Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report
Companies implicated in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing can have a serious impact on the economies, job opportunities and overall welfare of the...
Wildlife from space: Winners of Satellites for Biodiversity Award named
The Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation have announced the winners of the second edition of their Satellites for Biodiversity Award. The four...
DRC’s 1 billion trees program makes progress, but hurdles remain
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Every weekend between January 2022 and December 2023, members of the nongovernmental organization Ferme Don de Dieu (FDD)...
‘Just the Beginning’: 50+ Arrested for Blockading Citigroup Bank Over Climate...
Twenty more demonstrators were arrested Thursday, the second day of Earth Week protests targeting Citigroup's Manhattan headquarters in what organizers called "the beginning of...
‘We Don’t Have Time for This’: New Biden Power Sector Rules...
President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency
announced a final quartet of rules on Thursday to limit climate-warming emissions from existing coal and new gas-powered...
Human rights allegations prompt World Bank to freeze project’s funds in...
The World Bank has suspended funding for a $150 million tourism project in southern Tanzania in response to allegations of forced evictions, killings and...
Liberia puts a wartime logger in charge of its forests
Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, has appointed a timber trader linked to illegal logging to head the agency responsible for the country’s forests. Rudolph...
Critics Blast ‘Reckless and Impossible’ Bid to Start Operating Mountain Valley...
Environmental defenders on Tuesday ripped the company behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline for asking the federal government—on Earth Day—for permission to start sending methane...
Amid record-high fires across the Amazon, Brazil loses primary forests
The Amazon Rainforest continues to feel the effect of 2023’s severe drought that intensified the dry season, provoking blazes across vast regions of untouched...
Green Groups Cheer $7 Billion in ‘Solar for All’ Grants
Climate action advocates on Monday celebrated the Biden administration's Earth Day announcement that it is distributing $7 billion in Solar for All grants "to...
Ahead of Treaty Negotiations, Hundreds March to ‘End the Plastic Era’
Days before national delegates gather for the fourth and penultimate negotiations to develop a Global Plastics Treaty in Ottawa, Canada, around 500 Indigenous and...
Youth Lead Global Strike Demanding ‘Climate Justice Now’
Ahead of Earth Day, young people around the world are participating in a global strike on Friday to demand "climate justice now."In Sweden, Greta...
Sierra Leone cacao project boosts livelihoods and buffers biodiversity
In eastern Sierra Leone, straddling the border of Liberia, lies Gola Rainforest National Park, one of the last remaining intact tracts of the tropical...
‘The Pressure Is Working’: Biden Weighs Climate Emergency Declaration
The youth-led Sunrise Movement on Thursday celebrated Bloomberg reporting that "White House officials have renewed discussions about potentially declaring a national climate emergency."The Wednesday...
Climate Crisis to Cost Global Economy $38 Trillion a Year by...
The climate crisis will shrink the average global income 19% in the next 26 years compared to what it would have been without global...
Malawi police arrest elephant poachers in Kasungu National Park
BLANTYRE — Police and wildlife department officials in Malawi have arrested two men suspected of having killed an elephant in Kasungu National Park in...
In largest ever study, Indigenous and local communities report the impacts...
Indigenous peoples and local communities are already feeling the impacts of climate change, according to firsthand accounts documented in a new study. The authors...
Open Letter Demands Global Finance Overhaul to Fight Climate and Debt...
Quoting the economist John Maynard Keynes at the time of the founding of the modern global finance system in 1944, more than 100 signatories...
‘Should Be a Global Wake-Up Call’: Coral Reefs Suffer Fourth Mass...
Scientists said Monday that the world's coral reefs are facing a fourth global bleaching event as the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency pushes ocean temperatures...
‘Catastrophic’: Biden Admin Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal
Climate action groups are vehemently rejecting the Biden administration's claim that the approval of a new offshore oil terminal—planned to be the largest in...
Conservationists welcome new PNG Protected Areas Act — but questions remain
With more than 70% of the country blanketed by tropical rainforests, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a megadiverse country home to more than 5%...
Youth Coalition Presses Biden to Declare Climate Emergency Ahead of Earth...
Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, youth organizers across the United States are planning protests in hundreds of communities to demand that President...
‘Worst I Have Seen’: 75% of Great Barrier Reef Suffers Coral...
Marine conservationists warned Thursday that Australia's Great Barrier Reef may be suffering its worst-ever coral bleaching event amid record ocean heat fueled by the...
‘Progress Almost Invisible’: World Set to Produce 220 Million Tonnes of...
A report released Thursday estimates that countries worldwide are on pace to generate 220 million tonnes of total plastic waste this year, a finding...
Unseen and unregulated: ‘Ghost’ roads carve up Asia-Pacific tropical forests
Roads are being built at an unprecedented rate across the globe. Some 25 million kilometers (15.5 million miles) of paved roads are expected to...
Chevron CEO Pay Jumped to $26.5 Million During Hottest Year on...
The chief executive of the U.S. oil giant Chevron saw his pay jump by more than 12% in 2023 as continued emissions from fossil...
‘Huge—and Long Overdue—Victory’: Biden EPA Finalizes Limits on PFAS in Drinking...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized the country's first-ever national limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water, a move that advocates welcomed...
‘Victory for Cleaner Air’ as Federal Court Upholds California Vehicle Emissions...
Three judges serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the Biden administration's 2022 decision to...
Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit New Record Levels
The three most critical heat-trapping gases in Earth's atmosphere again reached record levels last year, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday,...
World Bank’s IFC under fire over alleged abuses at Liberian plantation...
The World Bank’s independent watchdog, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), has finalized its investigation into a complaint filed five years ago, alleging grave human...
2023 Was ‘2 Steps Forward, 2 Steps Back’ for Tropical Forest...
An annual accounting of global deforestation,
released Thursday, shows that political will can make a significant difference when it comes to protecting vital ecosystems...
Climate Advocates ‘Confident’ in Victory as Shell Appeals Landmark Ruling
Shell appealed a case on Tuesday at The Hague that ordered the fossil fuel giant to drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions. A Dutch...
Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s...
MASVINGO, Zimbabwe — At the end of November last year, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Sinomine Resource Group chair Wang Pingwei walked into a...
‘Important Step,’ But Biden Bus and Truck Pollution Policy ‘Falls Short’
After being accused last week of caving to Big Auto and Big Oil on passenger car and light-duty truck pollution standards, the Biden administration...
US Leads Charge as Surge of Oil and Gas Projects Threaten...
Fossil fuel-producing countries late last year pledged to "transition away from fossil fuels," but a report on new energy projects shows that with the...
Just ‘Stop Drilling,’ Critics Say After Biden Admin Finalizes Methane Limits
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized rules that will force oil and gas companies to reduce their methane emissions, but critics say the administration...
Indigenous Filipinos fight to protect biodiverse mountains from mining
NARRA, Philippines — At the foothills of the Victoria-Anepahan Mountains in the Philippines’ Palawan province, the Indigenous Tagbanua have lived with the rhythms of...
Study identifies species with a long history but short future amid...
Over the past 4 billion years, lifeforms have evolved into the spectacular array of species that now inhabit the planet. While many species radiated...
Rwanda to Host the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 and Calls...
Speakers during the launch ceremony advocate for a global and inclusive summit that is grounded on Africa’s food systems priorities to ensure food security...
‘Troublemakers’ Block Amazon HQ Over Plan to Link Data Centers With...
A recently formed group of climate activists on Wednesday shut down entrances to Amazon's downtown Seattle headquarters to protest the tech titan's plans to...
Revolving Door Spins as Ex-Fossil Fuel Regulator Joins Carbon Capture Firm
CarbonCapture Inc. on Wednesday announced the appointment of Neil Chatterjee to its board of directors—sparking fresh criticism of technology to capture and store carbon...
We need rapid response support for Indigenous peoples in the face...
In recent weeks, Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has seen Indigenous peoples and local communities we work with in the Peruvian Amazon and the Congo...
Global cobalt rush drives toxic toll near DRC mines
The global race to secure minerals critical to the clean energy transition is driving toxic pollution with severe health repercussions for communities living near...
Tanzania’s ‘mountain of millipedes’ yields six new species
Scientists have recently described six new species of millipedes, including one from an entirely new genus, in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains. This brings the...
‘Collapse of Political Ambition’: EU Shelves Nature Restoration Law
Environmental ministers in the European Union on Monday warned that the bloc's credibility on heading off the global biodiversity and climate emergencies is in...
Federal Court Rules Major Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Illegal...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will have to reevaluate the wildlife and public health impacts of a major 2022 oil and gas lease...
Federal Court Rules Major Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Illegal...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will have to reevaluate the wildlife and public health impacts of a major 2022 oil and gas lease...
Emissions From Just 5 Oil Giants Could Kill 11.5 Million People...
A new report released Wednesday details how the emissions of just five big fossil fuel companies could lead to 11.5 million premature deaths by...
Green Groups Protest ‘Nuclear Fairy Tale’ in Brussels
An international coalition of environmental groups dropped banners and blockaded roads to protest the International Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels on Thursday.While the summit,...
Biden EPA Accused of Caving to Big Auto, Big Oil by...
The Biden administration received a mixture of praise and criticism from green groups on Wednesday after the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new tailpipe pollution...
‘Dirty Dozen’ Guide Shows 95% of These Fruits and Veggies Tested...
The latest edition of an annual consumer's guide published Wednesday reveals that almost three-fourths of non-organic fruits and vegetables sampled contained traces of toxic...
Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans
KONO, Papua New Guinea — Chris Malgan sits in his outrigger canoe, singing and shaking a ring of coconut shells in the water next...
‘Sirens Are Blaring’: WMO Says 2023 Shattered Key Climate Metrics
Last year broke records for several key climate indicators, including surface temperatures, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and the loss of Antarctic sea ice, the...
Only 7 Countries Meet WHO’s Air Quality Guidelines as Fossil Fuels...
A Swiss air quality monitoring firm on Tuesday said its latest worldwide data reveals the need for more walkable cities and a swift transition...
Rising temperatures threaten the tiny animals responsible for groundwater quality
Underground ecosystems are everywhere. From gargantuan lightless mazes to pore-sized bedrock gaps inhabited by microfauna — super tiny animals — these ecosystems are believed...
In Peru, conservationists and authorities struggle to get turtle eggs off...
IQUITOS, Peru — “Oh, they’re so delicious,” said Soledad Coronil, an elderly local woman, as she enjoyed a boiled tortoise egg earlier this year....
‘North Sea Fossil Free’: Activists in 6 Countries Protest ‘Unhinged’ Oil...
Climate activists in six North Sea countries
came together on Saturday to carry out acts of civil disobedience in protest of their governments' continued...
Fury Over $500 Million US Export-Import Bank Loan to Bahrain ‘Climate...
Despite a Biden administration pledge to stop backing international fossil fuel projects by 2022, the U.S. Export-Import Bank announced Thursday that it would provide...
To detect illegal roads in remote areas, AI comes into play
For years, detecting illegal roads in remote areas has remained a challenging and labor-intensive task. More often than not, it requires poring over satellite...
Not just polar bears — climate change could push African rhinos...
New research is ringing alarm bells about how climate change may impact one of Africa’s most iconic and vulnerable animals: the rhinoceros. “Climate change...
How a wind farm on Brazil’s coast erased a fishing village...
In the municipality of Camocim, on Brazil’s northeastern coast, the fishing village of Praia do Xavier was erased from the map. Or at least...
Despite Industry Vows, Methane Emissions Remained Near Record Highs in 2023
Methane emissions from the energy sector remain near record highs, despite the industry claiming it would act to rein in the powerful greenhouse gas,...
New ecoregion proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’
There is an “inland archipelago” of mountains stretching across southern Malawi and northern Mozambique — a chain of hard granite inselbergs lifted high above...
Gundi tool gets conservation hardware and software talking the same language
For years, monitoring water levels in the semiarid Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya was a tedious task. Team members would travel the 50 kilometers...
Studies still uncovering true extent of 2019-20 Australia wildfire catastrophe
Fresh research published in early 2024 continues to uncover the true cost on biodiversity, the economy and public health triggered by unprecedented wildfires that...
Report Warns Generative AI Could Turbocharge Climate Disinformation
Members of a global coalition on Thursday released a report detailing "significant and immediate dangers" that artificial intelligence poses to the climate emergency."AI companies...
Madagascar takes key step toward improving transparency of its fisheries
ANTANANARIVO — Madagascar recently released its first fisheries transparency report, part of an effort to open up, democratize, and improve the sustainability of its...
Alarming Heat Streak Continues as February Shatters Temperature Record
Last month was the warmest February on record, the European Union’s climate service said Wednesday, marking the ninth consecutive month of unprecedented heat as...
Report calls for agroecological rethink of Africa’s food amid $61b industrial...
Civil society groups have criticized a new $61 billion initiative to industrialize African food systems, calling the plan a “significant threat to small-scale farmers.”...
The SADC Business Council Tourism Alliance concludes tourism pilot project
The SADC Business Council Tourism Alliance has announced that it has concluded the successful completion of a pilot project on tourism disaster risk management...
INMA announces 2024 Global Media Awards finalists
The International News Media Association (INMA) has announced the 193 finalists for the 2024 INMA Global Media Awards. The awards highlight themes around the...
The BRC hosts Ian Garland for RAMS AMPLIFY™ presentation
The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has announced that Ian Garland of Milton Data will be visiting South Africa. Garland will be...
International Women’s Day, 2024Rural Tajik Woman’s Road to Empowering Women Living...
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International Women’s Day, 2024Why Legal Equality Is Key to Women’s Economic...
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The following opinion piece is part of...