The East Indian state of Odisha is globally known for its seasonal hosting of olive ridley sea turtles as they visit the sea shore along the Bengal Bay to nest. This spring, marine conservationists and state forest department were in for a big surprise- they saw mass nesting of a […]
In December 2019, the highest court in the Netherlands upheld a ruling that demands from the government to reduce their greenhouse emissions by at least 25 percent of 1990 levels by the end of 2020. This case was brought several years ago by the environment group Urgenda in an effort […]
When proper protection is made for animal habitats, animals have a tendency to thrive. This simple, yet pivotal finding comes after a recent report which analyzed the effects from the US Endangered Species Act on marine animals was published in the PLOS One journal. For the purposes of the report, […]
Environmentalists were very happy after a district court judge in Miami issued an injunction to prevent bulldozers from destroying an endangered forest, i.e. the pine rocklands in Florida, one of the rarest forests and also the home to unique species. The bulldozers were there to make room for a Walmart […]
Did you know that four couples who have been best friends for 20 years found a way to live closer to each other and to nature by building their own eco-friendly homes? They named their settlement the Llano Exit Strategy. It features four small cabins that are facing the Llano […]