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In the wake of the recently concluded COP28, the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , our blog embarks on a...

Online event spotlights ways to reverse the country’s dramatic increase in forest loss since 2012 by engaging the scientific community

Task force gathers delegates from around the world to discuss how remote sensing can help stop deforestation.

Comparative research emphasizes centrality of context, inclusion and influence

Eagle County inmate appears to have taken own life A man who was in custody at the Eagle County detention facility appears to have died by suicide on April 13, authorities have confirmed. Eagle County...

Eight conservation and Indigenous organizations have released a detailed guide for companies looking to invest in tropical forest carbon credits. The groups first published the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TCFI) Guide in May 2022. After months of consultation, an update lays out step-by-step guidance that they say provides companies with a tool to offset their carbon […]

Professor Ted Parson will serve as senior advisor to the commission.

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.

COP26 matters to every person on Earth, so it’s a story for every newsroom on Earth.

Direct Relief Donates $530,000 to Bring Oxygen to Covid-Stricken City in the Brazilian Amazon  Direct Relief made the grant to the Foundation for Amazon Sustainability to purchase an estimated 350 oxygen concentrators. The donation was facilitated by the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force and Health Bridges International. Witoto indigenous tribe homes in the Parque das Tribos neighborhood of Manaus, Brazil. Severe oxygen shortages at hospitals in Brazils Amazon prompted local au...