The man who made a pact with wild bees in Colombia’s Amazon
LA CEIBA, Colombia — Nine years ago, Delio de Jesús Suárez Gómez made a pact with wild bees. The arrangement didn’t come easy, given that neither party knew each other…
Month: November 2023
Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea
Plonked between the formidable Owen Stanley mountains to its west and the Solomon Sea to the east lies Oro, a remote province in Papua New Guinea east of the capital…
EPA proposes new rule to require nationwide replacement of lead pipes
From NPR Under the Biden Administration’s new guidance, most U.S. cities would have to replace lead pipes within the next 10 years. About 9 million lead pipes are still bringing…
Scientists unearth secrets of the world’s smallest porcupine species
In 1996, Dutch biologist Marc van Roosmalen first described a small “piggy-like” porcupine near the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon. The creature had brown fur, yellow and black quills,…
At COP28 & beyond, fair carbon markets must be part of the climate finance solution (commentary)
All eyes will be on oil-rich United Arab Emirates for the next few weeks as it plays host to the UN’s COP28 climate summit. For the 8th year in a…
COP28: Poor countries win 30-year fight for climate cash
From BBC Published4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent, Dubai In a surprise that has lit up COP28, delegates have agreed to…
Palestinian olive farmers hold tight to their roots amid surge in settler attacks
The first rainfall of autumn after months of drought signals the start of the olive harvest, the most important time of year for many Palestinian farmers. Between October and November,…
No safe space for Nepal’s sloth bears outside protected areas, study finds
KATHMANDU — Hari Prasad Sharma recalls being astonished when he visited the Chure region in Nepal’s southern Madhesh province to study sloth bears. Sharma, an associate professor of zoology at…
Guatemala braces for unprecedented year of deforestation in Maya reserve
Central America’s largest protected area is in for a difficult year next year. The Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala is facing increased pressure from cattle ranching at the same time…
Biden administration proposes strictest lead pipe rules in more than three decades
From NPR Most cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed to prevent like the ones in…