Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...

Environmental stakeholders have identified four priority measures to halt the degradation of Tanzania’s wetlands, warning ...

The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch whereby humans are deemed to be the primary drivers of ecological and environmental change, through activities that lead to environmental degradation.

In rural Africa, where livelihoods are often tied directly to the land, environmental degradation poses a critical threat to both ecosystems and people's well-being. New research reveals ways to ...

Several initiatives have been put in place in the Kakuma and Dadaab Municipalities to address environmental concerns. These include: UNHCR has an Operational Strategy for Environmental Sustainability ...

Ninety percent of the world lives with either degraded land, unhealthy air or water stress. In low-income countries, 80 percent live without all three. • The degradation of natural wealth is not just ...

AMSTERDAM, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Climate change and environmental degradation pose a direct threat to the natural resources that Europe needs for its economic security, the EU's environmental agency ...