Global conference to accelerate nature-based solutions: Interview with Self...
This week, more thann 150 conservation and community organizations, experts and policymakers are gathering in Zambia for the Accelerating Nature-based Solutions conference. Billed as the largest land...
View ArticleIndonesian gold mine expanding in ‘wrong direction’ into orangutan habitat
JAKARTA — Activists and scientists have condemned a British conglomerate’s decision to resume gold exploration in Indonesia’s Batang Toru forest, saying it threatens the world’s most endangered great...
View ArticleFarmers accused of drying up the imperiled Great Salt Lake say they can help...
Environmentalists are suing Utah to force water cutbacks to farmers to save the Great Salt Lake. Farmers call the blame unfair and say that would have its own environmental and economic consequences....
View ArticleBird flu infects penguins at famous wildlife haven
Published22 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmos Bird flu has been confirmed in 10 penguins on South...
View ArticleProposed copper mine modifications spark community outcry in Peru
In late December 2023, when communities in the southeastern Peruvian province of Cotabambas received a copy of proposed modifications to the Las Bambas copper mine, they were at first surprised, and...
View ArticleTien Hai reserve saved from development in win for nature in Vietnam
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a decision this month to fully retain Tien Hai Nature Reserve, in a rare example of environmental protection winning over development in the Southeast...
View ArticleProbe finds that the largest wildfire in Texas history was 'ignited by power...
The U.S. faces a dangerous combination of aging utility infrastructure and rising wildfire risk because of global warming. Experts say many utilities aren’t employing solutions to reduce the threat....
View ArticleNew gas power plants to stop blackouts – minister
Published1 hour agocommentsComments Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Justin RowlattClimate editor, BBC News The UK risks blackouts unless it builds new,...
View ArticleBananas to cost more as climate warms, says expert
Published12 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Bananas are set to get more expensive as climate change hits...
View ArticleOld power lines plus climate change mean a growing risk of utilities starting...
Texas investigators say the largest wildfire in state history appears to be caused by a power line. Aging utility infrastructure ups the risk of starting wildfires as the climate heats up. (Image...
View ArticleBrazil risks losing the Pampa grassland to soy farms and sand patches
The Pampa grassland of South America covers just 2% of Brazil’s territory, dwarfed to the north by the immense rainforest, wetland and savanna landscapes of the Amazon, Pantanal and Cerrado. But while...
View ArticleSqueezed-out Amazon smallholders seek new frontiers in Brazil’s Roraima state
CAROEBE, Brazil — Onésio Nascimento has worked the land his whole life, moving from one Brazilian farming frontier to the next. During the coronavirus pandemic, he sold 20 hectares (50 acres) of land...
View ArticleConflict in the canopy as human and climate factors drive liana dominance...
When a tree falls in the forest, lianas hear an opportunity. Figuratively, at least. These long-stemmed woody vines hitch a ride to the canopy by climbing up trees, rather than investing in their own...
View ArticleGundi tool gets conservation hardware and software talking the same language
For years, monitoring water levels in the semiarid Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya was a tedious task. Team members would travel the 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the main office to the nature preserve...
View ArticleWhy language is central to the survival of cultures and communities
Deep cultural connection to land and nature are inherent to the human experience and a birthright, says Jay Griffiths, author of WILD: An Elemental Journey (2006). But what happens when communities...
View ArticleHow sea cucumbers act as little allies for disappearing coral reefs
The words “coral reef” evoke a riot of color and life. But the ecosystem’s disappearing. Now, new evidence points to an ally for the coral reef: a little creature called the sea cucumber. The post How...
View ArticleNew report details rights abuses in Cambodia’s Southern Cardamom REDD+ project
PHNOM PENH — A new report published by Human Rights Watch on Feb. 28 details a litany of alleged abuses in the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project, which covers a vast swath of rainforest across Cardamom...
View ArticleWorld's largest trees are 'thriving in UK'
Published50 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, BBC/Tony Jolliffe By Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis BBC News Science Giant redwoods – the world’s largest...
View ArticleNew ecoregion proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’
There is an “inland archipelago” of mountains stretching across southern Malawi and northern Mozambique — a chain of hard granite inselbergs lifted high above the surrounding landscape as it weathered...
View ArticleTraditional Aboriginal fire practices can help promote plant diversity: Study
For generations, Aboriginal Martu people in the northwestern deserts of Australia managed their ancestral lands and shaped their landscapes using fire. Burning small, frequent and low-intensity fires...
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