NATURE

Landmark debt swap to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs

Editor’s note: Conservation International announced on Jan. 15, 2025, that the debt-for-nature swap between the United States, Indonesia and several…

2 weeks ago

A quarter of freshwater species face extinction, study finds

A new study is ringing alarm bells for freshwater species, finding nearly a quarter are at risk of extinction. The study,…

3 weeks ago

Protecting forests to benefit people

It's easy to feel discouraged about the state of the planet. Though the headlines seem bleak, the fight to protect…

3 weeks ago

Indigenous activist wins prestigious award

From the deserts of Chad to the halls of the United Nations, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim has been a tireless advocate…

4 weeks ago

The strange story of how one researcher’s photo made it onto a banknote

Trond Larsen’s “famous” closeup of a species of frog, Mantella baroni, in Madagascar. (© Trond Larsen)Everyone has a hobby. Trond…

4 weeks ago

How are race, environment linked? Start here

The protests that swept across America — and the globe — in recent weeks laid bare the deep racial inequality…

1 month ago

How are gender, environment linked? Start here

Environmental issues and the climate crisis affect women disproportionately: They’re 14 times more likely to die during a disaster and…

1 month ago

Amid crisis, victories for nature emerge

Alarm bells screamed for nature in 2024. Each week seemed to bring fresh warnings of the loss of wildlife, habitat destruction…

1 month ago

Turning the tide for the world’s oceans

It was a year of rough seas for the world’s oceans. Despite some progress on both fronts, overfishing and pollution persisted,…

1 month ago

‘I almost couldn’t believe it’: Amazon expedition stuns researchers

In the Andean foothills of the Peruvian Amazon, Trond Larsen carefully scanned the forest floor. Out of the corner of his…

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