Camera traps capture first glimpse of genetically distinct chimps in...
In a win for Nigeria’s only Indigenous grassroots conservation organization, camera traps installed in Ise Conservation Area have captured the first known video of a resident Nigeria-Cameroon...
View ArticleKenyan court orders two community wildlife conservancies shut down
A Kenyan court dealt a blow to the conservation group Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) when a three-judge panel ruled that two of its community conservancy affiliates were set up illegally. The...
View ArticleNative trees, local wildlife thrive under Philippine tribes’ ‘rainforestation’
“Rainforestation” projects led by Indigenous communities in the southern Philippines are reaping benefits for both native trees and local wildlife, reports Mongabay’s Keith Anthony Fabro. On the...
View ArticleAs global genetic diversity declines, conservation efforts offer some hope
Genetic diversity within many species is declining globally, according to a recently published study. “Any threat that reduces the size of a population, or which causes a larger population to become...
View ArticleCourt decision to stop Tren Maya comes too late for ecosystems, critics say
MEXICO CITY — A court in Mexico on Monday halted the construction of two controversial train lines that critics said could damage the environment. But the decision comes so late that the lines are...
View ArticleThe warming Arctic is now a carbon source, report finds
The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic Report Card released by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleAs the gold rush surges in Nicaragua, Indigenous communities pay the price
Gold mining has exploded in Nicaragua over the past few years, bringing in billions of dollars and becoming the country’s top export, surpassing even coffee and beef. International sanctions against...
View ArticleOh, great: Rat populations are surging as cities heat up
Rats are in many ways better adapted to cities than the humans that built them. While urbanites struggle with crowds, sparse parking spaces, and their upstairs neighbors stomping around at 4 a.m., rats...
View ArticleCould the UK actually get colder with global warming?
Simon King and Mark Poynting BBC Weather and Climate teams Getty Images Of all the possible climate futures, there’s a scenario where the United Kingdom and north-west Europe buck the trend of global...
View ArticleSeeking the ‘humanity–wetland’ balance: Interview with Zimbabwean activist...
Each year, thousands of migratory birds such as the colorful African pygmy goose, maccoa duck and African spoonbill stop at the Cleveland Dam wetland in Zimbabwe to breed and rest. The wetland is the...
View ArticleIndonesia mulls Paris Agreement exit, citing fairness and energy transition...
JAKARTA — Indonesia, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, has signaled it might follow in the footsteps of the U.S. and withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. “If the United State...
View ArticleBrazilian soy farms and cattle pastures close in on a land where the grass is...
JALAPÃO, Brazil — The buritis, or moriche palms, are fighting for their lives in the streambed now lined with scorched earth. For two years now, drought has advanced a barrier of dead vegetation...
View ArticleResearchers make the case for shift from economic growth to human well-being...
For more than a century, nations have measured societal gains in terms of economic growth. But a new review published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health in January 2025 questions that convention....
View ArticleAustralia reeling from floods in the north, bushfires in the south
Northeastern Australia, particularly the state of Queensland, has faced record-breaking rainfall of up to 2 meters, or 6.5 feet, since Feb. 1, reportedly leaving at least two people dead. Queensland...
View ArticleAmazonian manatees are gardeners of the forests, research shows (cartoon)
Confirming a previously hypothesised role of the Amazonian manatee as a gardener of the forests, biologist Michelle Guterres’ study adds another cap to the already impressive portfolio of this gentle...
View ArticleStudy highlights effects of habitat fragmentation on Sri Lankan specialist birds
COLOMBO — Forest fragmentation is considered one of the main threats to biodiversity. Many believe this primarily affects small creatures like amphibians and small mammals, while mobile creatures such...
View ArticleResearchers find microplastics for the first time in the Finnish Sámi waters
In Finland’s freezing Arctic, lakes and rivers have nourished the lifeways of Indigenous Skolt Sámi communities for generations as they fished and herded reindeer. But three years of research...
View ArticleAs Africa eyes protected areas expansion of 1 million square miles, concerns...
The global effort to protect 30% of Earth’s land and water by 2030, known as the 30×30 goals, means nations across the world are expanding their protected areas. In Africa, that would mean an...
View ArticleKenya wildfire threatens region of rare wildlife, plant species
NAIROBI ― An environmental disaster is unfolding in Isiolo county, in northeastern Kenya, following a recent wildfire outbreak that devastated large swaths of the region, according to experts who are...
View ArticleBanksy fan badger wins hearts in wildlife photo competition
30 minutes ago Maddie Molloy BBC Climate & Science Ian Wood A badger appearing to admire a Banksy – of a badger – has won the Natural History Museum’s 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
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