At particular risk is a striking orange-and-black species called the painted woolly bat, which accounted for more than one-quarter of the online trade listings.
A One-Time Illegal Logger Grows Back a Forest for His People in Sumatra
Efron credits being indebted to his ancestors and his role in protecting his family’s frankincense-farming heritage as key to his desire to protect the forest.
Efron credits being indebted to his ancestors and his role in protecting his family’s frankincense-farming heritage as key to his desire to protect the forest.
Could the ‘Rights of Nature’ Save Yasuní and Keep Its Oil in the Ground? (Commentary)
People worked for a decade to bring this to a popular vote, but the nation’s current crises have shaken the government’s resolve to enforce the rule. Now, advocates are turning to a relatively new legal instrument, the ‘rights of nature,’ to cement the decision.
People worked for a decade to bring this to a popular vote, but the nation’s current crises have shaken the government’s resolve to enforce the rule. Now, advocates are turning to a relatively new legal instrument, the ‘rights of nature,’ to cement the decision.
Nepal’s First Community-Based Red Panda Conservation Area Sparks Hope
The conservation area aims to protect the endangered red panda species (Ailurus fulgens), promote ecotourism and contribute to local community livelihoods.
The conservation area aims to protect the endangered red panda species (Ailurus fulgens), promote ecotourism and contribute to local community livelihoods.
At the ‘Biodiversity Olympics,’ Scientists Work to Democratize Rainforest Tech
Most of the teams deployed drones and AI models, and also used environmental DNA analysis to identify plants and animals in the forest.
Most of the teams deployed drones and AI models, and also used environmental DNA analysis to identify plants and animals in the forest.
Sea Lions With Video Cameras Help Scientists Map Ocean Floor
As an alternative, the researchers fit small, lightweight video cameras and movement trackers on eight adult female Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea).
As an alternative, the researchers fit small, lightweight video cameras and movement trackers on eight adult female Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea).
Cites Suspends Bangladesh as Illegal Wild Bird Trade Continues
Eighty-two private farms are registered in Bangladesh that can trade birds. Six of them are suspended for various reasons, including the violation of rules.
Eighty-two private farms are registered in Bangladesh that can trade birds. Six of them are suspended for various reasons, including the violation of rules.
Will We Be Ready? Geoengineering Policy Lags Far Behind Pace of Climate Change
Now, as climate change impacts intensify, the debate over what safe, effective national and international geoengineering policies should look like has intensified among academics, regulatory and advisory bodies and researchers.
Now, as climate change impacts intensify, the debate over what safe, effective national and international geoengineering policies should look like has intensified among academics, regulatory and advisory bodies and researchers.
Luxury Hunting Firm Linked to Decades of Poaching in Tanzania, Whistleblowers Say
Tanzanian authorities have served waves of eviction notices affecting Maasai herders in and around Loliondo, as part of efforts to expand hunting and safari tourism.
Tanzanian authorities have served waves of eviction notices affecting Maasai herders in and around Loliondo, as part of efforts to expand hunting and safari tourism.
Conserving & Restoring Waterways Can Mitigate Extreme Urban Heat in Bangladesh
Urban sprawl frequently fills or covers wetlands and waterways as cities grow.
Urban sprawl frequently fills or covers wetlands and waterways as cities grow.
‘Everything Is a Being’ for South Africa’s Amampondo Fighting to Protect Nature
The amaMpondo say they welcome economic development, but want it on their own terms, many preferring light-touch tourism over extractive mining.
The amaMpondo say they welcome economic development, but want it on their own terms, many preferring light-touch tourism over extractive mining.
Climate Change Threatens Public Health, Raising the Spread of Food-Borne Diseases
Investing in research and innovation can provide valuable insights into the underlying mechanisms of climate change-pathogen interactions and novel solutions for mitigating effects.
Investing in research and innovation can provide valuable insights into the underlying mechanisms of climate change-pathogen interactions and novel solutions for mitigating effects.
Cloud Brightening Over Oceans May Stave off Climate Change, but With Risk
Ongoing efforts to include marine cloud brightening under an international anti-marine pollution treaty, the London Protocol, could be one effective route to setting standards for research and field experiments.
Ongoing efforts to include marine cloud brightening under an international anti-marine pollution treaty, the London Protocol, could be one effective route to setting standards for research and field experiments.
From Selfies to Treetops: Thai NGOs Rescue and Release Captive Gibbons
Two organizations, the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project and Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, have been rehabilitating gibbons in Thailand for more than 20 years.
Two organizations, the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project and Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, have been rehabilitating gibbons in Thailand for more than 20 years.
Uttarakhand Villagers Thirst for Water as Tourism, Temps & Development Rise
Nearly 12,000 natural springs reportedly have dried up in recent years, with 90% of Uttarakhand’s population depending on these vital water sources.
Nearly 12,000 natural springs reportedly have dried up in recent years, with 90% of Uttarakhand’s population depending on these vital water sources.
Birdsong Rings Out Once Again in Togo’s Sacred Forest of Titiyo
The degradation of the forest had a major impact on wildlife and the surrounding population.
The degradation of the forest had a major impact on wildlife and the surrounding population.