Despite the known benefits, cover crop use in North Carolina hovers around 14% of crop acreage. The complexities of cover crop species, timing and cash crop rotation equate to a matrix of options with hard-to-quantify results. But climate-smart practices like cover crops and reduced tillage pay dividends when resiliency matters most. As part of the…

Mongabay has launched Mongabay Africa, a new bureau led by program director David Akana, a veteran Cameroonian journalist. Akana’s interest in environmental journalism was sparked when he joined a radio project in 2002 highlighting environmental challenges in the Congo Basin, leading to specialized training and a career centered on the environment. Akana’s vision for Mongabay…

The Nez Perce Tribe’s award-winning documentary, “Covenant of the Salmon People,” is now  airing on Public Broadcasting Station KBTC, according to a press release from the Tribe. The film started airing this month, which is Native American Heritage Month.  The 60-minute documentary looks into the Nez Perce Tribe’s ancestral connection with salmon and its commitment…

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This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine. Located in a quiet part of Tahiti, in French Polynesia, the village of Tautira sits on the ocean’s edge, framed by black sand beaches and a turquoise lagoon. With a population of just over 2,500, Tautira is known as the “village at the end of the road.”…

Environmental DNA (eDNA), is a cutting-edge technique for researching biodiversity in any kind of habitat. Trawls, seines, tissue samples, and ocular surveys are the mainstays of traditional methods of assessing fish stocks. These techniques are expensive, time-consuming, intrusive, damaging to the environment, and prone to misidentification. Enhancing the baseline of ecological data and utilizing more…

Monday, 13 November 2023, 5:26 pmPress Release: Environment Canterbury Environment Canterbury has withdrawn its request for the Environment Court to clarify its role and RMA functions in upholding the 1988 Rakaia Water Conservation Order (WCO). In February this year Environment Canterbury applied to the Environment Court for declarations that would clarify what the Council’s role…

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The new program will provide a total of $2.5 million over 10 grant rounds, doubling the investment made under the previous program initiated in 2018. Up to $5,000 is available for simple projects, $10,000 for complex projects and $20,000 for major projects. The grants aim to encourage investment in South Australia’s diverse range of heritage…

Today, Papua New Guinea has announced over 16,000 km2 of new marine protected areas in New Ireland Province, more than tripling ocean protections across the country The massive, community-led process took nearly seven years and involved over 9,000 people from more than 100 Indigenous communities who all helped design the new ocean protections The two new…