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07 08 2022 | 08:26

GABON: CAFI grants new funding of $150 million to preserve forests

The Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) has just granted a new financing of 150 million dollars for the preservation of Gabon's forests. The memorandum of understanding between Cafi and the…

22 07 2022 | 10:27

GABON: Jeff Bezos grants 35 million dollars for forest preservation

The founder of the Bezos Earth Fund has announced the granting of 35 million dollars to Gabon, to support the preservation of forests. The funding is part of the foundation's $110 million commitment…

26 07 2021 | 11:59

New report finds UK public want nature to be at the heart of policymaking

Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has published a comprehensive analysis on the UK public’s attitudes surrounding the value of nature, engagement with it and the…

03 05 2021 | 08:01

M&S faces backlash over plan to release 30m honeybees.

High street chain’s farm project could put pressure on wild pollinators, warn conservationists. An attempt by Marks & Spencer to “do good for the environment” by releasing 30 million honeybees…

10 01 2021 | 10:58

What We’ve Lost: The Species Declared Extinct in 2020.

A few months ago a group of scientists warned about the rise of "extinction denial," an effort much like climate denial to mischaracterize the extinction crisis and suggest that human activity isn't…

16 11 2020 | 08:02

Scatological science: how poo analysis could help save endangered species.

Three separate species of banded langur have been identified after DNA analysis of their faeces, paving the way for targeted conservation strategies

25 04 2020 | 12:02

Preserving Mangroves to Enhance Coastal Resilience.

Did you know that each year, mangroves store the equivalent of carbon emissions from 26 million cars? And that just 100 meter of mangrove can reduce the force of a wave by half?

08 04 2020 | 11:28

Rare ozone hole opens over Arctic — and it’s big.

A vast ozone hole — probably the biggest on record in the north — has opened in the skies above the Arctic. It rivals the better-known Antarctic ozone hole that forms in the southern hemisphere each…

12 03 2020 | 07:22

Environmental degradation driving gender-based violence – IUCN study.

Gland, Switzerland, 29 January 2020 (IUCN) – The degradation of nature can lead to gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence and forced prostitution, according to a new…

12 03 2020 | 07:13

Poachers kill rare white giraffe.

In Summary The giraffe, described as one of a kind and believed to be the only one in the world, dazzled the local community, scientists and wildlife enthusiasts globally. Scientists…

08 03 2020 | 10:28

Illicit wildlife products 'slipping through the net' .

A study has called into question the effectiveness of measures to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade. Critically endangered eels have been sold recently in Hong Kong stores, despite bans on…

24 02 2020 | 05:37

Ghost glaciers: the transcendent Anthropocene – in pictures.

Peter Funch’s latest photo-book, The Imperfect Atlas, explores human impact on the environment by using a technique invented at the height of the industrial revolution – RGB tri-colour separations…

23 02 2020 | 16:10

Fates of humans and insects intertwined, warn scientists.

Experts call for solutions to be enforced immediately to halt global population collapses The “fates of humans and insects are intertwined”, scientists have said, with the huge declines reported in…

14 12 2019 | 15:23

In Gabon, US Military Joins Counter-Poaching Fight.

More than 70% of the African forest elephant species has been wiped out, primarily by poachers slaughtering them for their ivory.  Park rangers are on the front lines defending them. But in the…

02 09 2019 | 08:30

Kenya warms to the water hyacinth as wonder source of biofuel.

This invasive plant was reviled for clogging rivers but now it’s helping provide cleaner energy and protect health. It is 9am on the shores of Lake Victoria’s Winam Gulf in Kenya’s Kisumu county.…

28 08 2019 | 08:29

Environmental Education Will Shape A New Generation Of Decision-Makers.

The renowned biologist Sir David Attenborough once remarked that “An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfillment.”

10 07 2019 | 10:26

Sustainable Financing of Our Future in Africa-The Green Bond Course.

Natural Eco Capital (Natural Eco Capital), a member of Climate Chain Coalition and

24 06 2019 | 08:00

Can planting billions of trees save the planet?

Organisations from around the world are reforesting at an unprecedented rate. When Clare Dubois’s car skidded on an icy road in Stroud, Gloucestershire, a tree prevented her vehicle tumbling into a…

29 05 2019 | 14:17

2019 Global Youth Video Competition Now Open for Applications.

2019 Global Youth Video Competition Now Open for Applications https://unfccc.int/news/2019-global-youth-video-competition-now-open-for-applications Abierta la inscripción al Concurso Mundial de…

22 05 2019 | 11:02

A vision of 2040: everything we need for a sustainable world already exists.

There are real obstacles to environmental progress, but we must focus on what we are for, not just what we are against.