Sumatra community faces up to ‘plasma’ disappointment after palm oil policy...
PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Almost two years after a joint Mongabay investigation revealed systemic failure by Indonesia’s plantation industry to share gains with community farmers, countless small farmers...
View ArticleA new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here's why that's a big...
A satellite with a climate solutions mission blasted off on a SpaceX rocket Monday. It’s on a mission to detect planet-heating methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. The post A new satellite...
View Article‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef
The southern section of the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing extensive coral bleaching, according to researchers who recently surveyed the region. The discovery has raised fears that this fragile coral...
View ArticleForest and climate scientists fear Biden delay on mature forest protection
Two hundred leading U.S. forest ecologists and climate scientists are calling on the Biden Administration to do much more, and much sooner, to protect old-growth and mature forests on federal lands to...
View ArticleBreadfruit’s low carbon storage could be offset by fast growth, study finds
On a hotter and hungrier planet, breadfruit is becoming a popular tree. It offers nutrient- and fiber-dense fruits that can feed a family and provide farming income, and with its long lifespan, it’s...
View ArticleSurprise discovery of wind farm project in Philippine reserve prompts alarm
Conservationists have expressed alarm over the surprise discovery that a Singapore-based company has started construction of a wind farm inside the Philippines’ Masungi Georeserve. The Masungi Karst...
View ArticleDinosaur-age 'nightmarish' sea lizard fossil found
Published52 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Andrey Atuchin/University of Bath/PA Wire By Sofia Ferreira SantosBBC News Scientists say they have discovered...
View ArticleFears of marine disaster loom after fertilizer-laden ship sinks in Red Sea
A vessel carrying thousands of tons of fertilizer has sunk in the Red Sea, raising fears of an environmental disaster in a part of the ocean known to harbor some of the world’s most heat-resistant...
View ArticleGlobal protected area policies sparks conflicts with Mexico Indigenous groups
Conflicts between communities and government plans to protect vast swaths of land in line with international conservation policies, such as the “30 by 30” goal of preserving 30% of the world’s land and...
View ArticleStalemate: WTO talks again fail to end overfishing subsidies
Ambitions to finalize a two-part treaty to equitably stop governments from funding overfishing were dashed again at the World Trade Organization’s 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, which ended...
View ArticleWhat is most convenient in land distribution?
The creation of protected areas and Indigenous reserves offers the best hope for conserving the biodiversity of the Amazon; however, the management of the human modified landscapes will determine...
View ArticleField stations deliver high return on investment for conservation, study finds
The term “field station” has an air of mystery, conjuring images of some tropical or icy outpost where scientists go to “do science.” And while it’s true that scientific research is the backbone of...
View ArticlePollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows
Scientists say that nitrogen pollution from agriculture and human waste could dramatically worsen clean water scarcity by 2050, according to a groundbreaking study recently published in the journal...
View ArticleRare sighting of gray whale off New England coast
Published56 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, New England Aquarium By Nadine YousifBBC News A gray whale was spotted off the coast of New England last week,...
View ArticleStudy on Brazilian heat wave deaths shows gender & racial disparities
“The heat at night was too much; we couldn’t sleep,” says Evanice Auxiliadora da Silva, a resident of Cuiabá, the capital of the state of Mato Grosso in west-central Brazil, as she recalls the numerous...
View ArticleWhy fat Labradors can blame their genes
Published8 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent A genetic mutation makes some Labradors and flat-coated...
View ArticleCorporate America has new climate rules to follow, but will they cut global...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change. Industry is expected to sue to stop the rules....
View ArticleSEC will require companies to disclose emissions, with one glaring gap
After two years of drafting, public comments, and delays, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, finally approved its highly-anticipated climate disclosure rules on Wednesday, laying out...
View ArticleThe world's largest robots are setting sail
Published19 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, BBC/Kevin Church By Jonathan Amos, Rebecca Morelle and Alison FrancisBBC Science News It sounds like science...
View ArticleImpunity for Cambodia’s exotic pet owners as trade outpaces legislation
PURSAT, Cambodia — On the outskirts of the western Cambodian city of Pursat, some 180 kilometers, or 110 miles, north of Phnom Penh, tourists and travelers stream out of minivans parked in the...
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