The first time Virgilio Viana saw the Amazon up close, he was a 16-year-old with a backpack, two school friends and very little sense of what he was walking into.
Inside California’s Race to Document Its Insects: A Conversation with Chris Grinter
Christopher C. Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects, though not in the way most people imagine.
Christopher C. Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects, though not in the way most people imagine.
Already Disappearing, Southeast Asia’s Striped Rabbits Now Caught in Global Pet Trade
In recent months, authorities have seized at least 10 live rabbits smuggled from Thailand on commercial flights to India, highlighting the first known instance of these rabbits being trafficked internationally for the pet trade.
In recent months, authorities have seized at least 10 live rabbits smuggled from Thailand on commercial flights to India, highlighting the first known instance of these rabbits being trafficked internationally for the pet trade.
Protecting Pangolins IRL, Not Just on Paper: Interview with Conservationist Kumar Paudel
The IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group is working on a global action plan to conserve the species, with different subgroups working on regional plans.
The IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group is working on a global action plan to conserve the species, with different subgroups working on regional plans.
Trade In Marine Fish for Aquariums Includes Threatened Species, Lacks Oversight: Study
The United States is the main market for “ornamental” marine fish, those that end up as pets in aquariums.
The United States is the main market for “ornamental” marine fish, those that end up as pets in aquariums.
In Mexico, World’s Smallest Turtle Faces Big Threats From Trafficking, Habitat Loss
That’s when the problems began. The officials criticized the way the turtles were being kept and complained about missing permits.
That’s when the problems began. The officials criticized the way the turtles were being kept and complained about missing permits.
Plans to Dispose of Mining Waste in Norway’s Arctic Ocean Worries Sámi Fishers, Herders
Research has also found that these past waste deposits are still releasing metals out of the seafloor and into the water.
Research has also found that these past waste deposits are still releasing metals out of the seafloor and into the water.
A Slowdown, Not Salvation: What New Extinction Data Reveal About the State of Life on Earth
For decades, biologists have warned that humanity is precipitating a sixth mass extinction.
For decades, biologists have warned that humanity is precipitating a sixth mass extinction.
France’s Largest Rewilding Project Takes Root in the Dauphiné Alps
The term “rewilding” emerged in the 1990s, but it’s only in the past decade that the approach has grown in popularity worldwide.
The term “rewilding” emerged in the 1990s, but it’s only in the past decade that the approach has grown in popularity worldwide.
AI Data Center Revolution Sucks up World’s Energy, Water, Materials
As large AI data centers proliferate, they are competing for water, energy and materials with already stressed tropical communities.
As large AI data centers proliferate, they are competing for water, energy and materials with already stressed tropical communities.
Reindeer Numbers May Fall by More Than Half by 2100 as Arctic Warms: Study
Climate change, logging, and military expansion threaten the grazing lands of Indigenous Sámi people’s reindeer herds.
Climate change, logging, and military expansion threaten the grazing lands of Indigenous Sámi people’s reindeer herds.
Gibbon Trafficking Pushes Rehabilitation Centers to the Max in North Sumatra
Two infant siamang gibbons cling to each other. Barely 6 months old, their lanky limbs entwine their tiny bodies as they stare out of the triage cage, their wide eyes shining.
Two infant siamang gibbons cling to each other. Barely 6 months old, their lanky limbs entwine their tiny bodies as they stare out of the triage cage, their wide eyes shining.
How a ‘Green Gold Rush’ in the Amazon Led to Dubious Carbon Deals on Indigenous Lands
In December 2022, one of Brazil’s largest Indigenous territories and one of the smallest would each sign a 118-page.
In December 2022, one of Brazil’s largest Indigenous territories and one of the smallest would each sign a 118-page.
Why Sweden’s Forest Policy Matters to the World (Commentary)
The deep, dark forests of northern Europe supplied people with wood, timber and food for millennia.
The deep, dark forests of northern Europe supplied people with wood, timber and food for millennia.
Healthy Rivers, Healthy People: A Brazil Project Links Human & Ecosystem Well-Being
The project bases its actions on the concept of collective health and understands that, just as there are no fish without rivers, there is no human health without healthy ecosystems.
The project bases its actions on the concept of collective health and understands that, just as there are no fish without rivers, there is no human health without healthy ecosystems.
No, Bill Gates, We Don’t Have to Choose Between People & Planet (Commentary)
His suggestion that the world must choose between financing development or climate action falsely presents a zero-sum situation, she says, adding that Gates must publicly set the record straight before this idea is further used as a justification for backsliding on climate action.
His suggestion that the world must choose between financing development or climate action falsely presents a zero-sum situation, she says, adding that Gates must publicly set the record straight before this idea is further used as a justification for backsliding on climate action.