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Scientists Discover Strange Carnivore Plant in Borneo that Traps its Prey Underground
In the dark jungles of Borneo, a plant has adapted to an ecological niche that none of its kind or kingdom has ever entered...
Striking Photo of a Panther is Now Part of a Huge Project to Better Protect Amazon Diversity
Staring into the camera, this shot of a panther in the Amazon rainforest is part of a huge project to better protect the massive...
Check Out These Victories for Old Growth Forests Worldwide on International Forest Day
Monday was International Day of Forests, a perfect moment for taking a walk under your local trees and reading a roundup of forest victories...
Tiny New Species of Chocolate Frog is Discovered After Scientists Follow its Unique ‘Beep’ Sound
A tiny new species of burrowing frog has been discovered after scientists were able to find it by its unique "beep" sound.
Identified by biologists...
Europe Realizes its Shepherds and Ranchers Are Key in Preventing Wildfires
European shepherds and ranchers are taking the lead in forest fire prevention, by leading their animals to clear away pervasive underbrush that allows fires...
India’s Mass Tree Planting Success: Forest Cover Grows by Half-Million Acres in Two Years
A recent report from the Forest Survey of India (FSI) found that recent spurious tree planting activities have taken root in terms of the...
New Technology is Recycling Tons of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Canada and the U.S.
From smartphones to laptops and EVs, lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. Now a new company breaks batteries down and extracts around 95% of the valuable...
Government Saves Rare Old-Growth Trees From Further Logging on 10,000 Sq-Miles of BC Forest
British Columbia's provincial government has recognized that its old-growth forests are irreplaceable, vital ecosystems, and has spared 10,000 square miles, or 2.6 million hectares...
A 15 Million-Acre Protected Superhighway Near Galapagos Was Just Created to Preserve Marine Life
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced at the climate summit, COP 26 in Scotland, an expansion of the marine protections around the iconic Galápagos Islands...
Refugees in Cameroon Have Turned a Treeless Desert Camp Into a Thriving Forest – LOOK
What once was brown now has turned green, thanks to a special collaboration between the Dutch Lottery, the UN, and a group of humanitarian...
Because Amazon Tribes Were Trusted, A True River Monster Was Saved
When the Brazilian state of Amazonas put the responsibility of protecting one of the world's largest freshwater fish in the hands of the indigenous...
Jane Goodall Enlists Fans to Help Plant a Trillion Trees Around the World by 2030
World Renown primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall launched a grassroots movement this week, during the United Nations Climate Week to support their ecosystem restoration project...
Malawi Inventor Lights Up His Whole Village Basically for Free–Starting With a Bicycle and a River
“To invent,” Thomas Edison said, “you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
Colrerd Nkosi had all the junk he needed—and the will...
Wood Alternative Made From Sustainable Kombucha Waste Wins 2021 Dyson Award
This year’s American James Dyson Award winner, Gabe Tavas, takes on deforestation with his invention, Pyrus. His mission is simple: Make wood without cutting down trees.
By embracing a balance between...
Volunteers in India Do it Again–Planting 250 Million Saplings in Single Day and Seeing 80% Survival Rate
In just a single day, Indians have planted an impressive quarter-billion tree saplings in their quest to clean the air.
Whereas mass tree planting operations...
Precious Rainforests Are Being Preserved at Highest Rate in 30 Years, After Palm Oil Moratorium in Indonesia
Indonesia holds one-third of the world's tropical rainforests, which are home to people and birds, leopards, rhinos, tigers, and gibbons playing among the lush...
Browser Extension Helps You Choose Amazon Products Based on Sustainability
A nifty new Chrome extension uses machine learning to sort products on Amazon by their eco-friendly aspects—allowing consumers to make sustainable choices about paper...
Rubber Made From Dandelions is Making Tires More Sustainable – Truly a Wondrous Plant
As companies continue to search for more environmentally regenerative materials to use in manufacturing, the tire industry is beginning to revisit an old Soviet...
230,000 Acres of Tropical Rainforest Protected as Biodiversity Hotspot For Jaguars in Belize
Decades ago, a radical idea was born to protect the Maya Forest in Belize. What if NGOs, the government, community leaders, and businesses could...
Amazon, Unilever, and Nestlé join the UK, US and Norway in New $1Billion Initiative to Preserve Tropical Rainforests
This week, during the international Climate Summit, three governments and nine giant corporations announced a groundbreaking coalition, called LEAF, which is mobilizing to raise...