Beavers do 'dam' good work cleaning water

ScienceDaily

A PinP photo.

Beavers could help clean up polluted rivers and stem the loss of valuable soils from farms, new research shows. More here.

Has Canada made itself vulnerable to a catastrophe on the scale of the Deepwater Horizon?

NATIONAL OBSERVER

An investigation by Joel Ballard indicates there is reason to believe that's exactly what Canada has done. More here.

The Deepwater Horizon. 
Photo by the US Coast Guard.

China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world

TheConversation

The plan to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra as part of China’s immense Belt and Road Initiative threatens the habitat of the rarest ape in the world, which has only 800 remaining members. More here.

Photo by Tim Laman

Agroecology: A better alternative in Sub-Saharan Africa

ScienceNews

Two "big rigs" ready to begin work in western Manitoba. PinP photo.

Agroecology is a better alternative than large-scale agriculture, both for the climate and for small farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to researcher. This agricultural model preserves biodiversity and safeguards food supply while avoiding soil depletion. More here.

Satellite Reveals Troubling Retreat of Patagonian Glaciers (Video)

EcoWatch

The right-wing government of Manitoba, Canada, “chops” a valuable tree-growing facility

WinnipegFreePress

                                           

A Pineland Forest Nursery photo.

The provincial government is selling a massive tree-growing operation near Hadashville that produces and stores seeds for every type of tree grown in Manitoba. More here.