As the world gathers in New York for #climateweek2023 , Indigenous leaders are calling on UN delegates, environmental organizations, and the research community to back a stronger goal for Amazon protection:
12:57 PM - Sep 19, 2023
An analysis of satellite images shows that 26,764 acres are currently being used for Mexico's new Maya Train project, with 61% of the area deforested:
10:58 AM - Sep 14, 2023
[Good news] Deforestation in the Brazilian #Amazon continues to decline, according to data released Friday by Brazil’s national space research institute:
01:03 PM - Sep 11, 2023
In some cultures education is considered important.
11:40 PM - Aug 08, 2023
Australia’s national broadcaster has shut down almost all its accounts on Twitter, citing “toxic interactions” and joining other major news outlets fleeing the doomed platform:
01:30 PM - Aug 10, 2023
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon plunged sharply in July, continuing a downward trend since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office at the beginning of the year:
03:55 PM - Aug 07, 2023
Negotiations by member states of the International Seabed Authority broke down at a crucial meeting in Jamaica before reaching compromise on two items:
Would ISA conduct a review of itself?
What are the consequences to marine environments from deep-sea mining?
Would ISA conduct a review of itself?
What are the consequences to marine environments from deep-sea mining?
11:10 AM - Jul 31, 2023
80% of global #biodiversity is found on lands cared for by #indigenous communities. First Nations are leading ambitious plans for protecting lands in Canada currently, in the establishment of Indigenous Protected Areas, for eg:
01:41 PM - Jul 27, 2023
So glad I hired intrepid Italian reporter Monica Pelliccia to file this inspiring report about how scientists doing rapid biological surveys are saving #biodiversity in Europe:
Scientists protect biodiversity against hydropower in Bosnia - YouTube
Rapid biological surveys are a well-known way to establish the richness of an ecosystem and advocate for its conservation. A group of scientists and conserva...
05:38 PM - Jul 24, 2023
In response to Mongabay News.
That is a great idea. The research and ground testing sounds very promising.
09:30 AM - Jul 19, 2023
“With the #climatechange & #biodiversity crises, we need field stations more than ever, yet they’re often under threat of being closed,” our guest on the @mongabay #podcast says
Glad to publish this one, research stations play a crucial role & need support of governmental & #Philanthropy sectors:
Glad to publish this one, research stations play a crucial role & need support of governmental & #Philanthropy sectors:
04:57 PM - Jul 17, 2023
01:54 PM - Jun 23, 2023
Big episode up on the @mongabay Explores podcast. Part II of our multipart series on the Congo Basin. https://news.mongabay.com/...
02:09 AM - May 17, 2023
Episode 2 in my latest season on Mongabay Explores is here.
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Mongabay News @mongabayThe “fortress conservation” model that removes people from their traditional territories remains popular with some governments, but many are shifting their opinion and moving toward inclusive and rights-based approaches to protected areas and ecosystems:02:03 PM - May 18, 2023
05:59 AM - May 23, 2023
Great commentary published by my colleague @erikhoffner regarding the "rapid unscheduled disassembly."
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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffnerMusk’s drive for us to become a “multi-planetary species” comes with great irony if this very activity accelerates degradation of the Earth.10:42 AM - May 23, 2023
Last month’s disaster rained debris and toxics on a rich estuary adjacent to the launch pad:
05:45 PM - Jun 01, 2023
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....this is all anyone needs to know about what Musk actually plans for Twitter, we already knew he's boosting Russian and Chinese propaganda in the news feed, and that 99% of the paid accounts' hate speech is both tolerated and boosted, but now this:
02:55 PM - Jun 05, 2023
[Creative Conservation] Loved editing this one for @mongabay -- Snow leopard NGOs & Kyrgyz herders are working to diversify away from livestock toward beekeeping, agroecology, ecotourism and handicrafts, to reduce conflict with the big cats:
10:58 AM - May 11, 2023
This week, scientists working for the giant UK biomass facility Drax admitted that burning wood for electricity is not carbon neutral. Not only that, pellet manufacturers use whole U.S. trees, not woody waste: https://news.mongabay.com/...
12:28 PM - Apr 27, 2023
I've got an exciting new podcast season @mongabay to share with you all. If you have an hour, and want to know all about the Congo Basin, I encourage you to listen: https://news.mongabay.com/...
04:07 PM - Apr 25, 2023
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09:04 PM - Apr 24, 2023
It's spring, so please slow down on the roads out there and watch for wildlife, they have somewhere to get to also! https://www.instagram.com/...
10:37 AM - Apr 25, 2023
Award-winning “Drilled” podcaster Amy Westervelt joins @mongabay 's podcast to discuss South America's latest oil boom and what's at stake, listen here:
06:45 PM - Apr 18, 2023
Hey Spoutible community. Every Monday I do a quick breakdown of three big stories from @mongabay . These are easily accessible on our shorts feed on YouTube. Check it out! https://youtube.com/shorts...
09:33 AM - Apr 03, 2023
It's always a privilege speaking with our staff @Mongabay , but this week I got to interview our newest hire, Abhishyant Kidangoor, about his beat: Conservation Technology.
https://news.mongabay.com/...
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04:02 PM - Apr 04, 2023
Fun update: I edited this for @mongabay & heard the rice farm is hosting up to 300 wild ducks per night as they migrate to Canada! That's a win for #wildlife & ag via #agroecology : https://news.mongabay.com/...
12:39 PM - Apr 14, 2023
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Enjoyed producing this #sustainable agriculture story for @Mongabay this week, a way to grow rice in places like #Vermont without chemicals that's attractive & kind to all kinds of wildlife:
01:55 PM - Mar 23, 2023
Very happy to publish this interview w/ the incomparable David Suzuki who's retiring into a life of activism
“Thing about elders [is] they’re beyond worrying about money or power or celebrity.” https://news.mongabay.com/...
“Thing about elders [is] they’re beyond worrying about money or power or celebrity.” https://news.mongabay.com/...
07:20 PM - Mar 28, 2023
Being raised in a coastal environment, this worries me
Biggest inundation from #climatechange will be after the first 6 ft of sea level rise, covering more than 2x more land than previously predicted: https://news.agu.org/press...
Biggest inundation from #climatechange will be after the first 6 ft of sea level rise, covering more than 2x more land than previously predicted: https://news.agu.org/press...
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Worst impacts of sea level rise will hit earlier than expected - AGU Newsroom
Current models of sea level rise suggest the most widespread impacts will occur after sea level has risen by several meters. But a new study finds the biggest increases in inundation will occur after the first 2 meters (6.6 feet) of sea level rise, covering more than twice as much land as older elev..
10:23 AM - Mar 30, 2023
[Good news] Court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks copper mine proposed for biodiversity hotspot in Ecuadorian cloud forest: https://news.mongabay.com/...
12:38 PM - Mar 31, 2023
