As coffee demand grows, farmers work to deliver a sustainable brew
[ad_1] For two decades, Conservation International has worked with Starbucks to support responsible coffee farming, protect biodiversity and reduce the coffee industry’s impacts on climate
In hottest year on record, nature is a key climate ally
[ad_1] It’s off the charts: 2023 has been the hottest year on record by a wide margin. Across the world, skyrocketing temperatures fueled climate-induced disasters —
New data shows loss in Earth’s vital carbon sinks — and reasons for hope
[ad_1] Earth has lost 2 billion metric tons of “irrecoverable carbon” since 2018 — an amount greater than the United States’ annual greenhouse gas emissions.
Home sweet home for Madagascar’s lemurs?
[ad_1] This post was updated on October 2, 2019. Lemurs are making themselves at home in Madagascar’s cacao and vanilla plantations, a new study finds.
One-fifth of Mekong River fish face extinction
[ad_1] Unsustainable development has pushed one-fifth of the fish in the Mekong River — the lifeblood of Southeast Asia — to near extinction, according to
Biologist’s keen eye spots (another) new species in the Pacific
[ad_1] Diving in the waters of Samoa, Mark Erdmann watched as a haze of colorful little fish — each no bigger than a raisin —
As climate crisis escalates, so too could human-elephant clashes
[ad_1] One day in 2022, a man in southern India took a walk outside of his village to work on his tea garden. Having called
In Bolivia, a ‘conservation mosaic’ gets another (big) piece
[ad_1] In the remote lowland forests of northwestern Bolivia, a small municipality has taken a big step to protect one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse
Women in STEM speak up
[ad_1] It’s a simple formula: More women in science equals more impactful and innovative science. Studies have found that scientific teams made up of women
For these women, sustainable business is buzzing
[ad_1] Industrious and indispensable, bees are nature’s “essential workers.” Their pollination powers entire ecosystems and food systems — with more than 75 percent of the