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Date: 2024-04
Consent and costs are key questions on extraction of ‘energy transition’ minerals by Mike DiGirolamo 23 April 2024 Minerals and metals used in technologies enabling much of the global energy transition and their applications are relatively new and require thought and reporting that probes questions related to their…
A web of front people conceals environmental offenders in the Amazon by Fernanda Wenzel 22 April 2024 A paper trail left by a notorious land grabber reveals how he used relatives and an employee as fronts to evade environmental fines and lawsuits, shedding light on this widespread practice in the Brazilian Amazon.
Circular solutions vital to curb enviro harm from cement and concrete by Sean Mowbray 18 April 2024 The concrete industry is a major carbon emitter and polluter, with severe human health impacts. But circular solutions, including electrifying cement plants, making low-carbon cement, and bio-architecture could offer relief.
Malawi police arrest elephant poachers in Kasungu National Park by Charles Mpaka 18 April 2024 BLANTYRE — Police and wildlife department officials in Malawi have arrested two men suspected of having killed an elephant in Kasungu National Park in the country’s west. In July 2022,…
Forests in Vietnam’s Central Highlands at risk as development projects take priority by Le Quynh 10 April 2024 LÂM ĐỒNG, Vietnam — In 1991, Trần Văn Ry migrated from his home in northern Vietnam to Lâm Đồng in the country’s Central Highlands. Along with hundreds of other migrants,…
Effective climate activism requires honest conversations about its challenges by Mike DiGirolamo 9 April 2024 There’s “this myth [of] perfection within activism and I think that's something that sort of barricades lots of people, whether they consider themselves activists or not, from even engaging in…
World Bank’s IFC under fire over alleged abuses at Liberian plantation it funded by Victoria Schneider 4 April 2024 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 rights violations by communities living near…
How to ‘stop mining before it starts’: Interview with community organizer Carlos Zorrilla by Liz Kimbrough 4 April 2024 Carlos Zorrilla is a leader in what locals say is the longest continuous resistance movement against mining in Latin America. Zorrilla’s family fled from Cuba to the U.S. in 1962…
Florida growers eye agroecology solution to devastating citrus disease by Marlowe Starling 3 April 2024 FORT PIERCE, Florida — Just off of North Kings Highway, a dirt road once led to lush rows of sweet-smelling citrus crops: grapefruits, lemons and oranges. Now, all that’s left…
Jane Goodall at 90: On fame, hope, and empathy by Rhett A. Butler 3 April 2024 Jane Goodall turns 90 today. For the past few weeks, the world has been marking her birthday in a variety of ways, from a unique 90-dog salute on a beach…
Enviva bankruptcy fallout ripples through biomass industry, U.S. and EU by Justin Catanoso 2 April 2024 With the bankruptcy of the world’s biggest wood pellet maker, Enviva and the forestry industry are reaching out to the Biden Administration for subsidies that could offer it a lifeline, but environmentalists are pushing back.
Indigenous Filipinos fight to protect biodiverse mountains from mining by Keith Anthony S. Fabro 28 March 2024 NARRA, Philippines — At the foothills of the Victoria-Anepahan Mountains in the Philippines’ Palawan province, the Indigenous Tagbanua have lived with the rhythms of nature for generations. They rely on…
New U.S. agroforestry project will pay farmers to expand ‘climate-smart’ acres by Sarah Derouin 25 March 2024 American agroforestry initiatives got a big boost of funding in 2022 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which allocated $60 million to help farmers transition toward this style of…
In Raja Ampat, pearl farming balances business and ecological sustainability by Basten Gokkon 22 March 2024 RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia — Tucked in the curve of a bay in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago, a floating structure appears like the tip of an iceberg. Below the surface, it’s…
Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans by John Cannon 20 March 2024 KONO, Papua New Guinea — Chris Malgan sits in his outrigger canoe, singing and shaking a ring of coconut shells in the water next to the boat. The inky skies…
How effective are giant funding pledges by major conservation donors? by Mike DiGirolamo 19 March 2024 Big philanthropic projects like the Protecting Our Planet Challenge usually capture the media spotlight, but how effective are these endeavors? Do they take into consideration the inextricable human rights considerations…
UN probes controversial forest carbon agreement in Malaysian Borneo by John Cannon 18 March 2024 The state government of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo has reaffirmed its plans to proceed with an opaque nature conservation agreement despite concerns raised by the United Nations. Representatives of Sabah’s…
Fertilizer management could reduce ammonia pollution from 3 staple crops: Study by Claire Asher 18 March 2024 A machine learning model of ammonia emissions from the world’s rice, wheat and corn crops shows that optimal fertilizer management could slash ammonia air pollution from these crops by 38%.
Toilet paper: Environmentally impactful, but alternatives are rolling out by Petro Kotzé 15 March 2024 Most used in China, North America, Europe and Australia, TP causes deforestation, needs lots of energy and water to make, and is hard to dispose of. Solutions abound, from the bidet, to recycled paper, bamboo and other alternatives.
Brazil’s Amazonian states push for court reforms in bid for justice by Luiz Antônio Araujo 14 March 2024 Amazonian states have gone largely unrepresented at the top of the Brazilian judicial system for decades, a political distortion that has spurred calls for reform.
New ecoregion proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’ by Ryan Truscott 13 March 2024 There is an “inland archipelago” of mountains stretching across southern Malawi and northern Mozambique — a chain of hard granite inselbergs lifted high above the surrounding landscape as it weathered…
Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows by Sean Mowbray 6 March 2024 Nitrogen pollution from agriculture and human waste, along with other pollutants including plastics, could make clean water scarce in many watersheds worldwide, potentially contributing to declines in public health.
Biological field stations deliver high return on investment for conservation, study finds by Liz Kimbrough 6 March 2024 The term “field station” has an air of mystery, conjuring images of some tropical or icy outpost where scientists go to “do science.” And while it’s true that scientific research…
In climate-related flooding, a Ugandan river turns poisonous by Ashoka Mukpo 6 March 2024 This is the second of a two-part series on climate-related disasters in western Uganda. Read Part One here. KASESE, Uganda — Right as the Nyamwamba River emerges from the foothills…
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