Cross-border Indigenous efforts in Peru & Brazil aim to protect isolated groups
Indigenous organizations from Peru and Brazil are joining forces to push their respective governments to safeguard a 16-million-hectare (39.5-million-acre) territorial corridor in the Amazon that...
View ArticleChinese cities sinking under their own weight
Published24 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking because of...
View ArticleSierra Leone cacao project boosts livelihoods and buffers biodiversity
In eastern Sierra Leone, straddling the border of Liberia, lies Gola Rainforest National Park, one of the last remaining intact tracts of the tropical Upper Guinean forests in West Africa. Towering...
View ArticleUN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders
When around 70,000 Indigenous Maasai were expelled from their lands in northern Tanzania in 2022, it didn’t happen in a vacuum. For years, the Tanzanian government has systematically attacked Maasai...
View ArticleDeforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon fall to a 5-year low
Forest clearing detected by Brazil’s deforestation alert system fell to the lowest level in nearly five years, according to data released last week by the country’s space agency, INPE. INPE’s...
View ArticleIndonesian capital project finally gets guidelines to avoid harm to biodiversity
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has rolled out what it calls a “biodiversity management master plan” amid mounting criticism of the environmental and social threats posed by the construction of the...
View ArticleIn Philippines’ restive south, conflict is linked to reduced biodiversity
The Philippines’ southern region of Mindanao has a history of war and armed conflict going back more than 400 years. The contemporary conflict’s origin in this region of 26.3 million people is complex,...
View ArticleBrazil boosts protection of Amazon mangroves with new reserves in Pará state
Brazil’s Pará state has now protected almost all of its Amazonian coastline after establishing two new conservation units that make up the world’s largest and most conserved belt of mangroves. The...
View ArticleWho created the idea of litter – and why? Play this month's Throughline...
Where did the idea come from that individuals, rather than corporations, should keep the world litter-free? What history is hidden in the trash? Find out here. (Image credit: Tim Boyle) The post Who...
View ArticlePediatricians say climate conversations should be part of any doctor’s visit
The reality of climate change came home for Dr. Samantha Ahdoot one summer day in 2011 when her son was 9 years old. She and her family were living in Charlottesville, where Ahdoot is an assistant...
View ArticleAnnual ocean conference raises $11.3b in pledges for marine conservation
ATHENS — From April 15-17, state delegates, organization representatives, academics and philanthropists met at the 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) in Athens to discuss the protection of the world’s...
View ArticleNew calf, same threats: Javan rhinos continue to reproduce despite perils
There’s good news and bad news for the Javan rhino, one of the most threatened large mammals on Earth. The recent sighting of a mother-and-calf pair in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park, the only...
View ArticleStudy challenges use of charismatic wildlife as umbrella species for...
JAKARTA — In wildlife conservation management, the best species to focus on to maximize protection of a region’s biodiversity aren’t necessarily the most charismatic ones, a new study from Indonesia’s...
View ArticleSunak has set us back, says climate watchdog head
Published56 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Laura KuenssbergPresenter,...
View ArticleBiden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in Alaska's petroleum reserve
The administration said it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. (Image credit:...
View ArticleStartups want to geoengineer a cooler planet. With few rules, experts see big...
In a parking lot and on San Francisco Bay, NPR witnesses two different tests for solar geoengineering to tackle climate change. With much science unsettled, experts say regulations aren’t keeping up....
View ArticleOur climate change record is strong, minister says
Published17 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, BBC News Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has defended the government’s environmental record...
View ArticleGiving baby squirrels and other injured wildlife a second chance
Spring is a busy time for the people charged with rehabilitating animals that are injured or orphaned. Right now, it’s baby squirrel season across much of the country. (Image credit: Jacob Fenston) The...
View ArticleA giant patch of seaweed is heading towards Florida's beaches
Another huge patch of seaweed from the Sargasso Sea is floating towards Caribbean and South Florida beaches. Scientists are trying to predict where and when it will reach the shore. The post A giant...
View ArticleEcologists in England are building rope bridges for dormice, its native rodents
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with area ecologist Kate Wollen about Forestry England’s efforts to save dormice. And yes, the rodents are terrifically cute. The post Ecologists in England are building rope...
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