Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation? | Environment News
Santa Cruz Cabralia, Bahia, Brazil – With a loud whir, the drone takes flight. Minutes later, the humming sound gives way to a distinctive rattling…
Rainfall set to help crews battling wildfire near Canada’s Fort McMurray | Environment News
Authorities say blaze in heart of Canadian tar sands region will be ‘subdued’ due to expected rain and cloud cover. Cloud cover and rainfall over…
Months after second Maugean skate extinction alarm issued, concerns raised that fish farms aren’t changing practices fast enough
In short: Scientists and conservationists last year raised the alarm — twice — over the fate of Tasmania's endangered Maugean skate, as salmon farms continue to operate…
How India is racing against time to save the endangered red panda | Al Jazeera
101 East reveals how India is fighting to conserve its population of one of the world’s rarest animals. In the eastern Himalayas of India, a…
Canada wildfires spur evacuation orders, warnings: What you need to know | Climate Crisis News
Thousands of people have been evacuated as enormous, out-of-control wildfires scorch large swaths of territory in western Canada, with the country grappling with what could…
Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows near Canada’s Alberta oil patch | Environment News
Authorities say firefighters are facing a ‘challenging day’ as a huge blaze nears Fort McMurray in the Alberta tar sands. Authorities in the Canadian province…
Thousands evacuate as wildfire grows ‘dramatically’ in western Canada | Climate Crisis News
Authorities say wind will push the Parker Lake Wildfire closer to the small community of Fort Nelson, British Columbia. Thousands of people in Canada’s westernmost…
Guardians of the glaciers – life alongside Pakistan’s vanishing ice | Environment
Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - As we make our way towards Pakistan's first organic village, an intense one-hour trek along the rugged, steep and unfenced mountainside…
The Final Breath | Climate Crisis
Exploring the impact of industrial development in the Amazon and the deadly battles to protect this vital rainforest. Time is running out for the Amazon.…
New wellbeing data shows how regions across Australia score in health, income, housing and more
Sydney's northern beaches ranks as the highest in the nation for wellbeing, with only one Queensland city making it to the top 10, the annual…
Sustainable living gives Hungarian families hope for the future | Environment
Laszlo Kemencei lives as sustainably as possible on his small farm in eastern Hungary. He believes the land is effectively borrowed from his daughter, so…
Invisible plastic: Why banning plastic bags will never be enough | Environment News
This week, the fourth round of treaty talks by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution concluded in Ottawa, Canada. A major bone of contention…
‘Don’t be afraid for the marshes’: The battle to save Iraq’s waterways | Climate Crisis
Abu Abbas knew more about the Iraqi Marshes than most, having lived there his entire life. So when the Iraqi government of former dictator Saddam…
Why has the flooding in Kenya been so devastating? | Weather News
Torrential rains have caused devastating floods in Kenya, where more than 200 people have died, thousands have been displaced and nearly 2,000 schools have been…
Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal plant in world first | Wildlife News
A Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was seen using a plant to treat a facial wound possibly sustained during a fight. An orangutan in Indonesia has…
Candidates confront corruption and inequality in Panama’s presidential race | Elections News
Over the last five years, Panama has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, paralysing nationwide protests, and a drought that has brought transportation through its famed canal…
Thousands evacuated, flights disrupted as Indonesian volcano erupts again | Volcanoes News
Mount Ruang in the central province of North Sulawesi sent thick clouds of ash more than 5km (3 miles) into the sky. Thousands of people…
Earth Day and the Impact of Human Habits
Authors: Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust Celebrated since 1970, when Senator Gaylord Nelson conceived it, Earth Day on April 22 is so…
The inexplicable rise of kidney disease in Sri Lanka’s farming communities | Health
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka – In the sleepy, verdant village of Ambagaswewa, in the Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka’s North Central province, 63-year-old TMH Gamini Sunil…
East Kimberley desert channel systems come to life following biggest wet season in decades
In short: After the best wet season in decades, a remote Kimberley desert lake system is in full flow.Paruku, or Lake Gregory, has risen dramatically over…