By Kimberlee Speakman Published on November 17, 2022 06:46 PM A rare pigeon species was documented for the first time in 140 years after a group of scientists and conservationists got photos of a black-naped pheasant-pigeon on Fergusson Island, a small island off the coast of eastern Papua New Guinea. “After a month of searching, seeing…
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The Guardian view on climate activism: between obedience and resistance
Editorial 17 hrs agoLike If asked to name a news story linked to environmental protest in 2021, chances are that most British people would, depending on where they live, mention either the demonstrations alongside November’s climate conference in Glasgow, or (especially if they are in the London area) Insulate Britain. By blocking roads including the M25…
What’s the worst that could happenThree degrees of global warming is quite plausible and truly disastrous
Rapid emission cuts can reduce the risks but not eliminate them Jul 24th 2021 By the standards of the 21st century as a whole, 2021 will almost certainly go down as a comparatively cool year. By the standards of the rest of human history its weather looks disconcertingly like hell.Listen to this story Enjoy more audio…
Planting trees will boost rainfall across Europe
Planting extra trees to combat climate change across Europe could also increase rainfall, research suggests. A new study found that converting agricultural land to forest would boost summer rains by 7.6% on average. The researchers also found that adding trees changed rainfall patterns far downwind of the new forests. The authors believe that extra rain…
Dismantling the Fireda Mine: An Analogy from Avisak by the N’gegos
Sepik River l East Sepik Province l 28 May 2021 The Frieda river Gold and Copper mine can be likened to a vehicle. When it first started and was in the exploration stage. We, the people of Avisak would see helicopters bussing and whooshing across the sky almost every day, back and forth the project…
Strife with indigenous groups could derail Ecuador’s drive to be a mining power
By Alexandra Valencia, Brian Ellsworth QUITO (Reuters) – Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador’s San Carlos Panantza copper mining project, which the government of President Lenin Moreno had long pointed to as an example of mining sector expansion that would generate $40 billion in export revenue over the next decade. Many now view the…
Historic inquest conclusion that air pollution contributed to death
In a ruling today a coroner has made legal history by concluding that air pollution was a cause of the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. This is the first conclusion of its kind. The coroner also identified failures to bring air pollution below legal limits and failures to provide information about the risks of air pollution…
Juukan Gorge inquiry: Rio Tinto’s decision to blow up Indigenous rock shelters ‘inexcusable’
Parliament committee says miner must negotiate a compensation deal with traditional owners and ‘ensure a full reconstruction’ of the caves A parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of 46,000-year-old caves has delivered a scathing report criticising the actions of Rio Tinto and calling for the Western Australian government to put a stop to the destruction of…
Greenpeace: 10,5 juta ha lahan Papua diberikan untuk investasi berbasis lahan
Jayapura, Jubi – Juru Kampanye Hutan Papua Greenpeace Indonesia, Nicodemus Wamafma mengatakan 10,5 juta hektare hutan di Papua telah diberikan kepada investasi berbasis lahan. Lahan tersebut digunakan untuk perkebunan sawit, Hak Pengusahaan Hutan (HPH), dan Hutan Tanam Industri (HTI). Nicodemus mengatakan hal tersebut dalam webinar “Bisnis Investasi Serta Perubahan Hak Atas Hutan dan Tanah Masyarakat…
UN report says up to 850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature
Human damage to biodiversity is leading us into a pandemic era. The virus that causes COVID-19, for example, is linked to similar viruses in bats, which may have been passed to humans via pangolins or another species. Environmental destruction such as land clearing, deforestation, climate change, intense agriculture and the wildlife trade is putting humans…
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