UNESCO accused of supporting human rights abuses in African parks
For centuries, Maasai peoples living in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) have always moved freely over vast savanna rangelands in search of water and available grassland, without any...
View ArticleNational security experts warn that extreme weather threatens elections this...
National security professionals are warning that there’s a growing threat to global elections — one that is on par with disinformation, foreign interference and even the threat of political violence....
View ArticleWhy isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has never responded to deadly or damaging extreme heat. Environmental groups and labor unions are asking for that to change. (Image credit: Kathryn Elsesser/AFP...
View ArticleFraud and corruption drive illegal wildlife trade in the Amazon
In 2017, authorities at the Miami airport inspected a commercial shipment from Europe. Inside a container, they found 21 splash-backed poison frogs (Adelphobates galactonotus), a species known for its...
View ArticleExperts aim to protect one of Brazil’s giant emblematic tree species
“What makes these trees so special is still a great mystery, and it takes time and studies to unravel,” Eric Gorgens said. The professor of spatial and environmental analysis at the Universidade...
View ArticleConservationists upbeat as zebra shark reintroduction in Raja Ampat gathers pace
JAKARTA — A project to revive zebra shark numbers in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago has welcomed the successful hatching of 24 pups so far this year, including five most recently in April. The...
View ArticlePetition pushes FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as ‘major...
Thirty environmental, healthcare and labor groups filed a petition urging federal government to include heat and wildfire smoke in its definition of “major disaster.” The post Petition pushes FEMA to...
View ArticleIf forests truly drive wind and water cycles, what does it mean for the climate?
The biotic pump theory has ruffled feathers in the climate science community ever since Anastassia Makarieva and Victor Gorshkov submitted their paper “Where do winds come from?” to the journal...
View ArticleBeekeeping helps villagers tend coastal forests in Thai mangrove hotspot
BAN NAI NANG, Thailand — Carefully prying open the lid of a wooden bee box, Ali Madwang gazes intently into the cavity as sunlight illuminates the scene within. A hubbub of tiny bustling black bees...
View ArticleTo conserve large landscapes like the Florida Wildlife Corridor, payments for...
In Florida, one stunningly ambitious habitat conservation program is creating a model for a future in which people coexist with nature. Spanning the length of the state—from Alabama to the...
View ArticleCaught in the net: Unchecked shrimp farming transforms India’s Sundarbans
KOLKATA — In the small village of Nagendrapur, located in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in the Indian state of West Bengal, a mere 6-foot-wide lane separates a vast wetland used for aquaculture...
View ArticleIndigenous people in the Amazon are helping to build bridges & save primates
“Weri, stop right here! We need a bridge here. See that fruit on that tree? mekys love it. When they see that fruit, they often cross the road. … Weri, stop right here again! Lots of kixiris are being...
View ArticlePoisoned trees gave a wealthy couple a killer view — and united residents in...
A politically connected Missouri couple allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor in Maine. The incident was unearthed by the victim herself. (Image...
View ArticleSugarcane megaproject poses latest threat to Papua’s forests, communities
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government plans to establish 2 million hectares, or nearly 5 million acres, of sugarcane plantations in the eastern region of Papua, home to the last great expanse of...
View ArticleHow effective is the EU’s marquee policy to reduce the illegal timber trade?
It’s extremely difficult, perhaps impossible, to determine the full extent of the illicit production and trade of timber worldwide. Illegal loggers and the shadowy networks that trade in timber outside...
View ArticleRevealed: Illegal cattle boom in Arariboia territory in deadliest year for...
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network where Karla Mendes is a fellow. ARARIBOIA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — Cattle are being illegally raised in the...
View ArticlePeru puts endemic fog oasis under protection
Peru has granted formal conservation status to Lomas y Tillandsiales de Amara y Ullujaya, a unique fog oasis ecosystem on the arid Peruvian coastline. The state-owned land, which spans 6,449 hectares...
View ArticleEight young people are suing Alaska to stop a major natural gas project
A group of young Alaskans is suing the state to halt a high-profile natural gas project. They argue fossil fuel development will worsen climate change, which is already threatening their communities....
View Article‘Space hairdryer’ regenerates heart tissue in study
53 minutes ago By Jim Reed, @jim_reed, Health reporter, BBC News BBC Gentle shockwaves could regenerate the heart tissue of patients after bypass surgery, research suggests. A study of 63 people in...
View ArticleStudy: Female chimps that don’t leave their birth groups can still avoid...
Puberty comes with its challenges for Homo sapiens, but for female chimpanzees it presents a particular quandary: how to avoid mating with your male kin. It’s not easy, especially on home turf....
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