Ecuador, how indigenous communities are resisting against the pandemic
Covid-19 could have dramatic consequences in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Abandoned by the government, the indigenous Waorani people are organising to combat the pandemic on their own.
Patrick Bracelli
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Moon bears, a sanctuary to save them from bile farms opens in Laos
NGO Free the Bears has opened a mountain sanctuary for moon bears in Laos. With the government’s help, it aims to close all bile farms by 2022.
Without pollution the Himalayas can be seen 200 km away
Pollution in India has fallen drastically without the fumes of cars and factories. It’s been thirty years since the Himalayas were last visible from such a distance.
10 essential books about the environment
The 10 best books about the environment, to change your perspective on the world around us and on our role in the global ecosystem.
US companies allowed to violate pollution laws during the coronavirus pandemic
The Environmental Protection Agency in the US has announced a temporary suspension of the enforcement of environmental pollution laws.
Seychelles, one third of the ocean becomes a marine protected area
Seychelles have extended its marine protected area, which now covers over 400,000 square kilometres, an area larger than Germany.
How coronavirus is laying social inequalities bare
The pandemic and its restrictions are affecting everyone, without exceptions. However factors like housing, income inequalities, gender, access to technology and working conditions are influencing how people experience the health crisis.
The future belongs to biomaterials. How designers are taking up the challenge
From fashion to design, from architecture to construction, biomaterials and their applications are constantly multiplying. And designers are responding to this revolution in many different ways.
Dakota Access Pipeline, a victory for the Sioux tribe as court revokes permits
A federal court in Washington, D.C. has struck down the Dakota Access Pipeline, following years of campaigning by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
Brazil, a tapir is born in the Atlantic Forest for the first time in over a century
The tapir was reintroduced into Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, the country’s most at-risk ecosystem. The species can play a key role in the forest’s recovery.