"Not a B Movie: Sharks Are Ingesting Cocaine In The Ocean, Scientists Find"
"Scientists in Brazil have come up with the first evidence that sharks are being exposed to cocaine."
Source: NPR, 07/26/2024
South America
"How ‘Carbon Cowboys’ Are Cashing In On Protected Amazon Forest"
"A six-month investigation reveals that many carbon credit ventures reap profits from public lands they have no right to and fail to share revenue with those protecting the forest."
Source: Washington Post, 07/26/2024
"Andean Condor In Rehab Highlights Conservation Challenges"
"An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this endangered bird."
Source: Reuters, 07/24/2024
"Flooded Brazil 'Ghost Town' A Climate Warning To World, UN Advisor Says"
"Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the United Nations' refugee agency said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 06/26/2024
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Plunder of the Planet
“Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places,” a new work by investigative journalist Christopher Pollon, offers a sweeping global view of how the mining industry profits, despite causing vast environmental losses and failing to acknowledge Indigenous ownership or rights to the land it mines. BookShelf’s Melody Kemp lauds Pollon’s searing observations and investigations. Read her review.
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"Brazil Police Raid Amazon Carbon Credit Projects Exposed By Mongabay"
"The Brazilian Federal Police arrested people and seized assets linked to some of the country’s largest carbon credit projects."
Source: Mongabay, 06/10/2024
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