BP exploited Mexican communities hoping to benefit from carbon credits: report
A report published this month in Bloomberg Green said oil and gas company BP has been buying carbon credits from Mexican villages below market...
Amazonian communities in Peru try to keep oil-rich Block 64 in...
Indigenous Achuar and Wampis communities in Peru’s Amazon are opposing an oil project led by the Peruvian state oil company in Block 64, which...
Under Bolsonaro policy, invaders seize control of 250,000 hectares of Indigenous...
On April 16, 2020, Brazil’s federal agency for Indigenous affairs, Funai, issued a regulation allowing private properties to be registered inside Indigenous lands that...
Myanmar wildlife trade remains opaque, despite focus on border hubs
Myanmar supports some of the last refuges of rare and threatened species, such as tigers, leopards and pangolins, but lax law enforcement and porous...
50,000 wild species are key to sustainability goals
There are 50,000 wild species used for food, energy and more. The IPBES report lays out how indigenous practices can help to secure the...
BEE curious when you go to the Midlands!
South Africa is known for its rich insect diversity, one of which are bees.
According to the ARC (Agricultural Research Council, there are 2 755...
On hazardous mine tailings dams, ‘safety first’ should be the rule...
A mine tailings dam in Madagascar has failed at least twice this year, sending hazardous wastewater into a lagoon relied on by locals for...
Scientists strive to restore world’s embattled kelp forests
Kelp forests grow along more than one-quarter of the world’s coastlines, and are among the planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems. But these critical habitats are...
Tree plantations in Patagonia are the site of wildfires and land...
For decades, Argentina has subsidized the clearing of native forest and planting exotic species, primarily pines, on land often claimed by Indigenous peoples.A recent...
Fish-farming practices come under scrutiny amid surge in aquaculture
A recent investigative report claims to reveal for the first time the poor conditions, including mistreatment of fish, in some Indonesian fish farms.While...
As dry season starts in Indonesia, risk of fires — and...
There’s a degree of risk that Southeast Asia may see the return of transboundary haze this year from forest fires in Indonesia, according to...
Rubber used by leading European tire makers linked to forest loss...
A new report investigates deforestation and land rights abuse allegations in central and western Africa by companies that supply top European tire makers like...
