Vanuatu, an island nation that has seen devastating effects of climate change, first called for the inclusion of ecocide as a crime at the ICC’s 2019 annual assembly.
Study Highlights Climate Policies That Actually Work to Reduce Emissions
Using advanced statistical analysis, the researchers compared carbon dioxide emissions from 41 countries with those from analogous countries to control for extenuating circumstances like the global pandemic or fluctuations in energy prices.
Using advanced statistical analysis, the researchers compared carbon dioxide emissions from 41 countries with those from analogous countries to control for extenuating circumstances like the global pandemic or fluctuations in energy prices.
Why Is Violence Against Environmental Defenders Getting Worse? Five Things to Know
Latin America is still the most violent region for defenders, with 166 killed in 2023. But other regions have been showing worrying trends, as well.
Latin America is still the most violent region for defenders, with 166 killed in 2023. But other regions have been showing worrying trends, as well.
Bats & Bees Help Ni-Vanuatu Predict Storms — But Will Climate Change Interfere?
Government, national organizations and scientists launched a national booklet and a mobile app to both document these traditional knowledge indicators and assess how climate change is impacting their accuracy.
Government, national organizations and scientists launched a national booklet and a mobile app to both document these traditional knowledge indicators and assess how climate change is impacting their accuracy.
Action at Scale: Elizabeth Yee on the Rockefeller Foundation’s Climate Strategy
Yee emphasizes the importance of cross-sector partnerships—governments, private companies, and civil society—to drive systemic change and scale innovative solutions like clean energy access and AI-driven resilience.
Yee emphasizes the importance of cross-sector partnerships—governments, private companies, and civil society—to drive systemic change and scale innovative solutions like clean energy access and AI-driven resilience.
Global Carbon Capture and Storage Potential Way Overblown, Study Finds
An estimated 83% of the world’s current CCS capacity features compressed CO2 injected into the ground via pipelines to extract oil, a process called enhanced oil recovery.
An estimated 83% of the world’s current CCS capacity features compressed CO2 injected into the ground via pipelines to extract oil, a process called enhanced oil recovery.
Ecotourism Offers New Hopes for Bhutanese Youth — And Local Environments
Roughly half of Bhutan’s population is under 25; ecotourism is offering a potentially viable future for the younger generations as well as women.
Roughly half of Bhutan’s population is under 25; ecotourism is offering a potentially viable future for the younger generations as well as women.
Highways Prevent Pumas From Reclaiming Their Eastern U.S. Range: Study
Historically, pumas (Puma concolor) ranged coast to coast across nearly all of the Americas, stretching from the northern reaches of Canada, down through the U.S. Rocky Mountains, and into South America from the Amazon Rainforest all the way south to Patagonia.
Historically, pumas (Puma concolor) ranged coast to coast across nearly all of the Americas, stretching from the northern reaches of Canada, down through the U.S. Rocky Mountains, and into South America from the Amazon Rainforest all the way south to Patagonia.
More Alarms Over Indonesia Rhino Poaching After Latest Trafficking Bust
The arrest of a 60-year-old suspect in the bust highlights the broader crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade, including the use of cyber patrols to monitor online trafficking activities.
The arrest of a 60-year-old suspect in the bust highlights the broader crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade, including the use of cyber patrols to monitor online trafficking activities.
A Mexican Marine Park Shelters Giant Manta Rays: Interview With Madalena Pereira Cabral
Using satellite tags, the expert aims to describe these animals’ routes through the ocean and the reasons behind the fact that almost all the individual manta rays she has been studying end up leaving the marine protected area. Leaving this area exposes them to fishing pressure, which puts them at risk.
Using satellite tags, the expert aims to describe these animals’ routes through the ocean and the reasons behind the fact that almost all the individual manta rays she has been studying end up leaving the marine protected area. Leaving this area exposes them to fishing pressure, which puts them at risk.
How Do ‘Rights of Nature’ and ‘Legal Personhood’ Laws Differ, and What’s Their Conservation Potential?
Now, that’s a very slow process and I’m not saying it’s the panacea, but it’s certainly much, much more positive than what we’ve seen in the past.
Now, that’s a very slow process and I’m not saying it’s the panacea, but it’s certainly much, much more positive than what we’ve seen in the past.
Study Finds Amazon Fires Nearly 30 Times Likelier Due to Climate Change
Researchers found that the western Amazon, including areas in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Peru’s Loreto department, and Bolivia’s La Paz and Beni departments, is now 20 to 28.5 times more prone to fire compared to a scenario without climate change.
Researchers found that the western Amazon, including areas in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Peru’s Loreto department, and Bolivia’s La Paz and Beni departments, is now 20 to 28.5 times more prone to fire compared to a scenario without climate change.
Failed U.S. ‘War on Drugs’ Endangers Central American Bird Habitats, Study Warns
One-fifth of bird species that migrate to the region every year from North America have more than half of their global population within landscapes where narco-trafficking is expected to increase.
One-fifth of bird species that migrate to the region every year from North America have more than half of their global population within landscapes where narco-trafficking is expected to increase.
As a Medicine, Study Finds Rhino Horn Useless — And Potentially Toxic
The scientists also revealed that rhino horns contained potentially toxic minerals; the lack of quality control testing and regulatory oversight makes it even more pressing to address the sales of rhino horn derivatives for consumption.
The scientists also revealed that rhino horns contained potentially toxic minerals; the lack of quality control testing and regulatory oversight makes it even more pressing to address the sales of rhino horn derivatives for consumption.
Not Merely ‘Exploration’: PNG Deep-Sea Mining Riles Critics & Surprises Officials
Satellite-based vessel-tracking data show that much of this mining activity took place in and around a controversial project site known as Solwara 1, where mineral-rich hydrothermal vents are located.
Satellite-based vessel-tracking data show that much of this mining activity took place in and around a controversial project site known as Solwara 1, where mineral-rich hydrothermal vents are located.
Patents Can Serve as Early-Warning System for Wildlife Trade Trends
The study’s analysis revealed there was a 130% annual increase in patent filings related to these target animal groups between 1988 and 2020, considerably more than the global average increase of 104% for all patents during the same period.
The study’s analysis revealed there was a 130% annual increase in patent filings related to these target animal groups between 1988 and 2020, considerably more than the global average increase of 104% for all patents during the same period.