A new dwarf boa species discovered in Ecuador
Snake has an unusual vestigial pelvis; Its name honours Ecuadorian Indigenous activist
How indigenous communities faced off against COVID-19 globally
Many communities quickly instituted their own strong lockdowns, drawing on generations of knowledge on how to stop the spread of infectious diseases
Algorithms workers can’t see are increasingly pulling the management strings
Giving self‐learning algorithms the responsibility to execute decisions affecting workers carries a host of risks in depersonalising management …
Science, environment not a priority as Brazil announces major cuts in budget
The government has announced 51 per cent and 44 per cent cuts for environment and science & research respectively to reduce overall budget deficit
Ecuadorians lose $9.5-billion pollution case against US company
The US company is likely to leverage the new ruling to avoid paying any compensation to victims.
British actor Mark Rylance voices support for the Kawahiva
The hunter-gatherer tribe of the Amazon rainforest is threatened by loggers, miners and powerful ranchers who steal their land and resources
US company settles out of court with indigenous Peruvians in oil spill case
Occidental Petroleum was being sued by Achuar communities for the destruction of their habitat in the Amazon
Amazon biodiversity under threat owing to poor social indicators of inhabitants
A study cites lack of access to clean water, illiteracy, violence and shortage of opportunities to improve living standards among the problems
Feeding frenzy
14 fly species and 18 species of wasps found living in a single tropical flower, feeding on each other
Dictators in digital world
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Latin America, Caribbean’s year of climate extremes: WMO calls for improving weather & health services to save lives
Better predictions, timely warning and integration of climate data into health monitoring key, says United Nations agency
New intermediary guidelines: The good and the bad
Problem of intermediary regulation gets deserved attention in the new rules; bringing online curated content platforms within the ambit of …
World set to lose India-sized forest cover by 2050
The report predicts that 289 million hectares of tropical forests will be cleared between 2016 and 2050
A holiday in bad air
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Peru’s indigenous community occupies oil wells in Amazon
Protestors demand more compensation from the company for contamination of their lands
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Top 5 global risks in next decade environmental: WEF report
The document also found a ‘generational shift’ in climate perception and warned about increasing health burden due to diseases
Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study
Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species
Hike in soy production in Brazil linked to higher child cancer deaths, finds study
Notes rise in pesticide use with soy expansion; timely mitigation mitigated link between expansion and cancer incidences
How pandemics fuel the rise of mega-corporations
The Black Death and COVID-19 seem to have caused concentration and centralisation of business and state power. The question is whether these …
Brazil finally gets some rain, but drought prevails
Country’s worst drought in nearly 80 years may lead to rationing of water by the government
25 years after death, Chico Mendes lives in to save Amazon
Twenty-five years after he was shot dead, environmentalist Chico Mendes remains a living force in the movement to save the Amazon. Because of his …