Four of a kind: King cobra is a quad of species, not one, study finds
For a long time, the king cobra, the world’s largest venomous snake, was thought to be a single species. A new landmark study has concluded it’s not: the snake is actually four different species. “I...
View ArticleDeforestation plunges but environmental threats remain as Colombia hosts COP16
Just over two years have passed between the inauguration of Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first-ever left-wing president, and the United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16), hosted by his...
View ArticleIn Costa Rica, sustainable tourism is no longer enough for conservation
LIMÓN, Costa Rica — On board Jurgen Stein’s two-seat gyrocopter, tourists can see the rainforest like never before. From the sky, the Selva Bananito Reserve looks like an endless stretch of broccoli....
View ArticleCambodian company strips protected areas of timber for export
A Cambodian company has been illegally logging in protected areas and exporting the timber to Vietnam and China, according to a report by Mongabay’s Gerald Flynn. The year-long Mongabay...
View ArticleThe Panamanian shamans working to save their ancestral medicinal plants
SANTA MARTA, Panama — Mauricio Martínez was convinced he was going to die. The year was 2021 and Martínez, gravely ill with COVID-19, struggled to breathe, walk and swallow food. As his condition...
View Article225 NGOs call on EU to reject delay to deforestation law
A group of 225 global NGOs from more than 40 countries has issued a statement urging the European Parliament and EU governments to reject a proposal that would delay the implementation of the EU’s...
View Article‘Treat us as partners, central actors’: Interview with Indigenous activist...
Joan Carling has made it her life’s mission to fight for the rights of her fellow Indigenous peoples. She has led anti-mining campaigns in the Philippines and faced death threats. Her work has since...
View ArticleElusive wildcats may hold the key to healthier forests in Africa
There’s a theory about what happens when a big cat sets up shop in a forest, and it’s at the center of one of the biggest fights in ecology today. The idea goes like this: when a predator, like a...
View ArticleBotanical gardens play key role in biodiversity & climate conventions...
As world leaders and scientific institutions from across the globe gather to discuss the biodiversity crisis at COP16 and climate change at COP29 this fall, it’s critical that they do not neglect the...
View ArticleAustralia’s Global ‘Nature Positive’ Summit features Indigenous voices, but...
SYDNEY – Just prior to the COP16 biodiversity summit in Colombia, the Australian Government hosted the world’s first Global ‘Nature Positive’ Summit. ‘Nature positive’ means “an improvement in the...
View ArticleThe Greek island paradise of Amorgos is wrestling with a water shortage
Most visitors to Greece’s Amorgos don’t know though is that on the island itself, water for household use and irrigating crops is far from abundant. Farmers are struggling to grow crops. The post The...
View ArticleStudies identify microplastics contamination along entire Brazilian coastline
Far from being just a figure of speech, the existence of microplastics spread throughout the ocean is unequivocal for specialists on the topic. A favorite of industry due to its flexibility,...
View ArticleWhat are the High Seas (and why should we care?)
High seas cover over half of our planet’s surface, and represent two-thirds of the entire ocean. They serve as a crucial habitat for countless marine species, many of which remain undiscovered. They...
View ArticleHere’s how to reform multilateral funding to get more money directly to...
At the COP26 U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, 141 countries committed to ending and reversing deforestation by 2030. A key signal was the $1.7 billion pledge from the Forest Tenure Funders Group, a...
View ArticlePolar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less likely to encounter just 30 years ago, research has revealed. In a study that...
View ArticleNorth Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least...
The estimate includes damages and potential investments to prevent similar destruction in future storms. (Image credit: Mike Stewart)The post North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene...
View ArticleDam terrorism: How mining companies in Brazil scare residents into relocating
“Attention, attention! This is an emergency! Attention, attention! This is a real emergency situation involving a dam collapse. Leave your homes immediately. Use the escape route to get to the meeting...
View ArticleResearchers track koalas using innovative airborne DNA detection tool
What’s new: Researchers have successfully detected the presence of koalas and other threatened wildlife species using new tools that allow easy collection of airborne environmental DNA, according to a...
View ArticleMining and logging threaten Bolivia’s newest protected area
Bolivia’s newest protected area, Gran Manupare Integrated Management Natural Area, sprawls across an area a tenth the size of Switzerland in the municipality of Sena, in the northern department of...
View ArticleImpacts and legacies of migration across the Pan Amazon
Most of the Pan Amazonian population consists of immigrants or their descendants. They arrived over centuries, motivated by historical events that moulded their self-identity. This diverse assemblage...
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