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Global Witness: Most climate defender deaths ever in 2021
Water rights activist Óscar Eyraud Adams died in Mexico. 12 wildlife defenders died in DR Congo. Some 227 global activists died last year.
Many sharks and rays are ‘nearly extinct,’ but we can still save them
"Sharks and rays are the canary in the coalmine of overfishing," a scientist says.
‘Ecocide’ must be recognized as a global crime
A new international campaign is calling for “ecocide” – the killing of ecology – to be deemed an international “super crime.”
Wild cockatoos are pretty darn smart, scientists find
The cockatoos have been observed making three types of different wooden tools, each with a different function.
The poaching of Sumatra’s endangered tigers remains an acute problem
The loss of a single wild tiger is a setback to conservation efforts. The death of three tigers at the same time is a tragedy.
Mountain forests in Africa store plenty more carbon than previously thought
"The results are surprising because the climate in mountains would be expected to lead to low carbon forests."