This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2025, botanists Rodrigo Cámara-Leret and Juan Carlos Copete embarked on a two-hour boat ride down the Vaupés River in the Colombian Amazon, followed by a two-hour hike to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The climate movement has long been missing a critical ingredient. We have pushed countries—especially those most responsible for the climate crisis—to accelerate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They tend…
On a stretch of prime agricultural land in California’s Sacramento Valley, native grasses, milkweed and wildflowers grow in tight rows under the state’s wide blue sky at the native seed…
Organizers are working to plant 30,000 trees in New Orleans to restore the wetlands around the city that have remained destroyed since Hurricane Katrina, reports Melina Walling for The Associated Press. Native trees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maurice Manishimwe runs a small garage beside a fuel station in Musango village, just outside the Rwandan capital of Kigali, an African city restoring its wetlands, in a nation known…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tropical forests can recover twice as quickly after deforestation if they have adequate soil nitrogen, according to new research published today. A team of scientists led by the University of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. North of the limits of the Lukutwe community forest concession, two armed soldiers protecting critical mineral mining operations stepped in front of Valery Kyembo and his visitors. Wearing a bright…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner.” The plan included tripling…
The story of the world’s tropical forests in 2025 was not one of dramatic reversal, but one shaped by accumulated pressure. In several regions, deforestation slowed. In others, loss continued…
Third-generation Irish dairy farmer William Dennehy tends to his livestock and land with a deep sense of responsibility—to his community, his environment, and the generations that will follow. His 96-cow…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People can’t protect their land if they can’t provide for their kids. Mulago’s mission is to meet the basic needs of the poorest people, and one of the most basic needs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Old computers, mobile phones, and data centre servers make up the world’s fastest-growing waste stream. But less than one-quarter of electronic waste is collected and given a second life, according…