Events behind the numbers
Each event listed below contributes to the dashboard aggregate you clicked on. Click any title to open its full ethical analysis (the 7-framework breakdown, the 4D scoring, the on-chain transaction).
Interrupted vegetation: survey shows advancing habitat fragmentation in Brazil
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] [Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Survey documents worsening Brazilian habitat fragmenta…
BUSHVELD LUNACY: Dig first, find water later: Limpopo's industrial insanity
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Valid commentary by a national outlet on a biosphere-threatening project; modest net score (3.1) falls under the MINT threshold. | The publication is a legitimate act of publ…
In eastern Montana, a new oil pipeline comes with perils and a potential payday
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Approved oil pipeline in eastern Montana: fossil lock-in and spill risk outweigh modest landowner revenue. Article body missing, so confidence is low. | The approved pipeline…
Wildlife ecologist Arlettaz: Wolf culls boost reproduction
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] [Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Named ecologist's study opposing wolf culls is mildly …
What We Throw Away Doesn’t Disappear by Magic
Proposed nuclear waste repository poses long-term environmental risks outweighing public engagement benefits. | The event and Nagra's awareness campaign represent a positive step in promoting public engagement and transparency on nuclear wa…
The 'ranger blindspot': Global policy and implementation gaps
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Systemic neglect of ranger labor in global conservation policy undermines biodiversity and decent work, outweighing aspi…
Pantanal officially enters arid route, government plan indicates
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Government reclassification reflects worsening environmental harm, outweighing policy framework benefits. | The governme…
Carbon funds fail to stop deforestation in East Kalimantan
Failure of carbon funds to halt deforestation constitutes a negative policy outcome with irreversible ecological harm. | The allocation of carbon funds represents a positive institutional step toward forest protection, but the failure to cu…
Coalition fights to save pristine Limpopo bushveld from huge Chinese industrial land grab
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Local coalition's resistance to industrial land grab is ethically positive but overshadowed by irreversible environmental harm already underway. | The coalition's resistance …
New law enforcement targets forest fires but lacks environmental recovery and victim rights fulfillment
Enforcement prioritizes state revenue over restorative justice, violating rights and undermining environmental recovery. | While the new law enforcement action against forest fires is a positive step toward accountability, its narrow focus …
Green light for Imerys' lithium mine in Allier
Approval enables long-term environmental harm and community disruption, outweighing clean energy benefits. | The approval of the lithium mine presents a trade-off between advancing clean energy (SDGs 7, 13) and potential long-term environme…
US public lands tracker highlights the collective impact of Trump policies
Removal of protections from 34.8M hectares of public lands constitutes a severe, large-scale environmental and rights violation. | The removal of protections from vast public lands constitutes a severe and direct violation of environmental …
Why does Marine Le Pen want to revive oil production in France?
Proposal to repeal fossil fuel phase-out law enables climate harm and violates environmental/human rights frameworks. | The proposal to repeal the Hulot law represents a direct reversal of climate progress, violating core environmental and …
Female Wolves Raise Foreign Pups: How the USA Brings Back the Mexican Wolf
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Conservation action restoring endangered species through innovative ecological methods | The cross-fostering program represents a proactive conservation effort that directly …
Planned burns doubled and salvaged wood for sawmills under Coalition forest policy
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Policy enables native timber extraction and increased burns, outweighing fire‑risk benefits and harming biodiversity …
Hunting season resumes from November 7: Uri opens hunting bans for culling 119 cows and calves
Reopening hunting in protected areas undermines wildlife conservation and biodiversity, violating animal rights and ecological stability. | The decision to resume hunting in protected areas prioritizes short-term population control over lon…
The Senate Permitting Deal Could Lock in Fossil Fuel Dominance for Generations
Permitting deal risks irreversible fossil fuel lock-in, violating climate justice and planetary boundaries. | While the legislative effort acknowledges energy affordability and grid modernization, the proposed permitting deal’s potential to…
Nature deserves a stronger role in EU Climate Resilience Law
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] EU proposal only promotes nature‑based solutions without binding obligations or funding, weakening protection and ena…
EU agriculture ministers choose fewer conditions and more flexibility for CAP spending, just when Europe needs the opposite
EU CAP policy weakens environmental protections and exacerbates inequality, directly harming climate and biodiversity goals. | The decision by EU agriculture ministers to weaken CAP conditions directly undermines multiple SDGs, particularly…
A412: The judge does not suspend construction but orders compliance with site regulations
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Judge's order enforces environmental compliance with fines, protecting biodiversity despite allowing work to continue…
Jougne-Suchet: Swiss Federal Office of the Environment approves removal of entire wolf pack
Approval of wolf pack removal violates biodiversity and animal rights, outweighing farmer livelihood concerns. | The decision to approve the removal of an entire wolf pack prioritizes short-term human interests over long-term ecological sta…
U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether climate suits can go forward
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Institutional action (hearing) risks enabling harm by potentially blocking climate accountability suits. | The Suprem…
Organized crime is growing along highway in a pristine section of the Amazon: Study
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Highway expansion enabling organized crime in pristine Amazon violates planetary boundaries and indigenous rights. | The study itself is a positive act of consciousness-raisi…
Stop guessing thinning distances: a data-driven framework for spatial thinning parametrization for ecological modelling
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Data-driven ecological framework reduces bias in biodiversity modeling, advancing SDGs 13, 14, and 15. | The proposed framework advances ecological science by introducing rig…
The EU Protects Only 14% of Its Seas and Fishing is More Intense in Natura 2000 Marine Protected Areas
EU's weak enforcement of marine protections and higher fishing intensity in protected zones enable ecosystem harm. | While the EU's designation of 14% of its seas as protected areas is a positive step for marine biodiversity, the significan…
Google cuts down 400,000 illegal trees in Finland for data centers
The enforcement action is positive but outweighed by the severe ecological harm and corporate non-compliance. | The suspension of construction by Finnish authorities is a positive enforcement of environmental law, aligning with SDGs 13, 15,…
Biodiversity: The European Court of Auditors reignites debate on marine protected areas
Report confirms systemic failure to protect marine biodiversity, outweighing transparency gains. | The publication of the report is a positive institutional act that exposes systemic failures and aligns with transparency and accountability …
Hunting bans: Olivier Bouygues sentenced to two years' suspended prison for organized destruction of protected species
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 91% of 126 past reviews)] Conviction enforces biodiversity laws and accountability, outweighing concerns about suspended sentences and appeal risk…
53 Orangutans Rescued from Fires in Borneo, With Many Rewilded to Forest Preserves Across the Island
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=NEUTRAL -> BURN (human chose this in 89% of 85 past reviews)] Rescue and rewilding mitigates wildfire harm, protecting orangutan rights; protective institutional action merits BURN…
Podcast Episode: Hunting, Wildlife, and Protection
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] [Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Podcast raises awareness but reports ongoing harmful w…
Denmark Ends Mink Farming: Last Farms to Close by 2029
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 91% of 126 past reviews)] Denmark's ban on mink farming reduces animal suffering and aligns with ethical consumption, outweighing delayed implemen…
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Abiy Inaugurates Major Megech Irrigation Dam
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Infrastructure enabling harm via ecological disruption and downstream risks outweighs economic benefits. | The projec…
Snowy 2.0 was never going to be cheap. But it will be much cheaper than relying on batteries for storage
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] Project enables clean energy but cost overruns and environmental harm outweigh immediate benefits. | The completion of S…
How krill fishing for salmon and supplements puts Antarctic wildlife at risk
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Industrial krill fishing directly harms Antarctic wildlife and planetary boundaries, outweighing conservation talks. | The ongoing international conservation talks represent …
The Destruction of the Amazon Is Central to the Bolsonaros’ Vision for Brazil
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Reviving Bolsonaro-era Amazon destruction policies violates planetary boundaries and indigenous rights. | The proposed revival of Bolsonaro-era policies to industrialize the …
Turkey's new deal on Mediterranean maritime boundaries with Libya is exacerbating issues with Greece and the EU
Unilateral maritime boundary redrawing undermines international law, regional stability, and environmental safeguards. | The deal prioritizes short-term economic gains for Turkey and Libya at the expense of regional stability, legal norms, …
New steel plant is early test for Argentina’s big investment scheme
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=NEUTRAL -> MINT (human chose this in 93% of 255 past reviews)] Institutional action enables industrial activity with weak safeguards, outweighing lower-carbon benefits. | The appro…
'You need persistence': the Norfolk couple who took on environmental regulators three times – and won
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=BURN/B=BURN -> BURN (human chose this in 91% of 126 past reviews)] Landmark legal victory enforces environmental law, protects biodiversity, and empowers citizen accountability. | The hig…
Fire destroys 65% of Maxakali Indigenous Land in Minas Gerais
The event causes major harm to indigenous rights and ecosystems, warranting a negative (MINT) assessment. | The fire represents a severe negative action that undermines indigenous land rights, biodiversity, and multiple Sustainable Developm…
The Fate of Orangutans in Kalimantan Trapped by Forest Fires
The rescue operations are positive but insufficient to offset systemic failures in biodiversity protection and climate action. | The rescue operations represent a positive but reactive effort to mitigate immediate harm to orangutans, aligni…
AviList updated for 2026
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Global biodiversity tool enabling standardized conservation efforts. | The AviList 2026 update provides a critical tool for global biodiversity monitoring, directly supportin…
Governments cannot protect the ocean while sidelining coastal communities
[Auto-resolved by learned corrector: learned-map — A=MINT/B=MINT -> MINT (human chose this in 87% of 272 past reviews)] [Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Critique of systemic exclusion of coastal communities …
A ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law
Proposed legislation dismantles bedrock environmental law, enabling systemic harm to ecosystems and communities. | The proposed bill represents a significant regression in environmental governance, prioritizing short-term economic interests…
Billion-Dollar Dairy Plant Sparks Concerns Over Water Pollution Risks
[Analyst A judged it not actionable; Analyst B's verdict applied] Approval of a high-risk dairy plant enabling pollution outweighs awareness-raising benefits. | The article frames the dairy plant's approval as a negative action due to its p…
Karst Hill Turns into Resort: Gunungsewu Community Fears Environmental Damage and Loss of Livelihood
Resort construction enables environmental destruction and violates community rights, justifying MINT. | The resort construction prioritizes short-term economic gains over long-term environmental and social sustainability. It directly violat…
Coal in a green mask: Indonesia’s co-firing plan will harm, not help, the climate
Co-firing plan enables prolonged coal use and deforestation, violating climate and biodiversity goals. | While the co-firing plan superficially aligns with climate goals, its primary effect is to prolong coal dependence and exacerbate defor…