CITES suspends Bangladesh as illegal wild bird trade continues
Bangladesh, a signatory nation of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), has failed to control illegal bird trade and has recently been suspended...
View ArticleBiden-Harris Administration must strengthen position on plastic reduction...
With a final round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty set to take place later this year in Busan, South Korea, an autopsy is premature, especially with the dynamics changing daily. For a...
View ArticleEucalyptus expansion worsens droughts and fires in Brazil’s Cerrado,...
Suzano, the world’s largest exporter of eucalyptus pulp, vigorously promotes an environmentally and socially responsible agenda: promising to slash carbon emissions, reduce poverty, and restore...
View ArticleAs Amazonian rivers recede under drought, manatees are left exposed to poaching
Amazonian manatees are an elusive species inhabiting the murky depths of the Amazon Rainforest’s rivers and lakes. They were able to endure the high temperatures of 2023’s historic drought that killed...
View ArticleThe people working to help Scotland’s bats bounce back
Getty Images Beth Bridge is on the front line of the battle to protect Scotland’s bats. She’s working with farmers and landowners to create the conditions which would enable these endangered mammals...
View ArticleSpaceX delays first private spacewalk mission
Reuters SpaceX has postponed its attempt to launch an expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens. The mission, known as Polaris...
View ArticleGhana hollows out forests and green protections to advance mining interests
In 2022, the West African nation of Ghana lost 18,000 hectares, or 44,500 acres, of forests — an area the size of 30,000 football fields. But instead of strengthening restrictions, that November, the...
View ArticleAs Ghana pushes mining in forests, a cautionary tale from a fading forest
APAMPRAMA, Ghana — Since 2017, the Ghanaian government has aggressively pursued small-scale miners operating in forest reserves across the country, blaming them for the destruction of the country’s...
View ArticleRio Tinto-linked mine still not fulfilling promises to Mongolian herders
In 2004, nomadic herders in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert faced a daunting prospect. One of the world’s largest copper-gold mines, Oyu Tolgoi, was settling in, and herder communities were being forced to...
View ArticleStudy shows most Amazon beef & soy demand comes from Brazil — not exports
Since the first roads opened the way to the cheap and unexplored lands of northern Brazil in the 1950s, the Amazon Rainforest has been playing an unglamorous role in the global economy. Despite its...
View ArticleManatee mummy and calf charm wildlife photo judges
Jason Gulley A manatee and its calf drift underwater in Hunter Springs, Florida. An algal bloom in the area had caused a decline in the eelgrass beds that provide them with food, but the local...
View ArticleNew Shetland windfarm could power nearly 500,000 homes
SSE/PA Power is flowing from the Shetland Isles to mainland Britain for the first time as the UK’s most productive onshore windfarm comes on stream. SSE says its 103-turbine project, known as Viking,...
View ArticleBaby boom prompts call to boost wild beaver population
Getty Images A network of wildlife charities is calling for beavers to be released into rivers across England and Wales in the wake of a kit baby boom. The beaver is a keystone species that can bring...
View ArticleWatch out for Ashley but never fear Yvonne
Reuters Darren BettLead Weather Presenter 33 minutes ago The list of storm names for the 2024/25 season has been announced. Names run in alphabetical order and will start with Ashley, followed by Bert,...
View ArticleRecord drought in Yucatán prompts revival of ancient Maya rain ceremony
As he carves through dense jungle foliage with a sharpened sickle, 65-year-old Eliezer Mendez Díaz scours for building materials. He plans to make a sacred altar for the Maya rain god, Cháak, in the...
View ArticleGovernment inaction leaves Nepal without strategy to tackle invasive species
KATHMANDU — Nepal ranks as one of the countries most vulnerable to invasive species, yet still hasn’t finalized a management strategy to address the issue. A draft of the strategy, considered vital for...
View ArticleNepal’s first community-based red panda conservation area sparks hope
KATHMANDU — A hilly town close to Nepal’s eastern border with India has declared an area under its jurisdiction as the country’s first community-based red panda (Ailurus fulgens) conservation area,...
View ArticleResilient women farmers in Chad battle climate challenges and social barriers
KARKAYE, Krim Krim, Chad — In the vibrant fields of Karkaye, a village in southern Chad, Eunice Mbernodji, a mother of nine, is turning once-barren, dry land into a lush garden. As she tends her crops,...
View ArticleAs Malawi government struggles to protect a forest, communities show the way
ZOMBA PLATEAU, Malawi — The Zomba Forest Reserve is a tale of two faces. A large part of the northern section of the plateau is stripped to its last undergrowth by cultivation and charcoal production...
View ArticleWhen birds build nests, they’re also building a culture
Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions. (Image credit: Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos)The...
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