The Ancient Hunter-Gatherer Tribe Protecting Traditional Forests With the Help of Carbon Trading
Yaeda Valley in Tanzania is home to the Hadzabe, one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes in the…
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Why More Frequent Hurricanes May Also Be Less Damaging
What makes North Atlantic hurricanes more frequent may also soften the blow once they reach land. By Nathan…
Mexico Moves to Protect a Huge Swath of Coastal Areas, Wetlands, and More
The new Mexican Caribbean Biosphere Reserve will cover more than 5.7 million hectares. By Shreya Dasgupta The new…
Which Tropical Forest Conservation Strategies Are Proving Most Effective?
A collection of studies published by the journal PLoS One last month evaluates the effectiveness of numerous tropical…
Brazil Pledges the ‘Largest Restoration Commitment Ever Made by a Single Nation’
In the next decade and a half, Brazil has pledged to rehabilitate 22 million hectares of forests, cropland,…
Will Donald Trump Put an End to NASA’s Climate Research Mission?
NASA does more than explore other planets; it studies our own. Agency scientists worry Donald Trump will abort…
Our Best Environment Stories From This Past Year
Stories not to miss from our environmental coverage over the past year. By Kate Wheeling A chinstrap penguin…
Dreaming of a Climate-Changed Christmas
Climate change is expected to increase snowfall in some places, and slash it in others. By Francie Diep…
A Look at the Beauty of — and Dangers Facing — America’s Coasts
Photos from the various sites chosen for the NOAA’s coastal resiliency grants. By Jared Keller On Wednesday, the…
What the World Needs Now Is Climate-Conscious Cohorts
Germany, Canada, and California need to act together to combat climate change. By Deborah Gordon Angela Merkel and…