Camera traps are widely used to monitor biodiversity and guide conservation actions, but a first-of-its-kind study finds the technology isn’t as prevalent in highly biodiverse areas that face the most threats from human activities, such as the Congo Basin and the Amazon Rainforest.
Environment
Map the Commons, Protect the Planet
Helping Indigenous peoples to protect forests and other shared resources will keep us all safer from climate change and other threats.
Helping Indigenous peoples to protect forests and other shared resources will keep us all safer from climate change and other threats.
Carbon Capture Plant in Kenya Seeks to Show Africa Holds Key to Checking Climate Change
To keep the planet from warming more than two degrees Celsius, countries worldwide are looking for ways to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions.
To keep the planet from warming more than two degrees Celsius, countries worldwide are looking for ways to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions.
Dearth of Agri-Food Research on Climate-Hit Countries
Food systems transformation is needed urgently in the face of rising food insecurity – with one in four on the planet facing hunger – and extreme weather events caused by climate change.
Food systems transformation is needed urgently in the face of rising food insecurity – with one in four on the planet facing hunger – and extreme weather events caused by climate change.
As the World Burns, Can We Learn to Live with Wildfire Health Risks?
Finding ways to better manage land use can help reduce the likelihood and severity of wildfires: In landscapes where fire is natural, experts say we should bring back historic fire regimes through cultural burning and prescribed burns.
Finding ways to better manage land use can help reduce the likelihood and severity of wildfires: In landscapes where fire is natural, experts say we should bring back historic fire regimes through cultural burning and prescribed burns.
Is There a Wrong Way to Talk About Climate Change?
In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry's terms.
In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry’s terms.
Capturing a Solution? Unveiling the Myths and Realities of Carbon Capture and Storage
Climate change casts a long shadow, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) emerges as a potential weapon in our arsenal.
Climate change casts a long shadow, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) emerges as a potential weapon in our arsenal.
Nevada Heat Demands More Than Cooling Centers, Lawmakers Told
On Wednesday, researchers told lawmakers that the severe lack of heat mitigation in Reno and Las Vegas has led to major health consequences for Nevadans.
On Wednesday, researchers told lawmakers that the severe lack of heat mitigation in Reno and Las Vegas has led to major health consequences for Nevadans.
Is Earth Really Getting Too Hot for People To Survive? A Scientist Explains Extreme Heat and the Role of Climate Change
Many countries have seen extremely hot weather lately, but in most of the inhabited world, it’s never going to get “too hot for people to live here,” especially in relatively dry climates.
Many countries have seen extremely hot weather lately, but in most of the inhabited world, it’s never going to get “too hot for people to live here,” especially in relatively dry climates.
Protected Areas Benefit Nature & People, Study Says — With Caveats
The top 10 countries that were most likely to report harmony between the two objectives included five African countries: Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Zambia and South Sudan.
The top 10 countries that were most likely to report harmony between the two objectives included five African countries: Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Zambia and South Sudan.
The Greening of Planes, Trains and Automobiles
We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up.
We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up.
What We Lose When We Lose the Dark and Sacred Sky
The Cosmic Lights will stay on, so let’s learn from this.
The Cosmic Lights will stay on, so let’s learn from this.
Toxic ‘Trash Juice’ a Problem at Four New Hampshire Landfills, State Regulators Say
Casella Waste’s landfill in Bethlehem cited for repeated infractions; company says it will conduct ‘significant investigation’
Casella Waste’s landfill in Bethlehem cited for repeated infractions; company says it will conduct ‘significant investigation’
Natural Gas’ New ‘Greenwashing Scam’
As the report from climate groups Oil Change International and Earthworks details, gas certification isn’t yet regulated, and its monitoring systems often miss methane leaks.
As the report from climate groups Oil Change International and Earthworks details, gas certification isn’t yet regulated, and its monitoring systems often miss methane leaks.
The Health Impacts of Escalating Megafires Are Everyone’s Problem
Similar to other types of air pollution, wildfire smoke is associated with a wide range of short-term health impacts, especially for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with preexisting medical conditions.
Similar to other types of air pollution, wildfire smoke is associated with a wide range of short-term health impacts, especially for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with preexisting medical conditions.
What 70 Celebrity Tortoises Can Teach Us About Conservation Stories
A recent success got a lot of publicity, offering us insight into not only the species but the narratives that resonate with people.
A recent success got a lot of publicity, offering us insight into not only the species but the narratives that resonate with people.