On an August afternoon, a conspiracy of golden-crowned sifakas made their way across Andranotsimaty, a settlement inside Loky ...

We progressed our voluntary projects, including feasibility studies, executing pilot projects, and completing investments in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) ...

In the sixth mass extinction, the so-called "Anthropocene extinction", species are disappearing much faster than would happen "naturally" - namely ...

UK Statement at Madagascar's World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review. Delivered on 12 February 2025. Let me begin by offering a warm welcome to ...

Hearings for a proposed 128-megawatt natural gas-powered plant for the Town of Paris brought hundreds to Union Grove’s Village Hall Wednesday. Close to 50 weighed in on the project, commenting ...

This is one of Madagascar’s most spectacular landscapes: An immense labyrinth of limestone where exceptional flora and fauna flourish. However, rising temperatures, disruptions in rainfall patterns, ...

Key industries driving deforestation include palm oil, pulpwood, and nickel mining, with significant deforestation in Kalimantan, Sumatra and Papua; a new pulp mill in Kalimantan in particular may ...

From 2001 to 2023, Cross River State, which holds nearly 50% of Nigeria’s remaining forests, recorded an accelerating deforestation rate of 134,000 hectares, equivalent to an 11% decrease in ...

Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday, based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork. A government official disputed the figures ...

Illegal mining in the Congo Basin is driving deforestation in a wildlife preserve that is one of Earth's most biodiverse places. Gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Okapi Wildlife ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One of Earth’s most biodiverse marine regions is threatened by the expansion of nickel mining projects in Indonesia, according to a new report. Satellite analysis and ...

The committee divided the region into three Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs) based on ecological significance, recommending strict prohibitions on destructive activities like mining, quarrying, ...