The warming Arctic is now a carbon source, report finds

The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic Report Card released by the U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report, authored by 97 scientists from 11 countries, documents widespread changes across the Arctic, from declining caribou populations to record-breaking temperatures.

Kenyan court orders two community wildlife conservancies shut down

A Kenyan court dealt a blow to the conservation group Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) when a three-judge panel ruled that two of its community conservancy affiliates were set up illegally. The decision, issued by the Environment and Land Court of Isiolo county in northern Kenya, ordered the conservancies to shut down their operations effective immediately.

Native trees, local wildlife thrive under Philippine tribes’ ‘rainforestation’

“Rainforestation” projects led by Indigenous communities in the southern Philippines are reaping benefits for both native trees and local wildlife, reports Mongabay’s Keith Anthony Fabro. On the island of Mindanao lies Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Park, a protected area that’s two-thirds primary forest and is home to Manobo tribespeople.

Court decision to stop Tren Maya comes too late for ecosystems, critics say

MEXICO CITY — A court in Mexico has halted the construction of two controversial train lines that critics said could damage the environment. But the decision comes so late that the lines are already built and surrounding ecosystems are feeling the impact, critics say.

To the Lifehouse

A new book rediscovers lessons from Black Panther survival programmes, solidarity networks of crisis-era Greece and the Occupy Sandy disaster relief efforts — and asks whether impending climate catastrophe means we should stop waiting and start doing.

How Finland’s Left Is Beating the Far Right

Finland’s Left Alliance is countering the far right by rejecting austerity and championing workers’ rights and climate action. Grace Blakeley sits down with its leader, Li Andersson, to discuss the lessons for the European left.

Trump Escalates Attack on Pro-Palestine Movement with Plans to Deport Students and Workers

Trump signed an executive order promising to deport foreign students who mobilized for Palestine. Amid an anti-immigrant offensive and attempts to curtail the right to protest, students and workers need to unite and fight back.

Amazon’s Quebec Exit May Be a Strategic Miscalculation

Amazon may be closing its warehouses in Quebec to send a warning to unions, but it still has to get packages to customers. For a company that thrives on controlling warehouses, this retreat may be more costly than it seems.