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Human Rights Abuse Allegations Continue to Rise in the Mining Sector, Report Finds
The U.S. and European Union have intensified efforts to secure the minerals needed for a clean energy transition. But as investment grows, so does conflict throughout the sector.
The U.S. and European Union have intensified efforts to secure the minerals needed for a clean energy transition. But as investment grows, so does conflict throughout the sector.
India’s Fishers Confront Homegrown ‘Ghost Gear’ Problem
Once lost, fishing gear continues to function, whether it drifts through the water column or settles on the seabed, trapping marine life or entangling marine habitat.
Once lost, fishing gear continues to function, whether it drifts through the water column or settles on the seabed, trapping marine life or entangling marine habitat.
As Temperatures Soar, Paris Court Set to Rule on Landmark Climate Change Case
Environmental groups Notre Affaire à Tous, Sherpa, ZEA, France Nature Environnement launched the proceedings in 2020.
Environmental groups Notre Affaire à Tous, Sherpa, ZEA, France Nature Environnement launched the proceedings in 2020.
Deforestation Is Just a Symptom. The Disease Is De-Governance (Commentary)
For decades, deforestation has been treated as the central problem.
For decades, deforestation has been treated as the central problem.
South African Authorities Thwart Smuggling of 150 Venomous Scorpions, Arrest Man
Scorpion venom is highly prized for use in biomedical research and the beauty industry. They are also kept as pets by collectors of rare and venomous arachnids.
Scorpion venom is highly prized for use in biomedical research and the beauty industry. They are also kept as pets by collectors of rare and venomous arachnids.
Demand for Vultures in West Africa Threatens Central African Populations
In West African countries like Nigeria and Benin, vultures are poached both alive and dead for beliefs that they bring luck, success or protection against witchcraft.
In West African countries like Nigeria and Benin, vultures are poached both alive and dead for beliefs that they bring luck, success or protection against witchcraft.
Researchers Find Dramatic Restoration on Land and Sea After Island Rat Removal
Scientists have long assumed that meaningful recovery after the predators are eradicated would take decades.
Scientists have long assumed that meaningful recovery after the predators are eradicated would take decades.
Wildlife Helps Regulate the Climate & This Belongs in Policy Discussions (Commentary)
Wildlife shapes how ecosystems store carbon, move nutrients, recover from disturbance, and remain resilient as conditions change, yet this is seldom considered during negotiations over climate change policy.
Wildlife shapes how ecosystems store carbon, move nutrients, recover from disturbance, and remain resilient as conditions change, yet this is seldom considered during negotiations over climate change policy.
Stingless Bees in Peru Become the First Insects With Legal Rights. Will It Happen Globally?
Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees the legal right to exist, thrive and be represented in court.
Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees the legal right to exist, thrive and be represented in court.
Trump Administration Repeals Rule That Allowed Bison to Graze on Public Lands
That shift in priorities will apply to 245 million acres (99 million hectares) of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
That shift in priorities will apply to 245 million acres (99 million hectares) of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
One Mountain Lion Changed the Food Web in a California Suburb, Study Finds
A recent study drew on nine years of camera trap data from Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and found that when a puma began to visit, coyotes, deer, gray foxes and brush rabbits changed their behavior and native plant density increased.
A recent study drew on nine years of camera trap data from Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and found that when a puma began to visit, coyotes, deer, gray foxes and brush rabbits changed their behavior and native plant density increased.
How Small Actions Can Become Planetary Forces
Thomas Crowther begins his book with a snakebite that was not, in any conventional sense, dangerous.
Thomas Crowther begins his book with a snakebite that was not, in any conventional sense, dangerous.
In South Africa, a Village Learns to Live With Baboons — But It May Be the Exception
A baboon troop regularly forages in the scrubland in and around the village of Rooiels, on the outskirts of the Cape Town metropolitan area.
A baboon troop regularly forages in the scrubland in and around the village of Rooiels, on the outskirts of the Cape Town metropolitan area.
‘Thinking How Traffickers Think’: Study Uses AI to Detect Marine Wildlife Smuggling
The system was most effective at finding species with idiosyncratic shapes, like shark fins and seahorses, but also detected sea cucumbers with 86% accuracy.
The system was most effective at finding species with idiosyncratic shapes, like shark fins and seahorses, but also detected sea cucumbers with 86% accuracy.
Global Ocean Faces ‘Deepening Crisis,’ but Governance Is Improving: UN Report
Those warnings are detailed in the third U.N. World Ocean Assessment, released June 8 and authored by approximately 600 experts from 86 countries.
Those warnings are detailed in the third U.N. World Ocean Assessment, released June 8 and authored by approximately 600 experts from 86 countries.