Shell Mounds – or ‘shell middens’ – built by Indigenous people to recontour the landscape dot the park For thousands of years the area now known as Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park was the site of prosperous Native American communities. Recent archeological findings suggest that early residents used their discarded shells and other refuse to…

In the biodiverse forests of Madagascar, stray cats and dogs pose threats to wildlife by hunting and harassing wild animals or transmitting diseases to them. The Mad Dog Initiative, an American NGO, runs annual sterilization and rabies vaccination campaigns to reduce the strays’ impact. However, it will take more time to achieve measurable impacts on…

The U.S., Mexico, Poland and India have suspended environmental laws in favour of national security interests, which reduces transparency and reduces scope for public input, says a new paper. In India, changes to the Forest (Conservation) Act and projects such as the development of Great Nicobar Island prioritise national security interests over conservation interests. Science…

In a commitment to supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on their sustainability journey, Vodafone has announced the launch of its new Vodafone Business V-Hub series titled “Sustainable Business Growth for SMEs”. The new series aims to provide SMEs with actionable tips and insights to help them implement best practice sustainability processes into their own…

Back to Publications China’s climate policies were represented in the China Pavilion at the COP25 UN climate change conference in Madrid, Spain, in 2019. Photo: Karoliina Hurri The Arctic Institute China Series 2023 The AR6 synthesis report published in March 2023 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underlines yet again the hurry we are…

When Jealous Mpofu was a boy, he overheard his father’s bosses talking negatively about painted dogs, wild African canines with distinct marble coats that are among the world’s most endangered species. “They said they didn’t kill an animal, they grabbed the flesh. They said they were rough animals,” Mpofu said. His father was a farm…

YK Poudel Bhutan is increasingly experiencing climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Investment in climate adaptation, mitigation, and policy formulation with sturdy climate financing is a must. The attention of all five political parties is centered around adaptation and mitigation programmes. The government, after the fourth National Assembly elections, is expected to ensure that it aligns…

A rare plant that grows only on Santa Cruz Island, off the coast of Santa Barbara, was on the endangered species list – but not any more. Conservation efforts were a success. Rare plant scientist Heather Schneider, Ph.D., said California is a hot spot for biodiversity, and especially the Channel Islands. “We kind of refer…