Land cover functional units
We developed a ‘semi-spatial’ approach based on the land cover functional unit (LCFU) concept. LCFUs are defined as areas of land with homogenous environmental characteristics such as land cover, climatic…
Category: 9. Environment
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On World Rainforest Day, the world confronts an unprecedented wave of tropical forest loss
- Record-breaking forest loss in 2024: Tropical primary rainforest loss surged to 6.7 million hectares—nearly double the previous year—driven primarily by fire for the first time on record.
- Latin America bore the…
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The Human Epoch Doesn’t Officially Exist. But We Know When It Began. : ScienceAlert
Humans have been reshaping the environment for at least 10,000 years. But the Anthropocene is the name given to the specific period of Earth history during which humans have had a global effect on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.
Despite
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World Rainforest Day and the state of Earth’s most vital rainforests
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
June 22 marks World Rainforest Day, launched in…
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On World Rainforest Day, stories of Amazon danger and resistance
Rainforests are among the most critical ecosystems on Earth. Home to roughly half of all terrestrial species, they provide oxygen and habitat, and help regulate regional rain and…
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Brazil manatee hunters become advocates as village turns to ecotourism
The fishing community of Barra do Mamanguape on Brazil’s northeastern coast used to be a hunting site for manatees. But today, the villagers have turned to ecotourism and are now…
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California is to examine its Amazon oil ties following pleas from Indigenous leaders from Ecuador
RICHMOND, California (AP) — The California Senate has introduced a landmark resolution to have the state examine its crude imports from the Amazon, following a visit this week by…
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In the Brazilian Amazon, sustainability policies clash with development goals
- Authorities in the Brazilian authorities have proven to be ambivalent when it comes to the environment. They generally adhere to discourses of environmental protection, but also support infrastructure programs that…
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On a Patagonian plateau, a microendemic frog makes a hopeful comeback
- Conservationists in Argentina’s Patagonia region have helped save the country’s most threatened amphibian, the El Rincon stream frog, a species whose entire existence centers on a single warm stream in the…
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At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long history of dark behavior
As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the year – those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the earliest days of Antarctic…
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