Law enforcement in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, has detained suspects caught transporting illegal logs on the Pawan-Ketapang waterways. Leonardo Gultom, the head of the Ministry’s Forestry Law Enforcement Center for the Kalimantan Region, confirmed that a raid took place early morning on Jan. 19, around 1 a.m. local time. “The operation was triggered by public reports … Read more
The Indonesian government has launched legal action against six companies it says helped fuel one of the deadliest environmental disasters in the country’s recent history. Officials and advocates say it’s a potential turning point for accountability. What’s happening? Mongabay reported in January that Indonesia’s environment ministry filed civil lawsuits against six companies operating in North … Read more
When researchers returned to coral reefs off the Florida Keys, they expected to document damage. What caught them off guard was what wasn’t there. What’s happening? During the summer of 2023, unusually hot ocean temperatures lingered off South Florida, triggering a severe marine heat wave that proved fatal for endangered elkhorn and staghorn corals, according … Read more
Extreme flooding has put three Indonesian provinces — Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra — at risk of crop failure, according to BPS-Statistics Indonesia. What’s happening? Last November, Southeast Asia was struck by torrential downpours and deadly floods, displacing and killing thousands, The New York Times reported. In some Indonesian regions, these floods have had … Read more
Indian authorities are moving forward with charges in a high-profile illegal logging case. Eight people were charged after they allegedly cut down and transported 33 khair trees from the Mattewara Forest near Ludhiana in February 2024, according to the Hindustan Times. The case came to light after a lengthy investigation by the divisional forest department, … Read more
Archyde Bridging the Gap: Midwife Staysha Quentrill Champions Maternal Health in Appalachia Table of Contents 1. Bridging the Gap: Midwife Staysha Quentrill Champions Maternal Health in Appalachia 2. The maternal Health Crisis in West Virginia 3. Staysha Quentrill: A Beacon of Hope 4. The Power of Shared Experience 5. Looking ahead: Expanding Access and Empowering … Read more
Addressing our global sugar addiction could have impacts far beyond health — according to researchers, it could also benefit the planet. A recent study evaluated the environmental impacts of sugar and looked at ways that people could reduce their consumption and how that sweet stuff could be redirected in ways that would benefit the environment. … Read more