Environment

Written by: Stephanie Parker The worldwide populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish fell by an average of 68 percent between 1970 and 2016, according to the 2020 Living Planet Report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Ecosystem destruction has led to 1...

Written by: Kimberly White  Ecuador has moved to bar mining activity in the Los Cedros Protected Forest in a landmark case. The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has ruled that plans to mine copper and gold in the protected cloud forest...

Written by: Mike Gaworecki New research finds that large filter feeders in the waters of Indonesia could be ingesting dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour. Due to their filter feeding strategy, manta rays and whale sharks must swallow hundreds...

Written by: Johnny Wood Think about how many products you buy each week. Now, how many of them come in containers made of single-use plastic, glass or other materials? What if this packaging could be reused? Not recycled, but collected, cleaned...

Written by: Louise Gentle Reptiles are cold-blooded and scaly animals, the majority of which are predators. They include some of the most deadly and venomous creatures on Earth, including the spitting cobra and saltwater crocodile. Many of these fascinating creatures are feared by humans and...

Written by: Kimberly White  Restoring one of the world's rarest habitats could prevent the release of 394 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.  Peatlands are a type of wetland created when decaying vegetation and organic materials are waterlogged and accumulated for thousands...

Written by: Paulo Magalhães Understanding the origin, history, and the reasons behind the approaches of natural assets personification is essential to understand the essence and objectives of new approaches that challenge our perception of the legal concepts of subject, object,...

Written by: Kimberly White  A federal judge in Montana has revived a moratorium halting coal leasing on all public lands. The moratorium has been reinstated on the grounds that the impacts of coal leasing are not fully understood nor sufficiently...

Written by: Jay L. Zagorsky With the Olympic torch extinguished in Paris, all eyes are turning to Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics. The host city has promised that the next Summer Games will be “car-free.” For people who know Los Angeles, this seems...

Written by: Ahmed Raza, WWF-Pakistan Nature has blessed Pakistan with adequate surface and groundwater resources. However, rapid population growth, urbanization, and the continued industrial development have placed immense stress on the water resources of the country. The extended droughts...