from diabetes-related complications.Aziil gained prominence in the 1990s by pioneering a way to...
Sand mining a boon for illegal industry at expense of Bangladesh’s environment

Sand mining a boon for illegal industry at expense of Bangladesh’s...

Demand from Bangladesh’s construction industry for sand has led to a boom in unregulated and illegal mining from rivers, activists say.An estimated 60-70% of...
In Sumatra, rising seas and sinking land spell hard times for fishers

In Sumatra, rising seas and sinking land spell hard times for...

Fishers operating near the port of Belawan on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are reporting declining catches and a hit to their livelihoods from...
Crops could soon be fortified against flooding, scientists say

Crops could soon be fortified against flooding, scientists say

“As we better understand signaling pathways, we can make crops more resilient to flooding.” As the climate become more unpredictable, extreme weather events are on...
In Brazil’s Pantanal, early flames signal a ‘new normal’

In Brazil’s Pantanal, early flames signal a ‘new normal’

Fresh fires are engulfing swaths of the Pantanal, including Pantanal do Rio Negro State Park, a protected reserve with a rich biodiversity of plant...
FSC-certified paper plantation faces farmer backlash in Colombia

FSC-certified paper plantation faces farmer backlash in Colombia

Smurfit Kappa Cartón de Colombia (SKCC), a paper company with multiple plantations certified by the FSC ethical wood label, is facing backlash from Indigenous...
Amazon cloud forests need protection (commentary)

Amazon cloud forests need protection (commentary)

Where the Andes meet the Amazon, you will find one of the earth’s richest and most important biomes but its role has been largely...
As stronger storms hit Bangladesh farmers, banks are climate collateral damage

As stronger storms hit Bangladesh farmers, banks are climate collateral damage

Farmers in coastal areas of Bangladesh are increasingly defaulting on their loans due to climate change-driven storms that are destroying the farms they put...
AFD and eThekwini municipality partner to improve catchment management in Durban

AFD and eThekwini municipality partner to improve catchment management in Durban

Johannesburg, 17 August22: Cities and Climate In Africa (CICLIA), a € 12.4-million project preparation facility co-funded by the European Union, the Swiss State Secretariat...
World Water Week 2022 outcomes to inform UN Conference on Water Action Decade

World Water Week 2022 outcomes to inform UN Conference on Water...

Understanding, valuing and caring for water in all its forms is essential for humankind’s survival, which is why the debates and outcomes from World...
Australian miner threatens lawsuit against PNG for scrapping carbon scheme

Australian miner threatens lawsuit against PNG for scrapping carbon scheme

Australian mining and energy firm Mayur Resources announced in July that it would scrap plans to build a planned coal-fired power plant in Papua...