Indigenous Filipinos fight to protect biodiverse mountains from mining
NARRA, Philippines — At the foothills of the Victoria-Anepahan Mountains in the Philippines’ Palawan province, the Indigenous Tagbanua have lived with the rhythms of nature for generations. They rely...
View ArticleThe Colorado River rarely reaches the sea. Here's why
More than half of the Colorado River’s water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms. (Image credit:...
View ArticleThe Colorado River rarely reaches the sea. Here's why
More than half of the Colorado River’s water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms. (Image credit:...
View ArticleThis year’s ranking of EV carmakers from most to least ‘clean’: Report
Ford and Mercedes-Benz lead the automotive world in working to clean up their supply chains, according to a new report with rankings endorsed by a labor and environmental civil society coalition. But...
View ArticleBiden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
Among the changes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened. The post Biden administration...
View ArticleMammals battle for life in new Attenborough series
Published35 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, BBC Studios/Kensho Goto By Esme StallardClimate and science reporter Arctic foxes are turning to cannibalism as...
View ArticleNepal mulls policy shift to allow hotels back into tiger strongholds
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Ministry of Forest and Environment is preparing fresh regulations to allow hotels to return to national parks such as Chitwan, a decade after they were shut down based on...
View ArticleCambodian official acquitted in trial that exposed monkey-laundering scheme
PHNOM PENH — On March 22, a jury in Miami, Florida, found Cambodian forestry official Kry Masphal not guilty of conspiracy and smuggling in relation to allegations that he was involved in exporting...
View ArticleOnce lost to science, these “uncharismatic” animals are having their moment
Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or pushed to extinction. But some of these species sit in limbo — not definitively extinct yet missing from the scientific record....
View ArticleExpediting environmental policy: Interview with Bangladesh minister Saber...
Saber Hossain Chowdhury was appointed Bangladesh’s new minister of environment, forest and climate change on Jan. 11, 2024. Part of the new government that will hold office for the next five years,...
View ArticleBad news, chocolate lovers: Cocoa prices have risen faster than bitcoin
It’s been a wild historic ride: The price of cocoa topped the all-time record before Valentine’s Day and has almost doubled since then, in time for Easter. The culprit is the weather. (Image credit:...
View ArticleCable car proposal is Nepal’s latest plan to commercialize national parks
This is the second story in a three-part miniseries on Nepal’s development plans around protected areas. Read Part One; Part Three will be published later today. KATHMANDU — Nepal’s Ministry of Forest...
View ArticleAdventure tours with tigers? Nepal’s proposed policy changes raise alarm
This is the second story in a three-part miniseries on Nepal’s development plans around protected areas. Read Part One and Part Two. KATHMANDU — Nepal’s government has proposed zoning of protected...
View ArticleDNA analysis of rare Philippine fruit dove sheds new light on a 70-year mystery
The Negros fruit dove was described from a single specimen collected in the Philippines in 1953 — then never seen again by scientists. Now, thanks to advances in DNA sequencing, researchers and...
View ArticleFarmers encircle EU headquarters in tractors to protest agricultural policies
European farmers have staged several protests against agricultural policies recently, the most recent one in Brussels featuring fireworks and liquid manure. The post Farmers encircle EU headquarters in...
View ArticleFarmers encircle EU headquarters in tractors to protest agricultural policies
European farmers have staged several protests against agricultural policies recently, the most recent one in Brussels featuring fireworks and liquid manure. The post Farmers encircle EU headquarters in...
View ArticleSeagulls 'charismatic' not 'criminal', say scientists
Published19 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Tony Jolliffe/BBC By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent Seagulls are being forced into our towns by the loss of...
View ArticleThe weird and wonderful sensations of viewing a total solar eclipse
‘You will see a sun you’ve never seen before,’ says science writer David Baron. He urges people to head to the ‘path of totality’ to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 for an experience of a...
View ArticleLead in the drinking water is still a problem in the U.S. — especially in...
The Windy City has the most lead pipes of any U.S. city. A study estimates that more than two-thirds of children there are exposed to lead in their home tap water. (Image credit: Seth Wenig) The post...
View ArticleConservative Oregon county attempts criminal prosecution of federal employee
A US Forest Service burn boss was due before a Grant County, Oregon court Monday on charges stemming from a controlled burn that spread onto private land in the Fall of 2022. (Image credit: Justin...
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