China’s Tibetan Mega-Dam Is Veiled in Secrecy
When Wen visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the spring of 2025, the independent Chinese ecologist saw numerous heavy trucks loaded with construction materials along Medog county in the ...
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China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa
Many wealthy Chinese cherish the elegance and artistry of rosewood (hongmu) furniture. Famous for its rich burgundy color, its intricate Ming and Qing dynasty-style carvings, and its shockingly high price ...
Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds
SEATTLE (AP) — For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium, which ...
The World Wanted a Plastics Pollution Treaty, but the U.S. Had Other Plans
In Geneva earlier this month, the world tried for a sixth time to negotiate a plastics treaty, and for a sixth time, it failed. Without a binding international framework, the ...
The Coming Ecological Cold War
Four years ago, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a landmark report, “Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector,” that proposed a technical blueprint for a global green ...
Why Climate Visa Lottery Schemes Are Not the Answer
In July 2025, an astonishing 8,750 people of Tuvalu’s approximately 9,470 residents registered for a visa to Australia through the Falepili Mobility Pathway, a “climate visa” born out of the ...
China’s Decarbonization Is So Fast Even New Coal Plants Aren’t Stopping It
While headlines around the world have focused on China’s continued coal use, the actual story is much more complex. Behind those numbers is a rapidly changing energy landscape that could ...
Owning a dog might affect your carbon footprint, study says
It turns out many Americans aren’t great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change. A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences found that when ...
Can UNESCO Accommodate Both Preservation and Human Rights?
During a private meeting in Paris last September, an Indigenous Maasai lawyer from Tanzania encouraged leaders from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to remove northern Tanzania’s ...
US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump. What’s the goal?
Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly around climate. But the U.S. is very much involved in treaty talks for a ...
