mike gaworecki
Podcast: Indigenous, ingenious and sustainable aquaculture from the distant past to today
Podcast: Though humanity exceeds key 'planetary boundaries' there are many solutions
Scientists believe we have already transgressed the safe operating space for Earth's climate and are rapidly approaching thresholds beyond which human society as we know it, and all life on Earth, will be at considerable risk.
Worst mass extinction event in Earth’s history was caused by global warming analogous to current climate crisis
New research by scientists at the United States' University of Washington and Stanford University suggests that the most destructive mass extinction event in Earth's ancient history was caused by global warming that left marine life unable to breathe.
Pasture expansion driving deforestation in Brazilian protected area
Even Brazil's protected areas aren't currently safe from forest destruction.
Criminalization and violence increasingly used to silence indigenous protest, according to UN report
After the Seko indigenous peoples of Indonesia rejected a plan to build a hydropower plant on their traditional lands in the province of South Sulawesi, the company behind the plant and the local government responded with intimidation and violence.
Extractive industries threaten a million square kilometers of intact tropical forests around the globe
According to a recent report, mining companies currently have claims on 11 percent of all intact rainforests left in the world while oil and gas cover another 8 percent.
New research calculates full carbon cost of oil palm cultivation in Indonesia’s forests
New research comparing the carbon costs of oil palm plantations with those of rubber production finds that while oil palm cultivation is the more efficient process in terms of land use, it's also responsible for much higher emissions.