Land Resources

Satellite Image: The arctic wetlands of the Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska, USA
Image of the day: Arctic wetlands surrounding Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska’s North SlopeNews

Image of the day: Arctic wetlands surrounding Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska’s North Slope

The wetlands around Teshekpuk Lake, on Alaska’s North Slope, form one of the most biologically rich Arctic landscapes in North America. Shaped by permafrost, shallow…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 29, 2025 Full article
Image: Reindeer on their winter grazing grounds
Old rules limit Sámi reindeer herding in a changing climateClimate

Old rules limit Sámi reindeer herding in a changing climate

A warming climate and pressure on land use complicate life for Norway's Sámi reindeer herders. Regulations designed to help them don't work the way they…
SourceSourceDecember 14, 2025 Full article
Image: two reindeers running
Sweden’s Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plansNews

Sweden’s Sami fear for future amid rare earth mining plans

Kiruna, Sweden | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Sweden's indigenous Sami fear they will lose their livelihood and culture if plans go ahead to mine a large…
SourceSourceSeptember 8, 2025 Full article
Image: sand and dust storm
Scientists outline bold food system reforms to reverse global land degradationScience

Scientists outline bold food system reforms to reverse global land degradation

Imperative to ‘bend the curve’ of land degradation by reducing food waste, unlocking sustainable ocean-based food potential and restoring half of degraded lands by 2050…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: Valais, Switzerland
Image of the day: Valais, SwitzerlandNews

Image of the day: Valais, Switzerland

Nestled in the heart of the Alps, Valais is one of Switzerland’s most striking regions, known for its towering peaks, vast glaciers, and picturesque valleys.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 6, 2025 Full article
A variety of local traditional foods displayed during a Bakaldyn (celebration) in Kharyalakh, an Evenk settlement of the Arctic region
Climate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communitiesClimate

Climate and land use changes endanger wild food sources for Russia’s indigenous communities

Rural Indigenous communities in Russia's Far East rely on traditional food systems that depend on wild animal, plant, and fungal species, especially in remote and…
SourceSourceDecember 13, 2024 Full article
Palm oil: from environmental villain to climate heroScience

Palm oil: from environmental villain to climate hero

By Eng-Seng Chan and Wail Gourich, Monash University Malaysia | 360info The Malaysian palm oil industry is making notable progress in addressing climate change and…
SourceSourceAugust 11, 2024 Full article