Parched and shrinking – vital Moroccan dam dries up
Published52 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, AFP By Sophie AbdullaBBC News Morocco’s second-largest reservoir that serves some of its major cities and has been...
View ArticleRussian region hit by record flooding
In the Russian region of Orenburg, thousands of people have been evacuated as water levels surge to over nine metres. The region has been affected by worse-than-usual seasonal flooding because of...
View ArticleEPA puts limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
PFAS chemicals have been used for decades to waterproof and stain-proof consumer products and are linked to health problems. (Image credit: Rogelio V. Solis) The post EPA puts limits on 'forever...
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Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon. EPA limits the amount of PFAS in drinking water. President Biden will welcome Japan’s prime minister to the White House. The...
View ArticleTapirs in Brazil’s Cerrado inspire research on human health & pesticides
It was in 2015 when researchers were attempting to capture tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Brazilian Cerrado to install monitoring collars so they could study the species. While trying to complete...
View ArticleBrazil’s cattle industry could suffer major losses without climate policies,...
The cattle ranching industry in Brazil is one of the largest in the world, but it could see huge financial losses if it doesn’t adapt to climate change and increasingly rigorous deforestation policies...
View ArticleHaunting song pays tribute to Toughie, the frog whose extinction went unnoticed
When the last Rabbs’ fringe-limbed treefrog (Ecnomiohyla rabborum) died in 2016 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, its extinction garnered little media attention. Environmental journalist Jeremy Hance, a...
View ArticleA short walk through Amazon time: Interview with archaeologist Anna Roosevelt
A professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois Chicago, Anna Roosevelt has been dubbed the “matriarch” of archaeology in the Amazon River Basin. In a career spanning some 40 years, she has...
View ArticleForests in Vietnam’s Central Highlands at risk as development projects take...
LÂM ĐỒNG, Vietnam — In 1991, Trần Văn Ry migrated from his home in northern Vietnam to Lâm Đồng in the country’s Central Highlands. Along with hundreds of other migrants, he took part in a government...
View ArticleHere are the White House's plans to limit PFAS in water systems
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Ali Zaidi, President Biden’s national climate advisor, about the first ever national standards on the amount of PFAS in drinking water. The post Here are the White House's...
View ArticleFire victims sue U.S. Forest Service 2 years after huge New Mexico fire
Two years after the U.S. Forest Service accidentally ignited the biggest fire in New Mexico history nearly 2,500 victims are suing over slow aid payments. The post Fire victims sue U.S. Forest Service...
View ArticleJapan will give new cherry trees to replace those lost in D.C. construction
Japan is giving the U.S. 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the seawall around the capital’s Tidal Basin....
View ArticleUnseen and unregulated: ‘Ghost’ roads carve up Asia-Pacific tropical forests
Roads are being built at an unprecedented rate across the globe. Some 25 million kilometers (15.5 million miles) of paved roads are expected to be built in just the four decades leading up to 2050 —...
View ArticleIn Java Sea, vigilantism and poverty rise as purse seine fishing continues
SEMBILAN ISLAND, Indonesia — Until recently, skippers on this island relied on their day’s catch of grouper, mackerel and snapper tipping the scales at around 50 kilograms (110 pounds). Today, Mukhlis...
View ArticleA new and improved bird family tree shows rapid post-dinosaur evolution
Scientists have created the largest and most detailed bird family tree ever, showing how various species are related to each other and how they evolved over the past 93 million years. The study,...
View ArticleNew online tool is first to track funding to Indigenous, local and...
Developers have rolled out the first ever interactive online tool to track all funding for Indigenous peoples, local communities and Afro-descendant peoples’ forest stewardship and land tenure. The...
View ArticleResearch links deforestation in Cambodia to stunting in kids, anemia in women
New research has linked prenatal exposure to deforestation in Cambodia to child stunting and anemia among women. This link between human well-being and forest loss illustrates how the latter can...
View ArticleThe balance between tourism and conservation at a Rwandan national park
Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda was hard hit by the violence of the country’s genocide. For a time, the park floundered — but it’s now flourishing. The post The balance between tourism and...
View ArticleRainwater reserves a tenuous lifeline for Sumatran community amid punishing...
INDRAGIRI HILIR, Indonesia — Dahniar starts worrying after a few days without rain during the dry season here on the northeast coast of Sumatra. Traders selling water will complain of supplies drying...
View ArticleUK food production at threat after extreme flooding
Published26 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, BBC/Lucy Vladev By Malcolm Prior and Lucy VladevBBC News rural affairs Record-breaking rain over the past few...
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