Nasa’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter set for first flight
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightNasa Nasa is set to make history as it attempts to launch a helicopter from the surface of Mars. If successful, it…
Month: April 2021
U.S., China Agree To Cooperate On Climate Crisis With Urgency
From NPR The world’s two biggest carbon polluters agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with “seriousness and urgency” days before President Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders…
China and US pledge climate change commitment
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightReuters China and the US say they are committed to working together and with other countries on tackling climate change. It comes…
$25 Million Worth Of Giant Clam Shells Seized In The Philippines
From NPR The raid Friday was the third giant clam bust in just over a month. Since the beginning of March, about $30 million worth of giant clams have been…
These teenage climate activists are pushing for change in Australia
From BBC Bushfires in Australia in January 2020 destroyed lives, homes and wildlife. A study by the World Weather Attribution consortium said that global warming boosted the risk of the…
Nasa chooses SpaceX to build Moon lander
From BBC Shareclose Share pageCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightNASA Nasa has chosen Elon Musk’s company SpaceX to build a lander that will return humans to the Moon this decade. This…
Cattle-driven clearing continues in Brazil’s Triunfo do Xingu protected area
Forest loss in Brazil’s lush Triunfo do Xingu Environmental Protection Area marches on, driven largely by a hunger for beef, emboldened land grabbers, and a lack of law enforcement. Triunfo…
Indigenous peoples are being shortchanged as forest guardians: Report
Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) play an important role in preserving the environment and ecosystems worldwide, especially forests in tropical countries, but don’t receive enough funding to carry out…
Peru to establish rainforest reserve for isolated Indigenous peoples
After nearly twenty years of discussion, the Peruvian government has moved to establish a new Indigenous reserve for “uncontacted peoples” deep in the Amazon rainforest. Yavarí Tapiche Indigenous Reserve, which…
Brazilian Cerrado savanna: Wildcat miners descend on Indigenous reserve
In a remote corner of Brazil’s Roraima state, a makeshift mining raft, made of empty gasoline barrels bound together with rope, floats in the Cotinga River. Under the surface of…