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Crackdown lets rainforest reclaim illegal road in rare win for the Amazon
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (871+ words) Its disappearance runs counter to everything that typically happens when a road appears in the Amazon. "Here, the road is the beginning of everything, the beginning of the devastation," Bruno Ferreira, a researcher at the conservation nonprofit Imazon, part of…...
Endangered West African leopards show signs of recovery, despite odds. 'It's a win"
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (1539+ words) It's been difficult to monitor West African leopards in Benin's Pendjari National Park: It's a large wilderness area, situated within a hotspot of armed conflict. The park is among the last strongholds for this geographically distinct leopard population " but a…...
Heat and pests are making it hard to grow a gourd that's critical for Indian music
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (441+ words) To make a tanpura, one must first select a gourd of a suitable size and shape, says tanpura maker Mohsin Mirajkar in the video. The variety of bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) grown especially for musical instruments such as the tanpura…...
Targeted conservation in Brazil could help protect the Amazon's flying rivers
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (1581+ words) Twenty years ago, a meeting of scientists that included Brazilian climatologist Carlos Nobre coined the term "flying rivers" to describe the water vapor moving from east to west in the atmosphere over the Amazon Basin. These flows are carried from…...
A possible strong El Ni'o fuels fears for fires across Indonesian tropical peatlands
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (880+ words) JAKARTA, Indonesia " An emerging El Ni'o risks fueling devastating wildfires on peatland areas in Borneo earmarked by Indonesia's government about six years ago for a flagship food estate program, environmentalists have warned. The warning comes as Indonesia braces for heightened…...
Sri Lanka intensifies fight against dengue and the mosquitos that cause the infection
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (1092+ words) DEMATAGODA, Sri Lanka " "Niroshan Peters, 54, a resident of Dematagoda, a densely populated suburb in Colombo, has no option but to live and work in an environment frequently polluted due to careless waste disposal. He blames authorities for not having an…...
Updated standards make the case for restoration: "We have to create uplift"
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (1148+ words) The Society for Ecological Restoration, a U. S. -based conservation organization, published an updated set of standards and principles for restoring ecosystems on June 23, the third edition of the volume since 2016. Back then, the idea was to develop a way of thinking…...
Updated standards make the case for restoration: "We have to create uplift
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (1205+ words) The Society for Ecological Restoration, a U. S. -based conservation organization, published an updated set of standards and principles for restoring ecosystems on June 23, the third edition of the volume since 2016. Back then, the idea was to develop a way of thinking…...
Can coastal infrastructure be engineered to harbor marine life instead of harming it?
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (870+ words) Bright green algae drapes across many of the panels. When I look closer, I notice a few marine snails, including periwinkles (Littorina littorea) and dog whelks (Nucella lapillus), stuck to the tiles. "Biodiversity is in dire straits at the moment,…...
Sea level rise is ruining coastal Bangladesh with salty water (commentary)
22+ hour, 39+ min ago (750+ words) Every morning, before the sun has fully risen over the tidal flats of Satkhira in southwest Bangladesh, women begin walking. They walk two kilometers, sometimes five (about 1. 2 to 3. 1 miles) and sometimes more, carrying empty vessels that they will fill with…...