The report analyzed land increases across 73 countries and showed increases in 21 countries, though a handful of countries, like Kenya and Liberia, drove most of the significant gains.
Environment
It’s Not Just Iran: Conflict Over Water Resources Is on the Rise
The risks and incidences of water-related conflicts in recent years, when data are more available and consistent … are on the rise, and the factors driving such violence appear to be worsening.
The risks and incidences of water-related conflicts in recent years, when data are more available and consistent … are on the rise, and the factors driving such violence appear to be worsening.
How Do Carbon Dioxide Removal Strategies Compare?
Removing CO2 from ocean or other water so it can trap more.
Removing CO2 from ocean or other water so it can trap more.
5 Impactful Ways You Can Fight Climate Change
We need to continue to push. But together we can help.
We need to continue to push. But together we can help.
Over a Third of Conflicts Over Development Projects Affect Indigenous People: Study
Roughly one-third of all environmental conflicts documented in an online crowd-sourced atlas affect Indigenous peoples, researchers have found.
Roughly one-third of all environmental conflicts documented in an online crowd-sourced atlas affect Indigenous peoples, researchers have found.
Feeling the Heat: Community Science and Survival in Fresno, California
What does it mean to do science that matters to your community?
What does it mean to do science that matters to your community?
With Mouth-Watering Foods, Mountain Farms in Europe Seek Climate Readiness
Tackling threats to water supply in European highlands is crucial for producers of premium foods and drinks ranging from Spanish ham to Scotch whisky.
Tackling threats to water supply in European highlands is crucial for producers of premium foods and drinks ranging from Spanish ham to Scotch whisky.
How Pesticides Threaten Our Daily Cup of Coffee
A comprehensive review of research looks at ways to protect coffee plants from pests without the overuse of pesticides.
A comprehensive review of research looks at ways to protect coffee plants from pests without the overuse of pesticides.
Penguins ‘Enrich Our Lives’: Q&a With Pablo Borboroglu, Protector of Penguins
Pablo Garcia Borboroglu, a marine biologist from Patagonia, Argentina, was recently awarded the 2023 Indianapolis Prize for his work in protecting penguins around the world.
Pablo Garcia Borboroglu, a marine biologist from Patagonia, Argentina, was recently awarded the 2023 Indianapolis Prize for his work in protecting penguins around the world.
Breeders of New Fish Hope to Tickle Taste Buds of Salmon, Cod and Tuna Lovers
Fish farming can make food supplies more stable while itself becoming more sustainable, according to researchers in Hungary and Norway.
Fish farming can make food supplies more stable while itself becoming more sustainable, according to researchers in Hungary and Norway.
Avocados: The Green Gold That Wipes Western Mexico’s Forests From the Map
Satellite images show what is lost with the expansion of the Persea americana monoculture: Since 2019, at least 5,160 ha (12,750 acres) have turned from forests to avocado orchards.
Satellite images show what is lost with the expansion of the Persea americana monoculture: Since 2019, at least 5,160 ha (12,750 acres) have turned from forests to avocado orchards.
Rethinking Education in the Context of Sustainable Development in Trinidad & Tobago
It is possible for children to become environmental change makers
It is possible for children to become environmental change makers
In Alaska, Tribal Governments Push for Larger Conservation Role
To preserve their food supply, Native Alaskans are teaming up with federal officials and state scientists.
To preserve their food supply, Native Alaskans are teaming up with federal officials and state scientists.
Mighty Oceans and Humble Ponds Play Key Roles in Biodiversity
By monitoring oceans and peering into ponds, European projects seek to protect an array of animal and plant life.
By monitoring oceans and peering into ponds, European projects seek to protect an array of animal and plant life.
Forests & Finance: Communities Turn To Tree-Planting, Zero-Logging, and Mushrooms To Protect Forests
Each year, the Yokadouma council and its partners log 1,000 hectares of council forest, and there have been [only] limited efforts at regeneration.
Each year, the Yokadouma council and its partners log 1,000 hectares of council forest, and there have been [only] limited efforts at regeneration
In Defense of the Forest: A Group of Activists Organizes Direct Action Against Logging in California
In response to this type of operation, Humboldt County, Northern California, where HRC operates, has a decades-long tradition of activism in defense of the forest, alongside the local Indigenous peoples, and ecologies.
In response to this type of operation, Humboldt County, Northern California, where HRC operates, has a decades-long tradition of activism in defense of the forest, alongside the local Indigenous peoples, and ecologies.