As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer
LANGKAT, Indonesia — Syafi’i has spent three decades picking up the crabs scurrying along the coast here in Langkat district on Sumatra Island’s northeastern coast, a reliable trade that provided...
View ArticlePlastic pollution pushing Earth past all nine planetary boundaries: Report
“Plastics pollution exacerbates the impacts of all [nine] planetary boundaries,” warns a report published this month in the journal One Earth in the run-up to what could be the final United Nations...
View ArticleThousands of chemicals from food packaging found in humans, a major study...
At the end of a long day, you might sit down with friends or family to eat a bowl of hot noodle soup. A savory scent fills the air as you bring the broth to your lips. Whether that meal is homemade...
View ArticleSix activists arrested in Cambodia while investigating illegal logging
STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — Six environmental activists in Cambodia have been released without charge after being arrested and held for nearly three days by Cambodian military. The activists, including...
View ArticleCOP29 ends in $300 billion deal, widespread dismay — and eyes toward COP30
BAKU, Azerbaijan — As the gavel came down on the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (COP29), shortly after 2 a.m. local time, a mixed reaction...
View Article‘Momentous’ sustainable fishing rules adopted for Atlantic Ocean swordfish
In the late 1990s, swordfish had been so overfished in the North Atlantic Ocean that its population faced the possibility of collapse. The dire situation sparked boycotts and conservation campaigns in...
View ArticleLogging persists in Cameroon’s wildlife-rich Ebo Forest despite warnings
In the heart of southwestern Cameroon, Ebo Forest is under immense threat from logging. This pristine and vibrant biodiverse ecosystem spanning 200,000 hectares (490,000 acres) is considered a...
View ArticleIllegal gold mining drives deforestation in DRC reserve home to ‘African...
>Illegal mining inside the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread, satellite data show, driving environmental devastation. Deforestation...
View ArticleBrazil beef industry still struggling with deforestation from indirect...
Surveys of the Brazilian cattle ranching industry have found that there is still a serious lack of transparency throughout the beef supply chain, including from slaughterhouses and retailers. This...
View ArticleHow nature protection and inspiring art are key to planetary health &...
Dr. Neil Vora is no stranger to dangerous diseases, as a former epidemic intelligence service officer with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vora has deployed to nations like...
View ArticleDesalination plants proposed for Texas Gulf Coast spur broad opposition
Corpus Christi is a city of 316,000 residents on Texas’s Coastal Bend, a rich marine area along the Gulf of Mexico. Located close to multiple water hungry industries, this city located in a...
View ArticleReserve in Brazilian Amazon struggles as ‘aggressive’ deforestation spreads
When created in 2006, the Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area in the Brazilian Amazon was supposed to preserve the region’s rich biodiversity and nearby protected areas. Instead, the...
View ArticleNew transmission lines cut a Cambodian rainforest sanctuary in half
STUNG TRENG, Cambodia — In early October, work began on power lines that will run about 300 kilometers, or 190 miles, and that conservationists have labeled “a death sentence” to Cambodia’s Prey Lang...
View ArticleCamera traps, drones meant for wildlife can ‘spy’ on women: Study
Technologies like camera traps and drones have made monitoring wildlife in forests easier than ever. However, a new study has found that in a protected area in northern India, these devices also end...
View ArticleStudy finds rare wolf feeding on nectar and spreading pollen
What’s new: One of the world’s rarest carnivores, the Ethiopian wolf, enjoys snacking on flower nectar, a new study has found. This wolf is, in fact, the first large carnivore documented feeding on...
View ArticleEnvironmental journalism as the link between local and global (commentary)
December 2009, Copenhagen, three in the morning. Tired of waiting for any official announcement from the COP15 presidency, a journalist friend and I decided to sleep right there in the convention...
View ArticleResearchers find high levels of mercury in Amazon’s Madeira River water & fish
HUMAITÁ, Brazil — When we arrive at the first site in the Madeira River, researchers from Amazonas State University (UEA) and Harvard position themselves at the stern and bow of the voadeira, an...
View ArticleMexico could redirect military budget for reforestation as environmental...
MEXICO CITY — Officials in Mexico said they’re considering allocating 1% of the military budget for a countrywide tree planting program, with the aim of restoring forests and combatting climate...
View Article‘Tragic’ mass fish die-off devastates Amazon River channel amid historic drought
A mass fish die-off in Brazil’s Amazon River region has killed an estimated 20-30 metric tons of fish and other aquatic animals, following one of the worst droughts in Amazonian history. On the night...
View ArticleHow a holistic approach aims to heal mangroves in Guinea-Bissau
Mangrove forests still line most of Guinea-Bissau’s fringing shoreline along West Africa’s Atlantic coast, a protective green halo along the many bays and estuaries. Uniquely evolved for the interface...
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