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Brazil: Luiz inácio Lula Da Silva Taps Amazon Defenders to Be Environment, Indigenous People Ministers in His Administration

Brazil: Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Taps Amazon Defenders to Be Environment and Indigenous Peoples Ministers

Brazil's incoming president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has tapped two well-known Amazon defenders, Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara, for the role of environment and Indigenous peoples ministers.

New WorkMarket Features Accelerate Onboarding of Freelancers

Apr 13, 2022 10:31 AM EDT By Jessel Thomas

ADP, a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, launched powerful new platform capabilities to its leading WorkMarket freelance management system.

Seafood Watch Proposes to ‘Red List’ U.S. American Lobster, Other Fisheries Over Concerns Facing Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

Feb 10, 2022 07:15 AM EST By Jessel Thomas

Oceana offers solutions and calls on fisheries to embrace changes to save whales from entanglement.

YouTube Originals to Release 'Laudato Si,' A Documentary Based on Pope Francis' Environment Encyclical

Sep 28, 2021 03:54 AM EDT By Mark Smith

YouTube Originals announce ordering the critically-acclaimed documentary "Laudato Si," based on Pope Francis' second encyclical, and provides an urgent call to action to protect the planet and human lives.

Colombia Learns More About Carbon Neutrality at the International Environment Fair

Sep 20, 2021 09:30 PM EDT By Mark Smith

The Feria Internacional del Medio Ambiente (FIMA), or the International Environment Fair, will be presenting aspects and technologies related to carbon neutrality in Bogota, Colombia.

Vulnerable Streams Caught by Trump’s Ruling Highlighted in New Study

Sep 08, 2021 06:25 AM EDT By Mark Smith

A new study highlights how critical non-perennial streams are important to ecosystems and society - and how these streams are threatened by climate change.

Rising Temperatures And Drought Conditions Intensify Water Shortage For Navajo Nation

U.S. to Possibly Enter Worst 'Mega Drought'

Apr 14, 2021 04:34 AM EDT By Jess Smith

The possible mega-drought could be triggered by a combination of a natural dry cycle and climate change.

Beaches Turning Turquoise Shows Earth Healing During COVID-19

May 06, 2020 07:00 AM EDT By Amy Santiago

Staying indoors doesn't just mean limiting the risks to get infected by COVID-19 but also means lesser carbon footprint, cleaner air, and clearer waters.

Violence Towards Environmental Conservationists Continues in Latin America

Apr 30, 2020 12:55 PM EDT By Andrea Ano

Violence against the defenders of the environment persists despite that one way to prevent the emergence of infectious diseases like the coronavirus is the preservation of ecosystems that the targeted victims care for.

Mexican Gray Wolves Killed in New Mexico After Increased Sighting

Apr 22, 2020 09:50 AM EDT By Mary Quill

Due to the inclining loss on livestock, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services authorized the killing of Mexican gray wolves in New Mexico for a week.

Why Mexico May Disrupt Butterfly Migration

Feb 28, 2020 09:09 AM EST By Amy Santiago

Find out here why Mexico may disrupt monarch butterfly migration.

Will The World Have to Say Goodbye To Salsa?

Feb 10, 2020 08:50 AM EST By Amy Santiago

Salsa is an essential part of Latino dishes, but this staple sauce could soon no longer be seen on Latino tabletops as its primary ingredients -- tomatoes and chilis -- are feared to go extinct.

How Pablo Escobar's Pet Hippos Are Destroying the Ecosystem in Colombia

Feb 06, 2020 08:50 AM EST By Amy Santiago

Pablo Escobar may be gone, but his hippo pets remain to plague Colombia.

Brazil Allows Mining on Indigenous Lands To European Diplomats

Brazil to Allow Mining of Indigenous Lands by Foreign Diplomats

Jan 14, 2020 08:10 AM EST By Amy Santiago

After several environmental disasters, it seems Brazil's government has never learned from the effects of environmental degradation as it announced on Friday it was pushing ahead its plans to allow European companies to conduct mining on indigenous lands.

Kickstart Your Zero-Waste 2020 With These Eco-Friendly Products on Amazon

Kickstart Your Zero-Waste 2020 With These Eco-Friendly Products From Amazon

Jan 03, 2020 03:15 AM EST By Amy Santiago

This year, let's do the planet a favor by reducing our carbon footprints through the use of these eco-friendly products that you can find on Amazon.

Puerto Rico Is the Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change, Says Report

Dec 05, 2019 10:47 AM EST By Amy Santiago

The recently released Global Climate Risk Index 2020 by environmental think tank Germanwatch, reveals Puerto Rico as the most vulnerable country to extreme weather events over the last 20 years.