"Saving Africa’s Most Endangered Big Cat"
"Conservationists in Namibia have found the fate of people and cheetahs are closely intertwined — and so are solutions to help both."
Source: The Revelator, 02/20/2024
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In Their Own Words — Story Insights From SEJ’s 2023 Award Winners
When Inside Story co-editor Rocky Kistner reviewed video statements from first-place winners of the Society of Environmental Journalists 2023 reporting awards, he found a series of striking insights into the work of environmental journalism. From environment as a true crime story and going beyond the headlines, to covering communities at risk and through powerful interests, a look at nine highly effective approaches to telling environmental stories.
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Mediterranean Getting Hotter, More Acidic, And Sea Levels Are Rising: Report
"The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing higher temperatures and acidity, rising sea levels, and pollution by plastic and even mercury according to a report published Monday."
Source: Times of Israel, 02/07/2024
"In Kenya, The King Of The Jungle Faces A New Challenge — Ants"
"Researchers said big-headed ants started an “ecological chain reaction” in a Kenya conservancy, impacting lions and other animals".
Source: Washington Post, 02/06/2024
Rockets and Bombs and Chemicals — The Environmental Horrors of War
With the world in the midst of wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, it’s time for journalists to appraise — and report on — the intersection of conflict and the environment, argues the new Backgrounder. That means considering the environment not only as a victim of war, but also as the cause of war and a means of carrying it out.
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"Scientific Breakthrough May Save Northern White Rhino Through Surrogacy"
"Scientists have made history by successfully transferring a rhinoceros embryo for the first time, conservationists announced Wednesday, an achievement that could help save the embattled species from the growing threat of poachers."
Source: Washington Post, 01/25/2024
"A ‘Revolutionary’ Way to Feed the World That’s Very Old"
"The U.S. global food security envoy is pushing to bring back traditional African crops that American policies helped to sideline."
Source: NYTimes, 01/23/2024
"Cameroon Starts World’s First Malaria Vaccine Program For Children"
"Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa."
Source: AP, 01/23/2024
Faithful Work With Environmentalists To Conserve India’s Sacred Forests
"Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit. The community leader and entrepreneur was a little boy when his uncle brought him here and said these words: “This forest is your mother.”"
Source: AP, 01/19/2024
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