Brazil Establishes Amazon Reserves Amidst Rainforest Highway Paving Plans
Brazil has created four new Amazon sustainable development reserves, totaling over 668,000 hectares, to mitigate environmental impacts from plans to pave the BR-319 highway.
Critics question Mexico’s climate budget for continued fossil fuel spending
Mexico's proposed 2027 climate budget faces criticism for including spending on fossil fuel projects and a lack of detail on how funds will be used.
Photographer Documents Sri Lanka’s Complex Human-Elephant Conflict
Italian photographer Federico Borella has spent four years documenting the intricate relationship and conflict between humans and elephants in Sri Lanka, aiming to capture its complexity and the nature of human-wildlife interactions.
Seven of Nine Planetary Boundaries Crossed, Worsening Trends Noted
A new report indicates seven of nine planetary boundaries are transgressed, with climate change, biosphere integrity, biogeochemical flows, and novel entities in the high-risk zone.
Copper mining expansion threatens vicuña habitat in the Andes
A proposed $18 billion copper mining district in the Andes could devastate the habitat of the vicuña, a species that has recovered from near extinction.
Christiana Figueres Receives Inaugural Jane Goodall Earth Medal
Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres has been awarded the inaugural Jane Goodall Earth Medal, established by the Starmus Festival to honor conservation efforts. The award recognizes those who unite science, courage, and responsibility.
Jane Goodall Earth Medal Awarded to Christiana Figueres
Christiana Figueres has received the inaugural Jane Goodall Earth Medal, recognizing her contributions to uniting science, courage, and responsibility in conservation efforts.
Drought, disease, and neglect imperil Peru’s Matsés Indigenous community
A confluence of climate change-driven drought, disease outbreaks like malaria and hepatitis B, and state neglect is causing a severe health emergency for the Matsés people in the Peruvian Amazon.
Bali coral reefs degrading due to neglected root causes, study finds
A study in Ocean & Coastal Management found that coral restoration efforts in Bali's Sanur are often ineffective because they don't address primary drivers like sediment runoff and wastewater discharge.