Western Kenya’s most important water-capturing forest is disappearing,...
Encompassing some 2,700 square kilometers, Mau Forest is considered the most important water catchment in western Kenya, providing water to millions of people. But recent satellite data reveal that...
View ArticleNepal’s rhino translocations to continue amid concerns over effectiveness
KATHMANDU — Authorities in Nepal say they’ll continue a translocation program to even out the distribution of rhinos in the popular Chitwan National Park, despite protests from tourism operators and...
View ArticleIndia, U.K. deal with storms that are ‘symptom of our changing climate’
India is bracing for intense rainfall over the next few days as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into what will be called Cyclone Fengal by Nov. 29, according to local...
View ArticlePNG climate migrants sail away with native trees to their new home
Residents of the Carteret Islands in Papua New Guinea are on a “green migration,” contributor Thibault Le Pivain reports for Mongabay. The islanders are leaving their homes due to food shortages...
View ArticleMigration opens up new territories in the Brazilian Amazon in the 20th century
There have been three major sources of Brazilian immigrants in the twentieth century: the Northeast, where emigration offers one of the few realistic opportunities to escape poverty; the South, where...
View ArticleWe need an Indigenous conservation state of mind (commentary)
Scientists agree that the biodiversity crisis we face today may be one of the most disruptive events in Earth’s history. The response so far has been for hundreds of billions in government and...
View ArticleKenya blames and evicts Ogiek people for deforestation, but forest loss persists
In a landmark ruling in May 2017, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights affirmed the Indigenous Ogiek’s status as ancestral owners of the Mau Forest in Kenya and ordered the government to...
View ArticleIn Colombia, a simple fencing fix offers a win-win for wildlife and ranchers
In the Orinoco River Basin spanning Venezuela and Colombia, biodiversity and agriculture are at odds. Cattle ranching is one of the leading causes of deforestation in Colombia’s Orinoquía and the...
View ArticleLegal battle against controversial oil pipeline faces another setback
A critical legal case filed by four East African NGOs against a controversial oil pipeline is facing yet another delay, but the NGOs say they remain hopeful. “What we need is for the court to hear the...
View ArticleCan flights really reach net zero by 2050 – and what will it cost holidaymakers?
BBC It is the perfect start to a holiday: your plane ticket is cheap, your cabin baggage is safely stowed, the engines are roaring into life – and the pilot has announced that there’s no need to worry...
View ArticleTeamwork makes the dream work for orcas hunting world’s biggest shark
Orcas, or killer whales, are the apex predator in the ocean when they work together. A new study documents how a pod of orcas is able to hunt and kill the largest fish in the world, the whale shark...
View ArticleSalmon deaths bring new attention to a longstanding problem
A few years ago, scientists cracked a murder mystery — they figured out what’s been killing Coho salmon in urban streams in the Pacific Northwest. The culprit: particles from tires. The post Salmon...
View ArticleDisappointed by this year’s climate talks, Indigenous advocates look to...
Indigenous advocates called the final agreement in Azerbaijan “drastically insufficient.” Now they’re focusing on next year’s global climate summit in Brazil where Indigenous participation is expected...
View ArticleUsing science to fight deforestation: Interview with World Forest ID’s Jade...
Imagine you purchased a swanky new chair. The paperwork claims the piece of furniture was made from legally sourced wood. But how can you be sure? After all, global supply chains are notoriously...
View ArticleAntarctic krill store massive amounts of carbon in the deep ocean,...
In the icy waters surrounding Antarctica, small shrimp-like crustaceans called krill (Euphausia superba) swim in swarms of trillions, forming a biomass larger than the entire human population....
View ArticleO Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, which is more sustainable: real or...
It’s time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season. Are real Christmas trees or their fake counterparts more eco-friendly? (Image credit: Johannes Eisele)The post O Christmas tree,...
View ArticleThe illegal runways exposing the Kakataibo people to drug violence in Peru
The audience erupts into cheers and applause. The emcee has just announced the four finalists of the “Miss Juan Chávez Muquinuy” beauty pageant, who take the stage for their final walk down the...
View ArticleHow German government funds and Tanzanian conservation agencies fuel the...
OLOLOSOKWAN, Tanzania — Just days after rangers from Serengeti National Park confiscated Lankenua Sainguran’s cattle and pushed her family into poverty, the German ambassador to Tanzania ceremonially...
View ArticleIn Bolivia’s flooded savannas, ranching aims to boost grasslands conservation
Towering the grass islands of the Llanos de Moxos, the motacú palm (Attalea phalerata) has been around for thousands of years. It’s common across this flooded ecosystem, a mix of savanna and wetlands...
View ArticleNew research maps microbial life in U.S. rivers
A new study published in Nature unveils the mysterious world of microbial life shaping the rivers that millions of Americans depend on for drinking water. The research spans waterways across the...
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