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High in the misty highlands of Indonesia’s Flores Island, the Manggarai people are witnessing the disappearance of something precious: the words that have guided their sustainable farming practices for generations. As industrial monoculture farming replaces traditional agroforestry methods, an entire…
A disturbing new trade is threatening Madagascar’s already critically endangered lemur populations. Research published in Conservation Letters reveals that nearly 13,000 lemurs are sold annually in the island nation’s cities, where these rare primates have become an urban delicacy served…
California wildlife officials have taken the unprecedented step of killing four gray wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra Valley, marking the first state-authorized wolf deaths since the species began returning to California. The decision came after the pack…
Three major climate disasters unfold simultaneously: Hurricane Melissa triggers humanitarian crisis in Jamaica prompting UK emergency aid calls, Cyclone Ditwah claims 123 lives in Sri Lanka with 130 missing, while catastrophic monsoon floods across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia kill over 350 people.
When residents of northern Sri Lanka discovered freshwater snakehead fish scattered across their fields after an October thunderstorm, it might have seemed like a biblical miracle. But this latest example of “fish rain” – a phenomenon also documented in Honduras…
Chicago-area contamination accidentally blocks dangerous crustaceans from Lake Michigan, while archaeologists uncover prehistoric landscape modification near Stonehenge. Meanwhile, climate summit progress in Brazil still falls short of global warming targets.
A landmark conservation agreement emerged from the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil this week, bringing together 30 international organizations in an unprecedented effort to better monitor and protect the Amazon Rainforest. The Mamirauá Declaration represents what organizers call “a…
Climate change isn’t just threatening native wildlife—it’s rolling out the red carpet for invasive species that could devastate ecosystems and drain taxpayer dollars. As rising temperatures reshape habitats worldwide, opportunistic plants and animals are finding new territories to colonize, often…
Rising temperatures create perfect conditions for ecosystem-damaging invasive species as EPA authority cuts threaten Charlotte with nearly 1,000 additional tons of annual air pollution. Meanwhile, Alabama Power delays rate hikes and Virginia postpones major gas plant decisions.
As Honduras prepares for its November 30 presidential and congressional elections, the outcome could prove pivotal for one of Central America’s most biodiverse regions. The winning candidates will inherit stewardship of a country where over half the territory is covered…
