Rainforests in Far East shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years
New research shows that the tropical forests of South East Asia have been shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years. The rain forests of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Thailand and Vietnam were previously thought to have been largely unaffected by humans, but the latest research suggests otherwise.
Threaten By Rising Sea, A 5 story Building Is Evacuated
The owners of a five story building built on a coastal dune in the french southwestern town of Soulac-sur-Mer, have been ordered to evacuate. Built 40 years ago, 200 meters away from the shoreline, the building now stands only 20 meters away from the ocean.
Erosion Happens: Can We Deal With It?
Coastal communities are increasingly experiencing the impacts of an encroaching ocean. Storm waves are eroding beaches and flooding developed areas. Rising sea levels are taking land. The ocean’s power even when it’s seemingly tranquil is unmatched, but when it’s angry our continued disrespect proves costly…
Dammed Rivers Create Hardship for Brazil’s Native Peoples
Indigenous community searches for new livelihoods , after the Itaparica dam on the São Francisco river cut them off from traditional agriculture and fishing, formely based on the regular seasonal rises in the river level.
New Species Of River Dolphins Discovered
Scientists in Brazil have discovered a new species of a river dolphin from the Araguaia River basin of Brazil, the first such discovery in nearly 100 years. River dolphins are among the world’s rarest creatures. This discovery highlights the immensity of the deficit in our knowledge of biodiversity, as well as vulnerability of biodiversity to anthropogenic actions in an increasingly threatened landscape…
Climate-Induced Migration Creates Perils, Possibilities
For Pacific islands like Tuvalu and Kiribati, the implications of climate change are clear, and devastating. Already, these governments have begun to plan for a future in which entire populations have to relocate as their islands vanish under the rising sea. But climate change also threatens ways of life in subtler ways, leaving families around the world to work out for themselves how to cope.
Large beach sand mining operation in Trelawny, Jamaica
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) says it has received reports from members of the public of a large beach sand mining operation in Trelawny just west of Duncans Bay Beach and Silver Sands. Dozens of truckloads of sand have been removed from the coastline over a period of at least three days last week, but may have been going on for much longer…
Japanese Fishermen Begin Annual Slaughter Of Hundreds Of Dolphins
Fishermen in Japan began slaughtering hundreds of bottlenose dolphins early on Tuesday morning, campaigners said, despite mounting international calls for the animals to be spared.
Historic Flood Hits French Riviera
River levels were receding early on Monday in southeastern France after historic floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety.