EU parliament calls for end to Rwanda mineral pact over DRC conflict links
On Feb. 13, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to suspend a cooperation agreement with Rwanda on a trio of minerals critical to the clean energy transition, citing their links to the ongoing...
View ArticleTo benefit biodiversity & climate, restoring lost forests works best: Study
Tree-planting has become a go-to tool for taking carbon out of the atmosphere and repairing deforested habitats. And indeed, reforestation — planting trees or fostering tree regrowth in historically...
View ArticleMan’s brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud
3 hours ago ShareSave Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter ShareSave Guido Giordano Nearly 2,000 years after a young man died in the Vesuvius volcanic eruption, scientists have discovered...
View ArticlePollinator decline & climate change threaten chocolate production
The global chocolate industry is worth roughly $100 billion per year and provides income for upwards of 6 million smallholder farmers in the tropics. It’s a vital industry for much of the world, but a...
View ArticleStudy unearths sophisticated year-round corn-growing system in ancient...
Between 600 and 1,500 years ago, Indigenous people of the seasonally flooded savannas in the Bolivian Amazon created an advanced farming system that allowed them to grow corn throughout the year,...
View ArticleMountain bongo antelope fly from Florida to Kenya to help save a species
Mountain bongos, one of the largest and rarest species of antelope in the world, are endemic to Kenya. However, so few of the animals remain in their native habitat that the Kenyan government has...
View ArticleTo ease the energy crisis, we’re going to need better batteries
Batteries are everywhere. They’re in our phones, our remote controls, smart-watches, electric cars and so much more. They could also be the solution to a problem that renewable energy companies have...
View ArticleIndia’s fisherwomen getting left behind by blue economy policies
Women make up nearly half of India’s marine fisheries workforce, yet policies to strengthen the country’s blue economy are leaving women behind, reports contributor Priyamvada Kowshik for Mongabay...
View ArticleAdjusting to temperature and providing water can help save Kenya farmers’...
NAIROBI ― Temperature can increase bee colony loss in dry, hot and wet seasons, but a study has found that beekeepers practicing water provision to the bees experience up to 10% less decrease. The...
View ArticleWild beaver release approved for England
16 hours ago ShareSave Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Reporting fromRIver Otter, Devon ShareSave Beavers will be released into the wild in England after the government approved their...
View ArticleFunerary practices in Fiji protect marine areas while honoring the deceased
On the fifth day after the burial of their chief, Seru Moce, 66, and other clan members gathered for a meeting to decide what portion of the sea to protect in memory of their deceased leader. For...
View ArticleLand rights bill in Suriname sparks outrage in Indigenous communities
Officials in Suriname are considering legislation that would finally establish territorial rights for Indigenous and Tribal communities. But not everyone is happy with the language of the bill, and...
View ArticleNew Zealand blocks tighter trawling rules at South Pacific fisheries meeting
Aotearoa New Zealand spent years spearheading the introduction of a new set of rules governing bottom trawling in the South Pacific Ocean, which more than a dozen countries adopted by consensus in...
View ArticleIn Australia’s little-known rainforests, tradition and science collaborate...
The Kimberley, the northernmost region of Australia’s largest jurisdiction, Western Australia, is remote and difficult to access due to its rugged terrain. With a permanent population of just 40,000...
View ArticleLand distribution in the Pan Amazon is tainted by corruption
The distribution of public land has, at one time or another, been official government policy in almost every Amazonian jurisdiction. Some epochs and jurisdictions favoured small holdings over large...
View ArticleLake Chad isn’t shrinking — but climate change is causing other problems
The communities around Lake Chad have always lived by its water rhythms. Now, as climate change impacts intensify, they must find new ways to adapt. The Lake Chad Basin lies in the Sahel, on the...
View Article‘They don’t belong in the Med’: Future of homeless orcas still uncertain
9 hours ago ShareSave George Sandeman and Giulia Imbert BBC News ShareSave AFP The uncertain future of two killer whales is no closer to being resolved despite the closure of their marine zoo home two...
View ArticleIndian wildlife biologist Ajith Kumar dies at 72
Dr. Ajith Kumar, a leading Indian wildlife biologist and educator, passed away on March 1, 2025, in Pachmarhi, Satpura Tiger Reserve while accompanying students on a field trip. He was 72. Kumar was a...
View ArticleWorld Wildlife Day 2025: What I learned speaking spider monkey
I’ve learned to speak some spider monkey over the years. As a conservationist working out of the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, I’ve spent years of my life in the jungle. I sleep outdoors more nights...
View ArticleFrom Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map
In 2019, scientists set out to map the extent of seagrass in Seychelles, an island nation off the eastern coast of Africa. There, they hit upon a startling number: More than 90% of the country’s “blue...
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