Following the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. has expressed interest in the country's oil and minerals.

But the current landscape means that a rushed investment could be disastrous for the environment, critics warn.

The country also has massive mineral deposits, many of them in the rainforest and on Indigenous territory.

By Maxwell Radwin

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/how-us-intervention-could-deepen-venezuelas-environmental-crisis/
#news #environment #climate #Venezuela #mining #oil

🏆 TOADS WIN BATTLE OF ROAD VS. TOAD

🧑‍⚖️ A court invoked Ecuador’s rights of nature laws in halting a highway project to protect the Jambato Harlequin Toad, requiring the government to prove construction won’t drive the species to extinction. 🇪🇨

#TeamToad
#WildlifeWednesday #SolarPunk #Biodiversity #Nature #Environment #Thrutopia #Habitat #Ecuador

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07012026/endangered-jambato-toad-wins-against-ecuador-highway-construction

Following the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the U.S. has expressed interest in the country's oil and minerals.

But the current landscape means that a rushed investment could be disastrous for the environment, critics warn.

The country also has massive mineral deposits, many of them in the rainforest and on Indigenous territory.

By Maxwell Radwin

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/how-us-intervention-could-deepen-venezuelas-environmental-crisis/
#news #environment #climate #Venezuela #mining #oil

🏆 TOADS WIN BATTLE OF ROAD VS. TOAD

🧑‍⚖️ A court invoked Ecuador’s rights of nature laws in halting a highway project to protect the Jambato Harlequin Toad, requiring the government to prove construction won’t drive the species to extinction. 🇪🇨

#TeamToad
#WildlifeWednesday #SolarPunk #Biodiversity #Nature #Environment #Thrutopia #Habitat #Ecuador

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07012026/endangered-jambato-toad-wins-against-ecuador-highway-construction

#Amazon

The Amazon Loses the Equivalent of Six Football Fields Per Minute, WWF Warns

https://colombiaone.com/2026/01/20/amazon-loses-six-football-fields-wwf/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Sri Lanka plans to construct an international cricket stadium and a sports complex on the northern island of Mandaitivu.

Mandaitivu overlaps with mangroves and coastal wetlands in the ecologically sensitive Jaffna lagoon, and environmental groups warn that a construction on the low-lying island could reduce flood retention and increase climate vulnerability.

By Malaka Rodrigo

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/from-south-to-north-sri-lankas-cricket-dreams-undermine-fragile-ecosystems/
#news #conservation #environment #srilanka #cricket #flooding #climate #wetlands

Sri Lanka plans to construct an international cricket stadium and a sports complex on the northern island of Mandaitivu.

Mandaitivu overlaps with mangroves and coastal wetlands in the ecologically sensitive Jaffna lagoon, and environmental groups warn that a construction on the low-lying island could reduce flood retention and increase climate vulnerability.

By Malaka Rodrigo

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/from-south-to-north-sri-lankas-cricket-dreams-undermine-fragile-ecosystems/
#news #conservation #environment #srilanka #cricket #flooding #climate #wetlands

#Amazon

The Amazon Loses the Equivalent of Six Football Fields Per Minute, WWF Warns

https://colombiaone.com/2026/01/20/amazon-loses-six-football-fields-wwf/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Indonesia’s environment ministry is seeking $284 million in environmental damages from six companies it has linked to deadly floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Senyar in November.

The areas affected include Batang Toru, an ecologically fragile ecosystem home to the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape.

By Hans Nicholas Jong

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-sues-6-companies-over-alleged-links-to-deadly-floods-landslides/
#news #conservation #environment #Indonesia #animals #flooding #climate

Indonesia’s environment ministry is seeking $284 million in environmental damages from six companies it has linked to deadly floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Senyar in November.

The areas affected include Batang Toru, an ecologically fragile ecosystem home to the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape.

By Hans Nicholas Jong

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-sues-6-companies-over-alleged-links-to-deadly-floods-landslides/
#news #conservation #environment #Indonesia #animals #flooding #climate

At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, a central question lies among the range of likely topics: What will U.S. President Donald Trump do next? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/politics/global-leaders-davos-messy-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #davos #environment #greenland #middleeast #israel #gaza #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #venezuela #nato #un #iran #china

Kraków, Poland in top 5 worst air quality worldwide

https://www.iqair.com/world-air-quality-ranking

#HackerNews #Kraków #Air #Quality #Pollution #Environment #Health #Awareness

Deforestation in Colombia appears to have declined in 2025, with notable reductions in several departments like Meta, Caquetá and Guaviare.

Officials attribute the declining trend to collaboration with Indigenous communities and environmental zoning in rural areas, as well as ecotourism and a program providing financial incentives for communities involved in forest conservation.

By Maxwell Radwin

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/colombia-poised-for-another-drop-in-deforestation-in-2025-data-show/

#news #conservation #environment #deforestation #forests #Colombia

Deforestation in Colombia appears to have declined in 2025, with notable reductions in several departments like Meta, Caquetá and Guaviare.

Officials attribute the declining trend to collaboration with Indigenous communities and environmental zoning in rural areas, as well as ecotourism and a program providing financial incentives for communities involved in forest conservation.

By Maxwell Radwin

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/colombia-poised-for-another-drop-in-deforestation-in-2025-data-show/

#news #conservation #environment #deforestation #forests #Colombia

Japan’s latest row with Beijing has brought fresh calls for the country to reduce its reliance on China for cleantech, a sector in which its neighbor is dominant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/18/energy/china-solar-supply-chain-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #solar #energy #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #renewables #climatechange #emissions

#NewZealand #NZ

BlackRock’s ‘game changer’ climate fund exits without ever breaking ground

A flagship $2 billion climate infrastructure fund hailed as a breakthrough for New Zealand’s clean energy ambitions is being shut down by BlackRock

Less than three years after being promoted as a model for the world, the fund is closing with no confirmed investments ever publicly disclosed

https://centrist.nz/blackrocks-game-changer-climate-fund-exits-without-ever-breaking-ground/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#NewZealand #NZ

BlackRock’s ‘game changer’ climate fund exits without ever breaking ground

A flagship $2 billion climate infrastructure fund hailed as a breakthrough for New Zealand’s clean energy ambitions is being shut down by BlackRock

Less than three years after being promoted as a model for the world, the fund is closing with no confirmed investments ever publicly disclosed

https://centrist.nz/blackrocks-game-changer-climate-fund-exits-without-ever-breaking-ground/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

2025 was the third hottest year on record

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/01/14/2025-was-the-third-hottest-year-on-record

#HackerNews #2025 #hottest #year #climate #change #global #warming #environment

👋 Hey Look 😍 🌞
🥳 I found Good News For the Planet 😎 🎉

"Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, marking a major step forward in efforts to ensure the health of ocean ecosystems for decades to come."
🌊 🐬 🦑
#Oceans #Climate #Environment

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166762

👋 Hey Look 😍 🌞
🥳 I found Good News For the Planet 😎 🎉

"Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, marking a major step forward in efforts to ensure the health of ocean ecosystems for decades to come."
🌊 🐬 🦑
#Oceans #Climate #Environment

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166762