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Fires and weak monitoring hinder reforestation efforts in Mozambique
MOCUBA, Mozambique — Mozambique ranks among the 10 countries with the highest deforestation rates in the world. Each year, it loses about 267,000 hectares (660,000 acres) of forest, with the heaviest rates concentrated in the provinces of…
Pemba’s new marine protected areas show the power of collaboration to meet 30×30 goal
Omar Hamad Salim, like many other fishermen from Tumbe village, relies on the ocean for food, an income and a way of life. A number of years ago, he and his fellow fishers began returning from the sea with less and less. “Fishers would go…
India’s forgotten vegetables offer a glimpse into what global diets are missing
The world is eating a smaller variety of vegetables as diets become increasingly uniform, reports contributor Sharmila Vaidyanathan for Mongabay India. In India, Indigenous crops such as the clove bean and the Yerengere white long eggplant…
Fishing cat rescue-and-release offers potential model for conservation in Bangladesh
A fishing cat found badly injured and malnourished in northern Bangladesh has been returned to the wild following months of intensive rehabilitation. The feline was recently released into a tea estate bordering a large freshwater wetland…
Fishers in eastern Indonesia struggle as rough seas keep them ashore
Fishers in the east Indonesian Maluku Islands say rough seas are keeping them ashore and shrinking their catches as El Niño builds, according to early local monitoring and interviews. Yustinus Pesireron, a 64-year-old fisherman from…
‘Action on the ground’ in Laos is needed to recover large mammals, protect more species
Less than half a century ago, the thickly forested landscapes of Laos rumbled with herds of Asian elephants as well as two species of rhinoceros — the Javan rhino and Sumatran rhino. Wild water buffalo and the now-globally-extinct kouprey…
Interactive Archive Shares Secrets of Shell’s Early Climate Research
Campaigners backing attempts to sue Shell over a typhoon in the Philippines have launched an online archive showing that the British oil major knew that burning fossil fuels could harm the climate as early as the 1960s. ExposeShell.com…
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Building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential Himalayan disasters
The construction of tourism facilities, housing, and infrastructure has surged in parts of Nepal and India's Uttarakhand.
Africa wants adaptation finance on COP31 agenda, raising risk of a fight
The African Group wants dedicated space on tripling adaptation finance, the Green Climate Fund and trade, setting up a possible clash The post Africa wants adaptation finance on COP31 agenda, raising risk of a fight appeared first on…
Stalemate on finance at COP17 nature talks exposes need for new sources
At talks in Yerevan, the EU has proposed expanding the list of nature donors so that large emerging economies like China can help fund biodiversity protection The post Stalemate on finance at COP17 nature talks exposes need for new sources…
Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns
The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. But climate change has already reduced its capacity to absorb carbon by approximately six per…
Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds
Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record 710,000 estimated deaths globally from heat in 2023, a UN-partnered report warned on Wednesday. For the first time, more than seven in 10 fatalities were…
Why COP31 needs to start talking about just transition finance
Funding that helps workers and communities navigate the clean energy switch remains overlooked, splintered and poorly tracked - a blindspot that could undermine climate goals The post Why COP31 needs to start talking about just transition…
Can we regrow damaged seagrass meadows?
Seagrass protects coasts, shelters thousands of species and stores CO2. But some 30% of this valuable ecosystem has disappeared since the late 19th century. Can we bring it back?
Extreme weather is creating a perfect storm of misinformation. Here’s what’s at stake.
Rumors and conspiracies are spreading too fast for emergency managers to keep up. This information chaos is slowing disaster relief and putting lives at risk.
Would you trust an emergency alert written by AI?
Human beings struggle with disaster communication. Chatbots can help — if people take them seriously.
COP31 must amplify people power, not oil lobby voices
The UN summit in Antalya can only deliver meaningful action if governments protect civic freedoms, curb fossil fuel influence and listen to communities on the climate frontline The post COP31 must amplify people power, not oil lobby voices…
How to fact-check during and after a disaster
Your guide to finding trusted sources, debunking common extreme weather myths, and having conversations with loved ones about misinformation.
Hurricane Helene haunts the midterms in North Carolina
Two years after the deadly storm, voters are frustrated with a slow recovery — and that could carry a political price.
For Indigenous peoples in Brazil, the election results offer a reprieve — not a resolution
Lula’s reelection kept an ally in the presidency, but a rightward shift in Congress leaves Indigenous leaders facing more battles.
Tensions set to flare over trade at COP31 as China makes it a priority
After difficult talks in Belém last year, trade is likely to remain a sticking point at COP31 despite Brazil's efforts to contain the issue to a series of dialogues The post Tensions set to flare over trade at COP31 as China makes it a…
Trump’s EPA is letting America’s leakiest oil and gas companies off the hook
The proposal would save the oil and gas companies billions by letting them leak more methane. It could also worsen global warming for decades.
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A bust-up between mathematicians is fuelling fears that AI could undermine science
AI has made some awesome scientific discoveries. But now, questions are being raised about its accuracy
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