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More than 220 communities in Sierra Leone have signed a benefit-sharing carbon agreement with a developer that will help protect a key mangrove ecosystem. Namati Sierra Leone, a legal advocacy group counseling all involved communities, said the agreement between the…
New research suggests 55m-year-old eggshells likely belong to extinct mekosuchine crocodiles, nicknamed ‘drop crocs’ for theory they climbed trees to hunt Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Scientists have identified what are believed to be…
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here The…
In the coal towns of northern KwaZulu-Natal, the promise of South Africa’s “just transition” feels like a distant dream. While government plans speak of a fair shift to clean energy and justice for those harmed by coal, in places like…
Tuesday’s thematic day covers a gamut of topics ranging from adaptation and the bioeconomy to cities and infrastructure. But for the bigger topics of emissions and finance, nations are still setting out their positions. Hello, this is Damien Gayle at…
How do you plan for an event whose timing is unknown? For residents of Tofino on Vancouver Island the threat is distant but signs of preparedness are everywhere Justin Goss was in the shower when he first heard the piercing…
CÚCUTA, Colombia — When Daniel Romero worked at a river mine in Canaima National Park, in southeastern Venezuela, he would wait until the sun had slipped behind the ancient sandstone tepuis before heading to the raft. Sometimes he thought of…
In Guadeloupe and Martinique, where chlordecone has contaminated over 90 percent of the population, residents continue to demand financial compensation from the French government. By Mathilde Augustin As a kid in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Georgina Lambert spent…
A Chilean company with a history of pollution has begun building a new pulp and paper mill in Brazil, threatening to turn a highly biodiverse region into a “green desert” of eucalyptus monoculture, experts warn. Arauco announced in April this…
The state has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and implemented new regulations to protect water supplies. But as funds run out, residents, leaders and experts say more needs to be done in and outside Arizona. By Wyatt Myskow CAMP…