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The Amazon’s most valuable export isn’t timber — it’s rain open.substack.com/pub/mongabay1/…

COLLABORATIONS: EarthTeam Joins forces with Mongabay for a talk on Organized Crime in the high seas! facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Collaboration with @creativeconservationlab instagram.com/p/DRmYu_ZjA3d/…

MAAP #234: Illegal gold mining in Yapacana National Park, including on top of Yapacana Tepui (Venezuelan Amazon) - MAAP maapprogram.org/gold-yapacana-…

POSITIONS: the Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea (PROMAR) project is currently recruiting an English-to-Dutch Translator. The link to the vacancy is as follows: 🔗 careers.un.org/jobSearchDescr… Please note that the posting will expire on 6 October 2025.

Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network @earthteam_alliance instagram.com/p/DO8pbCRkVLa/…

A chat with Dr. Ryan Mohammed at an “OCEAN” screening in Trinidad & Tobago hosted by the United Nations Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. youtube.com/watch?v=FmHPbg…

Large parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been invaded and are under occupation by Rwandan proxy forces (the M23 militia), supported by Rwandan troops and an allied political movement (AFC). See thread...

MINING: The World Heritage Watch Report 2025 reveals that illegal mining inside Venezuela’s Canaima has grown by over 1,300% in the last two decades, largely driven by the 2016 Orinoco Mining Arc policy. drive.google.com/file/d/1UeoHI6…

RESEARCH: A review of relationships between geology and species formation on the islands of Trinidad & Tobago. This article is free to download for 50 days. doi.org/10.1016/j.pala…

𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬! For conservation of amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, tortoises, and freshwater turtles in the 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻! Apply by: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 See rewild.org/the-fonseca-sp…

Caribbean Bird Banding Workshop birdscaribbean.org/2024/11/traini…

MINING : A report available (in Spanish) for consultation. This report includes assessments of illegal mining on human rights and biodiversity in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. sosorinoco.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

SII-supported research is featured on the cover of the November 2024 issue of the Journal of Biogeography dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14…

JOB OPPORTUNITY Natural Science Marine Scientist The position is full-time, based in Panama. For more information, visit: stri.si.edu Apply by October 15th, 2024

INNOVATION: Barbados on unveiled the world’s first vehicle powered by renewable natural gas (RNG) from Sargassum seaweed, rum distillery wastewater and Blackbelly sheep manure. linkedin.com/posts/uwicaveh…

Lego plans to replace oil-based bricks with renewable plastic as profits soar fastcompany.com/91182536/lego-…

This water treatment startup is already a unicorn, and has $225 million in VC funding cnb.cx/4e2eg4W

GUYANA: Alex Rothman shares his perspective on the current state of Guyana youtu.be/7wibXELq7Gs?si… via @YouTube

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) fellowship for Latin America, the Caribbean and the U.S. to fund field research on community-led development including conservation. Application deadline is Dec 3. ssrc.org/programs/the-i…