Nigeria’s Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve boasts more plant species than any other montane forest in Nigeria.
Environment
Q&A: ‘Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action’
Democracy professor Dana R. Fisher says we cannot ‘keep kicking the can down the road.’
Democracy professor Dana R. Fisher says we cannot ‘keep kicking the can down the road.’
To Reverse Deforestation and Protect Biodiversity, Build a Bioeconomy in the Amazon (Commentary)
Slowing and reversing deforestation and land degradation in the Amazon requires not only conservation efforts but also increasing the economic value of standing primary forests through a bioeconomy approach, argues Robert Muggah, co-founder of Instituto Igarapé.
Slowing and reversing deforestation and land degradation in the Amazon requires not only conservation efforts but also increasing the economic value of standing primary forests through a bioeconomy approach, argues Robert Muggah, co-founder of Instituto Igarapé.
Why the Traditional Automotive Industry Is Running Out of Road
The car industry’s historic leaders are now beginning to realize that having delayed the inevitable evolution towards electric vehicles, some of them now face financial problems that are threatening their very future.
The car industry’s historic leaders are now beginning to realize that having delayed the inevitable evolution towards electric vehicles, some of them now face financial problems that are threatening their very future.
Unprovoked Shark Attacks and Fatalities Went Up a Bit in 2023
The number of unprovoked shark attacks increased worldwide and fatalities saw a small uptick in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a new report.
The number of unprovoked shark attacks increased worldwide and fatalities saw a small uptick in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a new report.
Turkey’s Search for Gold Has a Massive Humanitarian and Environmental Impact
At least nine workers are still missing
At least nine workers are still missing
In Search of the Last Saola
A unique combination of high-tech and traditional tracking is going all in to find a mysterious, charismatic mammal in the mountains of Southeast Asia.
A unique combination of high-tech and traditional tracking is going all in to find a mysterious, charismatic mammal in the mountains of Southeast Asia.
Megafires Are Spreading in the Amazon — And They Are Here To Stay
Wildfires consuming more than 100 square kilometers (38 square miles) of tropical rainforest shouldn’t happen, yet they are becoming more and more frequent.
Wildfires consuming more than 100 square kilometers (38 square miles) of tropical rainforest shouldn’t happen, yet they are becoming more and more frequent.
The Surprising Reason Why Insects Circle Lights at Night: They Lose Track of the Sky
It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor for dangerous but irresistible attractions.
It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor for dangerous but irresistible attractions.
Nature’s Capacity Crisis: The Overcrowding of America’s Outdoor Spaces
The crowding diminishes the visitor experience and harms the parks’ ecology.
The crowding diminishes the visitor experience and harms the parks’ ecology.
‘High Seas Treaty’ Name Is Inaccurate and Should Center Biodiversity (Commentary)
As the negotiations wound down, a rebranding effort began, which dubbed the new agreement the ‘High Seas Treaty,’ which is not accurate and omits the most important term, biodiversity, but it’s not too late to re-think, re-frame, and re-name the agreement.
As the negotiations wound down, a rebranding effort began, which dubbed the new agreement the ‘High Seas Treaty,’ which is not accurate and omits the most important term, biodiversity, but it’s not too late to re-think, re-frame, and re-name the agreement.
USDA Funded Program Works with Wool, Cotton Producers on Climate Smart Practices
Producers will be provided with technical assistance and direct payments related to drought resilience, improved soil health, and increased profitability.
Producers will be provided with technical assistance and direct payments related to drought resilience, improved soil health, and increased profitability.
Designing Out Waste: A Call for Circularity
Longevity, resilience, durability, easy maintenance and reparability
Longevity, resilience, durability, easy maintenance and reparability
Climate Change, Extreme Weather & Conflict Exacerbate Global Food Crisis
What the U.N. World Food Program calls “a hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions” plays out differently around the world.
What the U.N. World Food Program calls “a hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions” plays out differently around the world.
Mangroves Fight Climate Change, but Shrimp Farming Threatens Them
On a per capita basis, mangroves capture four times more carbon than the Amazon.
On a per capita basis, mangroves capture four times more carbon than the Amazon.
Scientists May Have Cracked the ‘Aging Process’ in Species
How a species’ risk of going extinct changes after that species appears on the scene.
How a species’ risk of going extinct changes after that species appears on the scene.