Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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10/10/2022
Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane
A new-to-science frog species has been found in Ecuador and named in honor of Seth MacFarlane, the U.S. film and television creator responsible for the show “Family Guy.”
08/26/2022
Indonesia announces plan to protect 10% of its seas by 2030, and 30% by 2045
Indonesia will expand its marine protected area coverage to 325,000 square kilometers (125,000 square miles) by the end of this decade, or 10% of its total territorial waters, the fisheries ministry says.
08/07/2022
‘Spiderwebs’ to the rescue for Indonesia’s coral reefs
A small-scale project in Indonesia is seeing success in efforts to restore coral reefs damaged by blast fishing.
06/20/2022
First gharial hatchlings spotted in nearly two decades in Nepal’s Karnali River
Twenty-eight gharial hatchlings have been spotted in a tributary of Nepal’s Karnali River, the first sign of successful nesting in this waterway in at least 16 years.
03/29/2022
Opium production down as communities in Mexico’s Golden Triangle turn to forestry
Four communities in Mexico’s state of Durango, located within the ‘Golden Triangle’, an area known for the presence of the Sinaloa Cartel and opium and marijuana production, embarked on a sustainable forestry project to reduce dependence on illegal crop production.
03/14/2022
Nepal’s first bird sanctuary takes flight, raising hope for conservation
The Ghodaghodi lake complex in western Nepal has been declared the country’s first official bird sanctuary.
02/09/2022
Ecuador’s top court rules for stronger land rights for Indigenous communities
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled that an Indigenous community’s right to free, prior and informed consultation was violated by oil projects, and called for stronger protections to guarantee Indigenous communities’ rights to decide over extractive projects in their territories.
01/17/2022
Bare-faced curassows return to Argentina’s Iberá after 50-year absence
After being missing for 50 years from the Iberá region of Argentina, three bare-faced curassow chicks were born there last year thanks to a reintroduction program that also works with other native species.
01/17/2022
Here’s how science is trying to conserve the monarch butterfly’s forests
A team of Mexican scientists are developing a successful experiment that allows for the recovery and maintenance of endemic trees in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve that provide a habitat for monarch butterflies every winter.
01/10/2022
Wild release marks return of giant forest tortoises to Bangladesh hills
Researchers and villagers last month released 10 captive-bred Asian giant tortoises into Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts to boost numbers of the threatened species in the wild, once thought to be extinct in the country.
12/31/2021
Urban ecology that saved Argentina’s Rosario held up as a model for others
The Argentine city of Rosario has over the past two decades developed private-public partnerships to set aside land for farming and create a network of local markets where farmers locally sell their crops.
01/06/2022