Climate funds barely reaching small-scale farmers, report finds
Farmers’ organizations globally are having difficulty accessing climate funds, according to a report published last month. Produced by Netherlands-based think tank Climate Focus on behalf of the...
View ArticleHow are mangrove restoration projects doing?: Interview with Tom Worthington
Where are mangrove restoration projects taking place? How many of them are successful? If they’ve failed, what happened? Finding answers to these questions isn’t easy. But those answers are critical...
View ArticleNorway kills first round of Arctic deep-sea mining permits amid opposition
Norway has cancelled the first licensing round for deep-sea mining in the Arctic after pressure from activists and a small environmentalist political party. Plans to mine Norway’s seabed minerals were...
View ArticleStoring CO2 in rock: Carbon mineralization holds climate promise but needs...
Rocks play a vital yet often unrecognized role in the carbon cycle. Through a natural process that has helped regulate Earth’s temperature for millennia, chemical reactions transform atmospheric...
View ArticleFor a storm-prone Philippine city, flood control is about more than...
A history of devastating tropical cyclones prompted the construction of flood-mitigation infrastructure in the Philippine city of Cagayan de Oro over the past decade. However, experts say the...
View ArticleWildlife and humans face shared health risks from plastic pollution
Humans are surrounded by plastic. So are animals. While numerous studies have shown the wide-ranging health effects in humans linked to plastic, very few have looked at how plastic, especially...
View ArticleResearchers propose a ‘circular economy’ solution to housing affordability...
A global housing affordability crisis is underway, so when the Center for Demographics and Policy at Chapman University in the U.S. released a report this year highlighting the “disastrous” state of...
View ArticleClimate finance must empower grassroots conservation in Africa & beyond...
The climate crisis is global, but its impacts are deeply local. In Africa, communities at the frontlines of climate change are not only among the most vulnerable, but also among the most innovative in...
View ArticleMore than 150 countries failed to agree on a plan to cut plastic pollution
For almost two years, countries have been trying to negotiate a United Nations treaty to rein in plastic pollution. The talks were supposed to end with an agreement, but that didn’t happen. The post...
View ArticleWhy are Canadian moose declining? Interviews with Indigenous communities...
As one of the most iconic creatures in their ecosystems, moose have lumbered their way into the fabric of Canadian culture in Ontario. Recreational hunting, Indigenous well-being and the region’s...
View ArticleYacht maker Sunseeker fined in landmark Myanmar ‘blood timber’ case
Yacht builder Sunseeker International has become the first company fined by a U.K. court for using illegally imported timber from military-controlled Myanmar on some of its vessels. The U.K.-based...
View Article15 illegal narco-trafficking airstrips found near Peru Indigenous communities
The hum of a small plane is heard overhead during a community assembly, but no one looks up. Conversation rises naturally over the sound as the engine’s intense roar fades into the background. The...
View ArticleEastern U.S. floods could persist longer toward the end of the century
A “once-in-a-century” flood washed through much of the eastern and southeastern United States in spring 2019 as the Mississippi River overflowed for 145 days straight, breaking the river’s 1927 record...
View ArticleDRC’s reliance on charcoal threatens forests and fuels armed conflict
KANYARUCHINYA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Amid a circle of spectators, a troupe of performers takes center stage. Songs resound, accompanied by the beat of drums and lively dances. A large banner...
View ArticleTraditional fishers in Peru guard the coast from illegal fishing
It’s 4 a.m., and a group of fishers in the city of Chimbote, 422 kilometers (262 miles) north of Lima, have arrived at the rocks of Campamento Atahualpa and Vesique beaches. This is the area they...
View ArticleSevere drought in Peruvian Amazon isolated more than 130 Indigenous communities
More than 130 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon were left isolated after a severe drought caused rivers used for transport to dry up, leaving families with little food, water or health...
View ArticleCertified ethanol produced in Brazil for global airlines linked to slave labor
As major global airlines embark on decarbonization plans, Brazil, the world’s largest producer of sugarcane ethanol for fuel, could become a key supplier of sustainable aviation fuel. In January,...
View ArticleIn Chile, discovery of shallowest red hydrocoral forest yet surprises scientists
The first thing the researchers noticed from their boat were red spots below the surface of the water during one of their expeditions. This detail led them to carry out a sampling in the Kawésqar...
View ArticleCoral reefs could survive climate change, but in altered state, study says
Coral reefs support fisheries, protect coastal communities, and sustain tourism worldwide. However, rising ocean temperatures and acidification from the climate crisis threaten these ecosystems....
View ArticleWorld’s top court starts hearing historic climate change case
A group of small island nations led by Vanuatu is urging the world’s top court to hold the major greenhouse gas-emitting countries accountable for failing to tackle climate change. The case involves...
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