Landmark ruling could threaten future UK oil drilling
26 minutes ago By Justin Rowlatt, Environment correspondent • Esme Stallard, Climate and science reporter, BBC News BBC The Supreme Court has ruled that Surrey County Council should have considered...
View ArticleZambian forest reserve rebounds with a little assistance
In 2019, there were around 100 families living in the Katanino Forest Reserve, cutting down trees to produce charcoal in mud-covered kilns, and selling the fuel by the bag on a nearby road leading to...
View ArticleFrom the Amazon to the Himalayas, an invasive catfish makes its Nepal debut
KATHMANDU — The discovery in a Nepali river of an armored catfish native to the Amazon has alarmed researchers and conservationists, who say it’s still not clear how the species found its way from the...
View ArticleSick chimps seek out medicinal plants to heal themselves, study finds
Wild chimpanzees actively seek out plants with medicinal properties to treat themselves for specific ailments,a new study has found. While most animals consume foods with medicinal properties as part...
View ArticleMonkeys got along better after hurricane – study
Macaque monkeys got on better with others in their social groups after a devastating hurricane, according to researchers. Researchers studied the impacts of a hurricane on a population of Rhesus...
View ArticleIndonesia’s Avatar sea nomads enact Indigenous rules to protect octopus
POHUWATO, Indonesia — Moji Tiok has spent more than a decade casting off into the Gulf of Tomini, where he spends hours hunting with traditional fishing gear among a diminishing pool of octopus south...
View ArticleChimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists. They described their “detective work” in the forests of Uganda –...
View ArticleWe’re in for a brutal hurricane season, according to predictions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a record number of hurricanes this season, which began on June 1 and runs through Nov. They’re forecasting anywhere from 17 to 25...
View ArticleNew rules will protect California workers from dangerous heat indoors
California joins just a few other states that have heat regulations in place meant to keep millions of people who work in facilities like warehouses, restaurants or refineries safe. (Image credit:...
View ArticleThe federal government aims to address quality issues with carbon offset...
If you buy a plane ticket or a car rental, you might get asked if you want to buy carbon offsets to reduce climate pollution. Is there any way to know if those carbon offsets are legit? The post The...
View ArticleHow agroecological cacao can save an endangered lion tamarin in southern Bahia
The area of distribution of the golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas), a primate endemic to southern Bahia, is characterized by patches of mature and regenerating forests, as well as...
View Article‘Water grabs’ pose big threat to farmers amid water crises
A new report has found that investors and agribusiness in Latin America are increasingly buying up small parcels of land with abundant water access, thus securing control over the vital resource....
View ArticleThe most prominent mining companies in the Pan Amazon – a review
Vale SA Brazil’s second most valuable company is also the fifth largest global mining corporation. In 2022, it was as ranked by the Refinitiv ESG framework as best in its class of ‘diversified miners’...
View ArticleForced evictions suppress Maasai spirituality & sacred spaces in Tanzania
When the dawn breaks over Kisokon village in Kenya’s Narok county, Maasai herders leave their bomas, tend to their cattle and follow them around as they graze in nearby pastures. But this is rarely the...
View ArticleBali’s rapid coastal erosion threatens island’s ecosystems & communities: Study
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s Bali island is shrinking at a faster rate than most coastal areas in the world due to human activities and wave circulation, according to a recently published study. Bali’s...
View ArticleEarth is more than a planet with life on it. It’s a “living planet”
About ten years ago, science writer Ferris Jabr started contemplating Earth as a living planet rather than a planet with life on it. It began when he learned that the Amazon rainforest doesn’t simply...
View ArticleReimagining insect research: Interview with Roel van Klink and Leandro...
They might comprise close to 75% of all known animal species. But when it comes to the monitoring and protection of insects, global efforts have been inadequate. The numbers tell a harrowing story. A...
View ArticleParis wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren’t so chill...
The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes’ Village won’t have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat....
View ArticleStudy: More than half of Australia’s clean energy mines lie on Indigenous land
More than half of Australia’s mines producing the minerals needed for clean energy technology lie within formally recognized Indigenous lands, new research shows — with that figure rising to nearly...
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