In the Amazon, what happens to undesignated public lands?
Undesignated public land One of the objectives of the ZEE process was to assist the nations of the Pan Amazon to allocate their public lands among different constituencies and stakeholder groups. The...
View ArticleMystery sea creature discovered in UK waters
Published47 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Ross Bullimore By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent A new species of sea slug has been discovered in UK...
View ArticleAs lightning strike fatalities increase, Bangladesh still has no reliable...
Over several decades, Bangladesh has seen an increase in the frequency of lightnings and, consequently, an increase in fatalities resulting from lightning strikes. Researchers have linked the increased...
View ArticleParts of UK may have had wettest February on record
Published1 hour ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Kate Stephens & Ben RichBBC Climate & Science and BBC Weather Parts of the UK including East...
View ArticleNight light, habitat loss & pesticides threaten Brazil’s bioluminescent insects
“Be honest with me: Now you want to study fireflies too, right?” said Luiz Felipe Silveira, a professor at Western Carolina University and one of the world’s leading experts in — of course — fireflies....
View ArticlePNG communities resist seabed mining: Interview with activist Jonathan Mesulam
KONO, Papua New Guinea — News of apparent renewed interest in deep-sea mining came as a shock to Jonathan Mesulam in late 2022. Looking out over the Bismarck Sea that separates his native island of New...
View ArticleMajor meatpacker JBS misled the public about sustainability efforts, NY...
A new lawsuit in New York claims that one of the world’s largest beef producers has been misleading the public about its efforts to curb deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. New York Attorney...
View ArticleThe comeback story of a little butterfly thought to be gone from Florida
A small butterfly that is native to Florida is making a remarkable comeback after being thought to be gone from the region. The post The comeback story of a little butterfly thought to be gone from...
View ArticleScientists have new details on an Antarctic glacier crucial to future sea...
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with glaciologist Ted Scambos about the conclusion of a multi-year study of Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, the “plug” holding back a formidable amount of ice. The post...
View ArticleFirefighters struggle to control record-breaking wildfire in Texas Panhandle
The state’s largest wildfire on record is burning across large swaths of the Texas Panhandle. The fire has prompted evacuations and has already devastated scores of ranches, farms and small towns. The...
View ArticleKiller whale vs shark: solo orca eats great white
Published18 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Christiaan Stopforth/Drone Fanatics By Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News A solitary killer whale, or...
View ArticleGetting off fossil fuels is hard, but this city is doing it — building by...
Ithaca, New York wants to eliminate greenhouse gasses by 2030 – 20 years faster than the rest of the country. But even in this liberal city meeting climate targets is harder than expected. (Image...
View ArticleBlack conservationist aims to welcome more people of color to environmental...
Fred Tutman has protected the Patuxent River in Maryland for decades. As a Black man in a field dominated by white conservationists, it’s been his mission to welcome in more people of color. The post...
View ArticleA feathered cape bridges past and present for Brazil’s Indigenous Tupinambá
A central figure in many Indigenous systems is that of the Enchanted Ones, ancestral entities thought to connect the earthly world and the spiritual world. Some of these contacts are said to occur...
View ArticleIndonesians uprooted by mining industry call for a fairer future amid...
SIDOARJO, Indonesia — On the eve of Indonesia’s presidential election on Feb. 14, a group of people from across the country gathered at an impromptu art exhibition by the side of a main road in...
View ArticleBee-harming pesticide use 'makes a mockery' of ban
Published41 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Malcolm PriorBBC News rural affairs producer Sugar beet farmers have the green light to use a...
View ArticleMale dominance isn’t the default in primate societies, new study shows
It’s a man’s world when it comes to ape societies — at least, that’s been the prevailing assumption for years. But some recent research is shaking up how we think about this group of primates to which...
View ArticleTo save topsoil & reduce pollution, Bangladesh moves toward alternative bricks
With rising demand for infrastructure development in Bangladesh, both private and public, the demand for bricks has increased over the decades. To meet the demand, production has also risen. The entire...
View ArticleCulture and conservation thrive as Great Lakes tribes bring back native wild...
In the late summer of 2023, thick stands of wild rice stood tall and shimmered gold in some of Lac du Flambeau’s lakes. The plant has been virtually absent in these lakes for decades, so for Joe...
View ArticleScientists and doctors raise global alarm over hormone-disrupting chemicals
A new report makes the strong case that a class of industrial chemicals called endocrine disruptors are behind many diseases on the rise globally. The report calls for stronger global regulations...
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