Biodiversity
From the frontlines: Fighting Bolivia’s forest fires
Monica Evans A firefighter’s account of the country’s burning dry forests When firefighter Daniela Azero and her team first saw the extent of the […]
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Biodiversity
Amazon fires: Solutions lie beyond nationalist politics, a new green vision must be global in scope
The world is suffering from a crisis of politics. The old ideas have collapsed and the new ideas enjoying an unchallenged run almost everywhere […]
Biodiversity
You have stolen our forest.” Baka “Pygmies”’ heartfelt plea to European Commission
Hundreds of Baka “Pygmies” from the Congo rainforest have written to the European Commission, pleading with officials to visit them and ask their “advice and guidance” before providing […]
Biodiversity
Ancient Amazonian societies managed the forest intensively but sustainably — here’s what we can learn from them
Kate Evans The Amazon’s trees, soils and mysterious earthworks tell the story of the millions who lived there before European arrival When loggers and […]
Biodiversity
The wolf of Bangladesh: A true story
Jeremy Hance The last wolf in Bangladesh was seen in 1949 – until this year. The wolf, an adult male, was killed by local villagers […]
Biodiversity
Should China build the world’s longest undersea tunnel?
Zhang Chun The biodiversity by opening of the Bohai Sea, dotted with rich island ecosystems, would be impacted In the waters off Penglai, Shandong […]
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Germany freezes funding to WWF earmarked for Congo after reports of human abuse
The German government has frozen funding to WWF following a series of investigations by Buzzfeed revealing that the charity funds, equips, and works directly with forces that have tortured, […]
Biodiversity
The gecko smugglers of India’s northeast
Mubina Akhtar A massive demand from China is driving the capture and trafficking of geckos from India’s northeastern states, with some traffickers even setting […]
Biodiversity
African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing […]
Biodiversity
Nigerian fishers hit by criminals, imports and climate change
Nosmot Gbadamosi From African waters to China and back again, over half the fish on Nigerian tables is imported Makoko: the fishing community running […]
Biodiversity
WWF hit by another exposé of ranger abuses
A new investigation has uncovered further revelations of WWF-linked abuses of local people in the name of conservation. It’s the third major exposé this year since […]
Biodiversity
In an era of mass extinction, who decides which species to save – and how?
Priorities at #national and #international levels can be at odds with those of #local and #Indigenous #communities and a major chunk of #conservation efforts focused on “charismatic #megafauna”-...