Cambodia’s largest mangrove forest is ‘teeming with life,’ biodiversity...
A recent deep-dive biodiversity survey in Cambodia identified hundreds of unique species swimming, flying, crawling and prowling within one of mainland Southeast Asia’s largest mangrove forests. The...
View ArticleNew Indigenous reserve in the Amazon among first steps to protect peoples in...
In May 2024, Indigenous organizations in Peru’s Amazon achieved a milestone in a campaign that lasted for almost two decades. Indigenous peoples living in isolation and initial contact (PIACI) will be...
View ArticleMagnate’s visit to Indonesia’s untouched Aru Islands revives Indigenous concerns
ARU ISLANDS, Indonesia — When the ship with “J7Explorer” embossed across its hull approached the shoreline on May 13, some on the Aru Islands assumed the greenish hulk was an Indonesian warship from a...
View Article‘Lost’ snow leopard to remain at Kathmandu zoo, officials say
KATHMANDU — A Himalayan-dwelling snow leopard that somehow wound up in Nepal’s lowland plains at the start of the year will not be released back into the wild and will instead remain at Kathmandu’s...
View ArticleMost ‘compostable’ bioplastics are anything but, says new report
Plastic trash has become one of the most visible global environmental crises of our time. Single-use plastics make up nearly half of all plastics produced, with 15 million metric tons of plastic now...
View ArticleAgroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability
BANGKOK — Little by little, the canopy of branches and interlocking leaves closes overhead as our vehicle rollicks deeper into the plantation. Pakamart Tongkam points from the driver’s seat into the...
View ArticleIn Nepal, a cable car in a sacred forest sparks swift, and controversial,...
PANCHTHAR, Nepal — On a remote stretch of road in far-eastern Nepal, three figures stepped in front of a minibus. Two were young men, the third a police officer with a rifle against his hip. The driver...
View ArticleX-rays reveal tiny half-billion-year-old creature
Emma J Long The internal anatomy of a prehistoric creature the size of a poppy seed has been revealed in “astonishing detail”. Researchers used powerful X-rays to scan the 520-million-year-old fossil....
View ArticleCerrado’s current drought impossible without human-caused climate change: Study
Under severe drought for decades, Brazil’s Cerrado is experiencing an ongoing water crisis. Its aquifers are losing water faster than they can replenish, rivers are running thin and those living and...
View ArticleTía María copper mine set to open in Peru despite community backlash
After years of delays, officials in Peru said they’re moving forward with the construction of a controversial copper mine despite concerns from local communities that the project could pollute rivers...
View ArticleWTO negotiations flounder — again — over banning unsustainable fishing subsidies
Hopes for closure on a fair deal to stop governments bankrolling overfishing flopped yet again at the recent General Council meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. Scheduled...
View ArticleWildfire smoke has been settling in the American West
After two easy-breathing summers, dreaded wildfire smoke is settling in across California and the West. Public health officials warn these megafires aren’t just emitting smoke from burning forests. The...
View ArticleOne man has been working for a decade to clean up ocean oil leaks from WWII...
There are more than an estimated 3000 World War II shipwrecks across the Pacific Ocean. After years of decay, some of the wrecks are spilling thousands of tons of oil and fuel into the sea. The post...
View ArticleSicily’s farmers struggle through worst drought in history
The Mediterranean island of Sicily has experienced its worst drought in recent history. The effects on farmers in particular are already proving very damaging. The post Sicily’s farmers struggle...
View ArticleWitness to Titan sub tragedy tells of fear and false hope
BBC/Kevin Church A witness to the Titan submersible disaster has told BBC News about the fear and false hope felt by those on its support ship. Rory Golden was on the Oceangate expedition when contact...
View ArticleRoyal count finds swans hit by air guns
EPA The annual royal census of swans on the River Thames, known as “swan upping”, has found numbers down again. There were only 86 young swans found in a five-day search of the river between London...
View ArticleSigns of life on Sycamore Gap stump
Signs of life have been found growing from the stump of the felled Sycamore Gap tree. Eight new shoots have emerged from the base, giving hope the historic tree lives on ten months after it was cut...
View ArticleMuhammadiyah latest faith group to join Indonesia religious coal rush
JAKARTA — Islamic groups claiming more than 160 million followers across the world’s largest Muslim-majority country are set to operate coal mines, after Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic organization...
View ArticleExpanding the colonization of the Brazilian Amazon through gold mining
Gold was central to the colonization of the Mato Grosso state area. The state’s current capital city, Cuiabá, was founded by bandeirantes, settlers in Portuguese Brazil from São Paulo, who discovered...
View ArticleNo plans, no progress make Peru’s energy transition uncertain
“Three years ago, I bought a solar panel so we could have light at home. Before that, we could only light our house with candles. We don’t have power, so everyone gets a solar panel that provides...
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