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The age of extinction
US and Canada have lost three billion birds since 1970 Three billion birds have been lost across diverse groups and habitats, in what researchers describe as a ‘wake-up call’
Radical Conservation
Can Namibia’s desert lions survive humanity? The lions of the Namib Desert survive against incredible odds, but can they survive trophy hunting, human-wildlife conflict and climate change?
The Coral Triangle
AI identifies heat-resistant coral reefs in Indonesia Johnny Langenheim Coral Triangle could be key to reef survival as Indonesia corals withstand worst coral bleaching event in history.
Environment blog
Timor-Leste a mecca for whales, but they face threats Johnny Langenheim One third of all cetacean species are found in the waters off Timor-Leste, but measures are needed to protect them
Radical Conservation
How many hippos are too many? Proposed cull raises questions By resurrecting a proposal to allow trophy hunters to shoot 250 hippos annually, Zambia stirs controversy.
Andes to the Amazon
Rights, not ‘fortress conservation’, key to saving planet, says UN expert Special rapporteur on indigenous peoples criticises conservation movement and calls for a new, rights-based approach
Radical Conservation
Biodiversity is the 'infrastructure that supports all life'
Radical Conservation
Scientists call for a Paris-style agreement to save life on Earth
Andes to the Amazon
'The war goes on’: one tribe caught up in Colombia’s armed conflict David Hill: Part 1 of a report on the indigenous Siona people in the Putumayo region in the Amazon
Environment blog
Could seaweed solve Indonesia's plastic crisis? Johnny Langenheim In a country of more than 17000 islands, seaweed might be the ideal raw material for a bio-plastics revolution.
True North
Doug Ford’s disastrous agenda can be derailed by a massive grassroots movement The right-wing triumph in Ontario shows the left needs a new populism – backed by street protest and a bold NDP
True North
Doug Ford isn’t “for the little guy” – he’s a mercenary for the millionaire class A surging NDP can defeat Canada’s Trump – whose folksy act is a front for an assault on working people and the environment
Radical Conservation
Rangers find 109,217 snares in a single park in Cambodia Snares – either metal or rope – are indiscriminately killing wildlife across Southeast Asia, from elephants to mouse deer. The problem has become so bad that scientists are referring to protected areas in the region as “empty forests.”
Radical Conservation
World’s newest great ape threatened by Chinese dam The discovery of the Tapanuli orangutan has not stopped a Chinese state-run company from clearing forest for a planned dam. Conservationists fear this will be the beginning of the end for a species only known for six months
True North
Who’s defending Canada’s national interest? First Nations facing down a pipeline Justin Trudeau is bailing out a Texas oil billionaire. He should be bailing out Canada’s workers and the climate.
The Coral Triangle
Raja Ampat survey reveals new species and key manta ray data Johnny Langenheim Raja Ampat is the global epicentre of marine biodiversity – and the species count is still rising, thanks in large part to two scientists ...
Andes to the Amazon
‘Our territory is our life’: one struggle against mining in Ecuador
Radical Conservation
Caught in the crossfire: little dodo nears extinction
Radical Conservation
Shoestring expedition returns with wild photos from Sumatra A shoestring expedition to one of the remotest places in Sumatra has returned with stunning photos of tigers, tapirs, clouded leopards among other rare species, large and small. Will they find orangutans next?
Andes to the Amazon
Peru moves to create huge new indigenous reserves in Amazon David Hill: Major step taken by government Multi-Sector Commission following 15 year process
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