Ruling on Indigenous peoples’ rights strikes at oil industry
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil operations and to leave oil in the ground underneath their lands ...
Seeing Silicon: Archaeologists have a cool, magic wand
Archaeology is having a moment, thanks to technology like LiDAR, satellite mapping and artificial intelligence.
The most important part of the ocean you’ve never heard of
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.
The 35 greatest views in the world, as named by the experts
A photographer, an airline pilot, a ship’s captain and others reveal where you’ll find the most spectacular, intriguing and ...
The Saya de Malha Bank is an underwater haven of biodiversity, desperately in need of regulation
Nestled away in the Indian Ocean, the bank’s seagrass habitats are being decimated by a multinational fleet of fishing ships ...
Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
Demand for the patchouli plant's oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who ...
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Social media trends are driving Indonesia's patchouli oil industry. The cost? Deforestation
But the trend has an uglier underbelly as Indonesia's vast rainforest is cleared to make way for patchouli farming. That loss of a vital ecosystem also increases the threat of landslides.