Fishers, scientists restore mangroves on a Mexican isle wrecked by salt mining
In recent decades, salt extraction has taken its toll on the mangroves and wetlands of Isla del Carmen, in the Mexican municipality of Loreto. Since the start of the 20th century, salt mining even led...
View ArticleFinal cheetah conservationists freed in Iran, but the big cat’s outlook...
In December 2023, three staff members from the Iranian Cheetah Society crowded around a laptop, moved to tears by the sight of a mother cheetah and her four cubs, caught on a camera trap. Population...
View ArticleLatest palm oil deforester in Indonesia may also be operating illegally
JAKARTA — The largest case of deforestation for industrial palm oil in Indonesia is happening within a concession on a tiny island off the coast of southern Borneo, according to satellite analysis by...
View ArticleAfrican health experts warn of climate change & rising vector-borne diseases
Health experts are particularly concerned about the role of climate change in the rise of vector-borne diseases in Africa’s low- and middle-income countries, which already face numerous health and...
View ArticleIndonesia civil society groups raise concerns over proposed Borneo nuclear...
JAKARTA — Civil society organizations in Indonesia staged protests in late April to raise awareness of a planned nuclear plant near Pontianak, capital of West Kalimantan province on the island of...
View ArticleBangladesh island’s switch from solar power to fossil fuels threatens birds
Almost all 2,500 households — mostly fisher folks — on Nijhum Dwip, a national park that has the second-largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh, used solar PVs LED bulbs at night and recharge table fans...
View ArticleUK farmers must grow more fruit and veg, warns PM
Published48 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Malcolm Prior & Lucy VladevBBC News rural affairs team Farmers need to grow more fruit and...
View ArticlePemex waste contaminates Mexican communities while talking ‘sustainability’
When the machines and men came to bury toxic sludge on a property near her house in the Mexican state of Tabasco, Lorenza Castro Castro at first thought it was a kind of fertile soil. Companies...
View ArticleHold my ointment: Wild orangutan observed healing wound with medicinal plant
JAKARTA — Self-medicating in animals has been reported before, but scientists noted something particularly special when they observed a wild orangutan in Sumatra treating a wound on its face with a...
View ArticleImpunity and pollution abound in DRC mining along the road to the energy...
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network. Click here to listen to an audio version of this article: LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) — On...
View ArticleMore than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in coming decades,...
A new study warns that millions of people around the world who are 69 years or older will be at risk of dying in heat waves by 2050. (Image credit: Fred Scheiber)The post More than 200 million seniors...
View ArticleShade-grown coffee benefits birds, forests & people in Venezuela
Each morning, as Luis Arrieta heads out to begin work on his shade-grown coffee farm, vindication comes in the form of birdsong gushing from the trees, a cacophony of trills and warbles of passerines...
View ArticleEnvironmental defenders paid the price during Panama’s historic mining...
Panama is still trying to understand the extent of the violence that took place during the massive, nationwide protests last year. Groups from all corners of the country, from teacher unions to...
View ArticleWill a billionaire bankroll biodiversity? CBD Decision 15/9 as potential...
Economic metaphors can be ironic, unexpectedly so. The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the 1992 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) established a “multilateral mechanism for...
View ArticleOn a Borneo mountainside, Indigenous Dayak women hold fire and defend forest
KAMBIAYIN, Indonesia — Eka Karlina repeats a mantra to her Dayak Pitap ancestors as she runs her fingers through the soil, combing the field in Kambiayin village for weeds. “Hopefully this year’s...
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How tiny pieces of evidence can reveal giant stories about our world — and...
The vision “Denying climate change is tantamount to saying you don’t believe in gravity.” — Christina Figueres, climate advocate and diplomat, in her 2020 book The Future We Choose The spotlight How...
View ArticleExtractive industries look at degraded land to avoid further deforestation in...
Mining and energy companies invest in the Amazon because it is profitable. Opportunities are large because of geology, but development is costly due to the region’s isolation and lack of...
View ArticleWhat’s worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?
Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet– and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions. (Image credit: John...
View ArticleNew database unveils the role of Asian hornbills as forest seed dispersers
Biologists have long known hornbills are supreme long-distance seed dispersers. The iconic forest birds are capable of transporting tree seeds over vast distances — up to 10 kilometers, or 6 miles, for...
View ArticleNZ funding helps Indigenous farmers in Indonesia protect forests, boost incomes
JAKARTA — Funding from the New Zealand government is helping Indigenous farmers in Indonesian Borneo improve their livelihoods while protecting their ancestral forests. The funding, channeled through...
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