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Colombian indigenous communities face foreign mining companies seeking critical metals beneath ancestral lands, while Brazilian agricultural interests mount pressure to eliminate Amazon soy restrictions. Meanwhile, Storm Claudia batters Britain as flooding becomes the dangerous new normal. Read the full article
Colombian indigenous communities face foreign mining companies seeking critical metals beneath ancestral lands, while Brazilian agricultural interests mount pressure to eliminate Amazon soy restrictions. Meanwhile, Storm Claudia batters Britain as flooding becomes the dangerous new normal.
After five years of dedicated searching, marine researchers have achieved a scientific milestone: the first confirmed sighting of living ginkgo-toothed beaked whales in their natural habitat.…
Storm Claudia has delivered a stark reminder that flooding is becoming Britain’s new normal – and we’re dangerously unprepared for it. The storm battered England, Wales,…
France’s insect-eating birds are beginning to bounce back after the European Union’s groundbreaking 2018 ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, offering the first concrete evidence that wildlife protection…
A pioneering marine conservationist who transformed how Indonesia approaches coral reef protection has passed away. Gayatri Reksodihardjo-Lilley dedicated her career to proving that successful ocean conservation…
For fifteen years, Debrah Linn has nurtured her slice of rural paradise near the Louisiana border, raising chickens, miniature donkeys, pet geese, and longhorn cattle on…
A critical environmental protection that has helped shield the Amazon rainforest from destruction is now under serious threat, as Brazilian agricultural interests mount pressure to eliminate…
When Hurricane Irma barreled toward Florida in 2017, Miami doula Esther Louis didn’t just evacuate with her own family—she escorted her nine-months-pregnant client through a harrowing…
As another United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) approaches, environmental commentators are expressing growing frustration with the apparent disconnect between scientific knowledge and global action on…
Castle Water, an independent water retailer, has emerged as a potential savior for Thames Water by proposing to inject an additional £1 billion into the financially…
On a sunny Chicago morning, cycling down Logan Boulevard feels like traveling through an urban oasis. Ancient maples create a natural canopy, filtering sunlight into dancing…
In the high Amazon forests of southwestern Colombia, indigenous communities are facing a familiar but unwelcome sight: foreign companies arriving with promises of prosperity in exchange…
In the pre-dawn waters of Massachusetts Bay, a North Atlantic right whale glides through shallow waters with her three-month-old calf swimming close behind in her wake.…
As devastating wildfires continue to ravage Brazil’s Cerrado savanna, a breakthrough discovery offers new hope for restoring these critical ecosystems. Doctoral researcher Giovana Cavenaghi Guimarães from…
The upcoming COP30 climate summit represents a pivotal moment in the global fight against climate change, as world leaders grapple with one of the most challenging…
