William announces Earthshot winners in Cape Town
PA The Prince of Wales has said he wants his environmental Earthshot prize to “change the world for good” over the next decade as he celebrated this year’s winners. Prince William closed the awards...
View ArticleWhat was achieved, and not, for Indigenous and local leaders at COP16
Despite gridlocked talks over finance and little advancement on key elements on the agenda, this year’s U.N. biodiversity conference, or COP16, was considered a success for some Indigenous peoples and...
View ArticleNOAA finds 77% of world’s corals exposed to bleaching-level heat
In 2023, more than three-quarters of the world’s coral reefs were exposed to ocean temperatures that can cause coral bleaching, researchers with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleBrazil sets a date to remove illegal miners from Munduruku land, more details...
SÃO PAULO — After years of delays in protecting the Munduruku Indigenous people from illegal gold mining and mercury use decimating the Tapajós River Basin, Brazil’s independent public prosecutors...
View ArticleTrump victory ‘major setback’ to climate action
Donald Trump’s return to the White House will have a hugely negative effect on climate change action in the short-term but the longer term impact is less certain, experts say. With world leaders...
View Article2024 on track to be world’s warmest year on record
EPA It is now “virtually certain” that 2024 – a year punctuated by intense heatwaves and deadly storms – will be the world’s warmest on record, according to projections by the European climate...
View ArticleCamera trap survey in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains finds 108 species
What’s new: The first ever camera trap study from Cambodia’s Central Cardamom Mountains has captured footage of 108 wildlife species, including 23 that are threatened with extinction. This survey...
View ArticleBrazil renews plan to restore degraded land half the size of the UK
Brazil recently announced a plan to restore an area of degraded land about half the size of the U.K. by 2030, in a bid to combat climate change and biodiversity loss. The Planaveg 2.0 initiative,...
View ArticleNew Canadian-backed potash mine under fire from Amazon Indigenous groups
The Amazonas Environmental Protection Institute (IPAAM) has come under harsh scrutiny by authorities and Indigenous leaders for granting installation licenses to the Canadian-backed mining company...
View ArticleScientists try to repopulate shorelines with an endangered snail
On a rare undeveloped point of the California coast, scientists are trying to repopulate shorelines with an endangered marine snail. This type of experimental conservation is becoming more necessary....
View ArticleAnimals consume alcohol more often than previously known: Study
What’s new: Humans know a thing or two about drinking alcohol, but accounts of animals turning to booze have often been discounted as accidental, unnatural or rare. Researchers now argue in a new...
View ArticleAn ‘ocean grab’ for a property megaproject leaves Jakarta fishers grounded
TANGERANG, Indonesia — Joy sat by the seashore on the outskirts of Jakarta patching up his fishing nets, repairing each tear with practiced stitches while a clutch of women shelled green mussels as...
View ArticleCOP29 chief exec filmed promoting fossil fuel deals
A senior official at COP29 climate change conference in Azerbaijan appears to have used his role to arrange a meeting to discuss potential fossil fuel deals, the BBC can report. A secret recording...
View ArticleStudy shows, via clouded leopards, how to better protect forests
Protected areas are intended to protect the species and habitats they contain. When well-managed, they can result in clean water, healthy soils, and reduced poaching pressure, all of which can spill...
View ArticleParaguay’s pumas adapt, with some help, to a ranch-filled landscape
It’s said that lions and tigers stalk the semiarid scrubland of Paraguay’s Chaco region. Yet this is the heart of South America, oceans away from the natural habitat of either of those big cats. Here,...
View ArticleGenome study shows five distinct elephant populations in India
A study on the genetic history of Asian elephants in India has revealed that there are actually five genetically distinct populations in the country, more than earlier estimates. These populations...
View ArticleBrazil calls for ambition at COP but struggles over its own climate policy
Brazil is a heavyweight in the world’s climate balance, for good and for bad. The country is among the 20 largest economies worldwide, the sixth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and one of the 10...
View ArticleDroughts could change bird songs, creating new species, says study on...
In the sunbaked Galápagos Islands, a male finch perches on a branch, hearing what sounds like another bird’s song. But something’s not quite right. The song is slower and simpler, like a familiar tune...
View ArticleWill ‘Trump Part II’ be the wakeup call needed toward more effective...
What a week. The global biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia (COP16) had just concluded. And then Trump got re-elected as President of the United States. Clearly the latter puts an enormous...
View ArticleHow the oceans fared at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia
The announcement came early on the morning of Oct. 31. Delegates to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity summit (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, had finally agreed on a protocol for...
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