<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" >

	<channel>
		<title>Conservation news</title>
		<atom:link href="https://news.mongabay.com/author/abhayarajjoshi/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
		<link>https://news.mongabay.com/author/abhayarajjoshi/</link>
		<description>Environmental science and conservation news</description>
		<lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:22:18 +0000</lastBuildDate>
		<language>en-US</language>
		<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
		<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
		<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png</url>
	<title>Stories produced by Abhaya Raj Joshi for Conservation news</title>
	<link>https://news.mongabay.com/author/abhayarajjoshi/</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
				<item>
					<title>El Niño&#8217;s hidden toll on trees emerges years later in Papua New Guinea rainforest</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/el-ninos-hidden-toll-on-trees-emerges-years-later-in-papua-new-guinea-rainforest/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/el-ninos-hidden-toll-on-trees-emerges-years-later-in-papua-new-guinea-rainforest/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>09 Nov 2026 23:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Matthew Burkhart]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05075401/Rufous-naped-Bellbird-Aleadryas-rufinucha-papua-new-guinea-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335021</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Melanesia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, and Papua New Guinea]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Science, Conservation, Drought, Earth Science, Ecosystems, El Nino, Environment, Extreme Weather, Forests, Global Environmental Crisis, Plants, Rainforests, Research, Science, Trees, Tropical Forests, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[When the El Niño drought ended in a remote Papua New Guinea rainforest, the trees did not immediately recover. Many kept dying. That is one of the findings of a recent study of more than 21,000 trees in the Wanang Forest Dynamics Plot, a 50-hectare (124-acre) research site in northern Papua New Guinea. Researchers measured [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[When the El Niño drought ended in a remote Papua New Guinea rainforest, the trees did not immediately recover. Many kept dying. That is one of the findings of a recent study of more than 21,000 trees in the Wanang Forest Dynamics Plot, a 50-hectare (124-acre) research site in northern Papua New Guinea. Researchers measured tree mortality before, during and two years after the catastrophic 2015-17 El Niño drought and found that mortality was significantly higher after the drought than before or during it. “It was after the drought, the post-drought period, that you could actually see those trees dying,” said Hayden Wagia, the study’s lead author and a faculty botanist at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology’s School of Forestry. The findings suggest the effects of drought can linger long after rainfall returns. Trees that survive a severe dry period may still be weakened enough to die later, although the researchers say their study cannot determine exactly what caused the delayed deaths. The 2015-17 drought brought a substantial reduction in rainfall to the Wanang forest. According to the study, only 5.2% of the area’s total precipitation fell during the dry season during the drought, compared with 13.1% before it and 9.6% afterward. One of the study&#8217;s most striking findings was how differently trees responded depending on where they grew. Valley trees experienced relatively high mortality before and during the drought but recovered quickly afterward. Ridge trees showed the opposite pattern, with mortality increasing after the drought and remaining&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/el-ninos-hidden-toll-on-trees-emerges-years-later-in-papua-new-guinea-rainforest/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/el-ninos-hidden-toll-on-trees-emerges-years-later-in-papua-new-guinea-rainforest/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335021</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Rangers’ role must be built into biodiversity conservation commitments (commentary)</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/rangers-role-must-be-built-into-biodiversity-conservation-commitments-commentary/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/rangers-role-must-be-built-into-biodiversity-conservation-commitments-commentary/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>09 Nov 2026 21:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Madhu RaoNik Sekhran]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Erik Hoffner]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/09203428/WW1439035-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335327</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Global]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[30x30 conservation target, Biodiversity, Commentary, Conflict, Conservation, Crime, Finance, Funding, Governance, Human-wildlife Conflict, philanthropy, Poaching, Wildlife, Wildlife Rangers, and Wildlife Trafficking]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[At the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, conservation leaders from around the world gathered to conduct the first global review of progress toward the ambitious goals adopted in 2022 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). Among them is Target 3, a commitment to effectively and equitably conserving 30% of the planet’s land and waters [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[At the COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, conservation leaders from around the world gathered to conduct the first global review of progress toward the ambitious goals adopted in 2022 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). Among them is Target 3, a commitment to effectively and equitably conserving 30% of the planet’s land and waters by 2030 (30&#215;30). But achieving a shift in land and sea management on this scale will depend on something in conservation policy that has too often been overlooked: a large portion of the people responsible for actually making it happen — rangers. For years, the world has debated how much land to protect and how much money to invest in nature, while paying far less attention to the workforce needed to turn those commitments into results. Rangers play a central role in managing protected and conserved areas and delivering commitments on biodiversity, climate, and land degradation. Yet our latest research shows they remain largely absent from the policies and frameworks meant to guide this work. Why rangers matter Effective conservation requires people on the ground who can monitor ecosystems, manage protected and conserved areas, and ensure that rules governing their use are upheld. The International Ranger Federation defines a ranger as any person, regardless of title — wildlife warden, forest guard, game scout, marine ranger, park guard, and others — working in situ to safeguard nature and preserve cultural and historical heritage. Rangers work under many different governance systems and are not limited to government&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/rangers-role-must-be-built-into-biodiversity-conservation-commitments-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/rangers-role-must-be-built-into-biodiversity-conservation-commitments-commentary/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335327</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Peruvian authorities seize more than 3,000 tarantulas from suspected European traffickers</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/peruvian-authorities-seize-more-than-3000-tarantulas-from-suspected-european-traffickers/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/peruvian-authorities-seize-more-than-3000-tarantulas-from-suspected-european-traffickers/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>09 Nov 2026 20:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Spoorthy Raman]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Bobbybascomb]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/09202231/Peru-Tarantula-768x512.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335332</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Peru]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Arachnids, Biodiversity, Business, Crime, Governance, Illegal Trade, International Trade, Invertebrates, Pet Trade, Pets, Spiders, Trade, Wildlife, and Wildlife Trade]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Peruvian customs agents and authorities from the National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) announced on Nov. 4, 2026, that they seized more than 3,000 tarantulas at the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima. The spiders were hidden inside socks put in luggage destined for Germany. The alleged traffickers, two German citizens and a Polish national, [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Peruvian customs agents and authorities from the National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) announced on Nov. 4, 2026, that they seized more than 3,000 tarantulas at the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima. The spiders were hidden inside socks put in luggage destined for Germany. The alleged traffickers, two German citizens and a Polish national, include a “renowned tarantula researcher” who was not publicly identified, authorities said in a press release. They were reportedly detained by the Peruvian National Police&#8217;s environmental crimes unit and face criminal proceedings. “Concealed in socks inside three suitcases, we found the tarantulas in different stages of life, from eggs and hatchlings to adults,” said Cora Suárez, a forest and wildlife control technician at SERFOR in a press release. “The traffickers made a meticulous selection to include different species, some of which have not yet been described by science.” These arachnids, some vividly colored, were collected from the wild allegedly to be sold as exotic pets to collectors and for research. They came from across Peru, including Junín, Loreto, Cajamarca, Cusco and La Libertad, authorities said. The seized spiders include members of the genus Pamphobeteus which includes some of the largest spiders in the world and are sold online for as much as 60 pounds ($80) each. Blue bird eaters (Thrixopelma lagunas), which can fetch 40 pounds ($53) online, were also confiscated along with several new-to-science spiders. Antikuna sp. was only described in 2021, and some species of Avicularia have not yet been scientifically described, according&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/peruvian-authorities-seize-more-than-3000-tarantulas-from-suspected-european-traffickers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/peruvian-authorities-seize-more-than-3000-tarantulas-from-suspected-european-traffickers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335332</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/thick-smog-shrouds-new-delhi-after-diwali-firecrackers-add-to-seasonal-pollution/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/thick-smog-shrouds-new-delhi-after-diwali-firecrackers-add-to-seasonal-pollution/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>09 Nov 2026 17:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Associated Press]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Mongabay Editor]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/09165833/AP26313155760421-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335324</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[India]]>
						</locations>
					
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips the city every year. Despite restrictions on fireworks, residents in New Delhi celebrated the Hindu festival [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips the city every year. Despite restrictions on fireworks, residents in New Delhi celebrated the Hindu festival of lights with firecrackers on Sunday evening, releasing smoke and fine particulate matter into the atmosphere. The air quality index exceeded 350 in several parts of the capital on Monday morning, reaching the severe category and posing significant health risks. Monitoring stations across the city recorded similarly alarming levels, while visibility deteriorated as a gray haze blanketed streets and high-rise buildings. India’s Supreme Court in October had sought to limit Diwali pollution by restricting conventional firecrackers and allowing only approved “green firecrackers” under specified conditions for three-hour windows on Saturday and Sunday. The crackers produce fewer emissions but are not pollution-free. They still release particulate matter and other pollutants, adding to the city’s already hazardous air. Isyad, a New Delhi resident who uses one name, said the worsening smog was taking a toll on his health. “Because of the pollution there is irritation in the throat and itching in the eyes,” he said. New Delhi and its metropolitan region, home to more than 30 million people, regularly rank among the world’s most polluted areas during winter. Pollution worsens as Diwali fireworks coincide with cooler weather and smoke from crop-residue fires in neighboring states of Punjab&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/thick-smog-shrouds-new-delhi-after-diwali-firecrackers-add-to-seasonal-pollution/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/thick-smog-shrouds-new-delhi-after-diwali-firecrackers-add-to-seasonal-pollution/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335324</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Sri Lankan wildlife photographer Ravindralal Anthonis urges respect for elephants over good shots</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/sri-lankan-wildlife-photographer-ravindralal-anthonis-urges-respect-for-elephants-over-good-shots/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/sri-lankan-wildlife-photographer-ravindralal-anthonis-urges-respect-for-elephants-over-good-shots/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>09 Nov 2026 14:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Malaka Rodrigo]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Dilrukshi Handunnetti]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/09140604/GENGHIS-KHAN-sept-1992-1-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335302</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, South Asia, and Sri Lanka]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity Hotspots, Charismatic Animals, Conflict, Conservation, Elephants, Interviews, Interviews with conservation players, Mammals, Photos, Research, Wildlife, and Wildlife Corridors]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[COLOMBO — The recent death of Kavantissa, a celebrated “tusker” in one of Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict hotspots, from a gunshot injury has sparked grief, anger, and a string of public protests. It’s also spurred debate about whether photographers who follow tuskers — elephants, typically male, with large tusks — also put the pachyderms at [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[COLOMBO — The recent death of Kavantissa, a celebrated “tusker” in one of Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict hotspots, from a gunshot injury has sparked grief, anger, and a string of public protests. It’s also spurred debate about whether photographers who follow tuskers — elephants, typically male, with large tusks — also put the pachyderms at risk by overexposing them, or, at times, seeming to harass the animals. For veteran wildlife photographer and conservationist Ravindralal Anthonis, the debate reflects wider changes in wildlife photography. Anthonis has been identifying and naming individual tuskers decades before the advent of digital cameras or social media, documenting their lives through years of observation. He’s also served as president of Sri Lanka’s oldest conservation organization, the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS), from 2005 to 2007, during which he championed several conservation initiatives. Now 80, Anthonis spoke with Mongabay contributor Malaka Rodrigo about how his childhood fascination with wildlife and a chance encounter shaped his pioneering work. He also offered a glimpse into an earlier era when wildlife photography was as much about patience and observation as capturing an image. The following interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. &nbsp; ​Mongabay: You are among the early wildlife photographers in Sri Lanka. How and when did this interest in wildlife begin? Ravindralal Anthonis: My interest in wildlife began at a very young age. In 1955, when I was a student at St. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, my mother gave me a book called Nine Man-Eaters&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/sri-lankan-wildlife-photographer-ravindralal-anthonis-urges-respect-for-elephants-over-good-shots/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/sri-lankan-wildlife-photographer-ravindralal-anthonis-urges-respect-for-elephants-over-good-shots/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335302</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Human-crow relations show strain as Kathmandu observes annual day of the crow</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/human-crow-relations-show-strain-as-kathmandu-observes-annual-day-of-the-crow/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/human-crow-relations-show-strain-as-kathmandu-observes-annual-day-of-the-crow/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>09 Nov 2026 12:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Gobinda Pokharel]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/09124015/55239596648_b6a1b3a39f_4k-house-crow-nepal-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335281</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Birds, Cities, Culture, Development, Traditional People, urban ecology, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Ramesh Dulal was 13 years old when he began “communicating” with crows. He started making sounds resembling the crows, who would respond by gathering around him, he recalls. Popularly known as kagé, crows are called kaag in Nepali, and Nepal observes an annual day of the crow, called Kaag Tihar, which falls around [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Ramesh Dulal was 13 years old when he began “communicating” with crows. He started making sounds resembling the crows, who would respond by gathering around him, he recalls. Popularly known as kagé, crows are called kaag in Nepali, and Nepal observes an annual day of the crow, called Kaag Tihar, which falls around the Hindu festival of Deepawali, or Diwali. On this day, Dulal, now 35, organizes what he calls the Crow Conference every year. This year, it was on Saturday last week, Nov. 7. At the event every year, Dulal, a folk music singer and activist, holds a microphone and produces a series of guttural calls, “caw &#8230; caw &#8230; caw,” imitating a crow. As his calls echo through powerful speakers, flocks of crows gather from surrounding trees, rooftops and electrical poles. After several minutes, he stops and addresses the people who have come to witness the event. He speaks about the religious significance of crows and their ecological role. Then the conference ends. While Dulal wholeheartedly welcomes crows to his event, many residents in Kathmandu would rather shoo them away, especially after the birds were blamed for a bird flu outbreak at the Central Zoo. But crows are thriving in the city as trees disappear and waste piles up, and birds that live on scraps are gaining ground over those that need trees. A house crow looks on during the morning prayers at the Buddhist Bodha Stupa, Bodha, Kathmandu. Image by Wonderlane via Flickr (CC BY-NC&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/human-crow-relations-show-strain-as-kathmandu-observes-annual-day-of-the-crow/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/human-crow-relations-show-strain-as-kathmandu-observes-annual-day-of-the-crow/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335281</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>South Korea’s beloved squid may vanish from its waters due to climate change, heat waves</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/south-koreas-beloved-squid-may-vanish-from-its-waters-due-to-climate-change-heat-waves/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/south-koreas-beloved-squid-may-vanish-from-its-waters-due-to-climate-change-heat-waves/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>09 Nov 2026 10:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Kelly Kasulis-Cho]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Yenni Kwok]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/09083127/2874300199_1750979361_o-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335269</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, East Asia, and South Korea]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Climate, Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, Extreme Weather, Fisheries, Fishing, Food, Food Industry, food security, Global Environmental Crisis, Heatwave, Impact Of Climate Change, Marine, Marine Animals, Natural Resources, Ocean Warming, Oceans, Squid, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[SEOUL — Many South Koreans remember days when squid was inexpensive, everyday food: Stir-fried with spicy chili flakes, steamed in a bath of water and soju, or dried and eaten as a bar snack along with a pint of ice-cold beer. Kim Tae-won, a professor at the Department of Ocean Sciences at South Korea’s Inha [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[SEOUL — Many South Koreans remember days when squid was inexpensive, everyday food: Stir-fried with spicy chili flakes, steamed in a bath of water and soju, or dried and eaten as a bar snack along with a pint of ice-cold beer. Kim Tae-won, a professor at the Department of Ocean Sciences at South Korea’s Inha University, recalled when he was in high school in the 1990s, “squid was one of the major fishery resources in Korea’s East Sea.” “It was abundant, affordable and a familiar part of everyday meals,” he told Mongabay. But squid prices have skyrocketed in South Korea. One reason is that the country’s squid catch has been declining dramatically, with the current volume only one-sixteenth of that in 2002, according to the country’s national statistics service. Between 2023 and 2025, South Korea’s most prominent fisheries did not produce even 10% of the annual squid catch recorded in the peak production year of 1999, when roughly 225,122 tons of squid were caught from the Korean Peninsula’s surrounding seas. &nbsp; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus) drying at Daepo Port. Image by Bernard Gagnon via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). A new study, published in the journal Communications Earth &amp; Environment in October, gives a worrying prediction. It estimates that by the 2040s, South Korea will become “a zero-catch state” for the Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus), the country’s most popular squid species, due to climate change and marine heat waves. Researchers at Pukyong National University (PKNU) in Busan cross-examined fishery&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/south-koreas-beloved-squid-may-vanish-from-its-waters-due-to-climate-change-heat-waves/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/south-koreas-beloved-squid-may-vanish-from-its-waters-due-to-climate-change-heat-waves/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335269</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Killing a dangerous coral</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/killing-a-dangerous-coral/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/killing-a-dangerous-coral/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>08 Nov 2026 15:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Julia Lima]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Jonathan Vit]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/08153612/Mongabay_Thumbnail_SunCoral_Vertical_Featured-338x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335264</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Brazil, Latin America, and South America]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Coral Reefs, Ecosystems, Environment, Marine, Oceans, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[A Brazilian biologist and a team of volunteer divers are killing coral to save a marine protected area just off the famous Ipanema beach. They&#8217;re manually removing sun coral, an invasive species first seen in Brazil more than 40 years ago, from an offshore oil platform. The coral has no natural predators in the region [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[A Brazilian biologist and a team of volunteer divers are killing coral to save a marine protected area just off the famous Ipanema beach. They&#8217;re manually removing sun coral, an invasive species first seen in Brazil more than 40 years ago, from an offshore oil platform. The coral has no natural predators in the region and it has spread along the coast, where it could suffocate Brazil&#8217;s marine wildlife. So Adriana Gomes and her team are using a simple but effective technique to solve this problem: Their own hands. Watch the full video to see if they succeed.This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/killing-a-dangerous-coral/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/killing-a-dangerous-coral/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335264</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>These divers are killing a beautiful coral to save Brazil’s marine life</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/11/these-divers-are-killing-a-beautiful-coral-to-save-brazils-marine-life/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/11/these-divers-are-killing-a-beautiful-coral-to-save-brazils-marine-life/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>07 Nov 2026 11:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Julia Lima]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Jonathan Vit]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/07111547/Mongabay_Thumbnail_SunCoral_Featured-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=videos&#038;p=335242</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Brazil, Latin America, and South America]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Conservation, Coral Reefs, Ecosystems, Invasive Species, and Oceans]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO — Beneath the surface of Brazil’s coastal waters, a silent invasion is transforming marine ecosystems. Sun coral (Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis), an invasive coral native to the Indo-Pacific, is spreading along Brazil’s coastline, threatening native species. First seen in Brazil in the 1980s, attached to an offshore oil platform in Rio [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO — Beneath the surface of Brazil’s coastal waters, a silent invasion is transforming marine ecosystems. Sun coral (Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis), an invasive coral native to the Indo-Pacific, is spreading along Brazil’s coastline, threatening native species. First seen in Brazil in the 1980s, attached to an offshore oil platform in Rio de Janeiro state, sun coral has since spread rapidly. Estimates suggest it can expand at 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) rate per year and is now found along approximately 3,500 kilometers (2,175 miles) of the Brazilian coast. Without any natural predators to keep it in check, sun coral can quickly dominate rocky reefs, outcompeting native species for space. It also releases chemicals that harm neighboring corals, including Brazil’s native brain and star corals. The consequences ripple through the entire ecosystem. As sun coral takes over, small reef-dwelling organisms can disappear, and fish populations may decline. Research suggests that once sun coral covers 45% of a rocky reef, its ecosystem may already be profoundly altered. But Brazil has been fighting back. In 2018, the country created a National Plan to prevent, control and monitor the invasion, bringing together scientists, conservationists and public authorities in an effort that could offer valuable lessons for other countries. On the front line is Adriana Gomes, a marine biologist with Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). Alongside a team of volunteer divers, she is removing sun coral colonies one by one from the waters surrounding the Cagarras Islands, a protected&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/11/these-divers-are-killing-a-beautiful-coral-to-save-brazils-marine-life/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/11/these-divers-are-killing-a-beautiful-coral-to-save-brazils-marine-life/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335242</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>This riverside border town is fueling an illegal gold rush</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-riverside-border-town-is-fueling-an-illegal-gold-rush/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-riverside-border-town-is-fueling-an-illegal-gold-rush/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>07 Nov 2026 11:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Julia LimaMaxwell Radwin]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Lucia Torres]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/07110725/Mongabay_Thumbnail_Max_Featured-338x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335240</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Latin America, South America, and Suriname]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Environment, Gold Mining, Health, Mining, Natural Resources, and Pollution]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Mongabay&#8217;s reporter Max Radwin went to Suriname&#8217;s Amazon to investigate the advance of illegal gold mining on Indigenous territories. Despite a government pledge to combat the activity, Indigenous Wayana communities are facing an influx of miners who cut down the forest and pollute rivers with mercury on the border of French Guiana. To learn more [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Mongabay&#8217;s reporter Max Radwin went to Suriname&#8217;s Amazon to investigate the advance of illegal gold mining on Indigenous territories. Despite a government pledge to combat the activity, Indigenous Wayana communities are facing an influx of miners who cut down the forest and pollute rivers with mercury on the border of French Guiana. To learn more about Max&#8217;s findings, read the full story. This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-riverside-border-town-is-fueling-an-illegal-gold-rush/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-riverside-border-town-is-fueling-an-illegal-gold-rush/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335240</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Guatemala faces a human rights court over violent evictions of Indigenous communities</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/guatemala-faces-a-human-rights-court-over-violent-evictions-of-indigenous-communities/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/guatemala-faces-a-human-rights-court-over-violent-evictions-of-indigenous-communities/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 19:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Maxwell Radwin]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Bobbybascomb]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06193611/AP111128115453-1-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335231</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Guatemala]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Business, Conservation, Crops, Culture, Environment, Governance, Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Law, Protected Areas, and Sugar]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Years after Indigenous communities in Guatemala were forcibly evicted from their ancestral land, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is asking a court to hold the government responsible and provide reparations. On Oct. 28, the IACHR announced it had referred a case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which rules on human rights violations [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Years after Indigenous communities in Guatemala were forcibly evicted from their ancestral land, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is asking a court to hold the government responsible and provide reparations. On Oct. 28, the IACHR announced it had referred a case to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which rules on human rights violations in the Americas. The case involves 14 Maya Q’eqchi’ communities in Alta Verapaz that were removed from their land to make way for sugarcane plantations. “Sugarcane cultivation caused displacement and the loss of rice, maize and bean crops that supported the health and food security of the Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ population, and substantially affected the environment,” the IACHR said in its referral, submitted to the court Sept. 17. Disputes in the territory date back to at least 2005, when private companies started buying Indigenous land that the Maya Q’eqchi’ had occupied for centuries, according to the IACHR referral. The government hadn’t granted the communities proper land titles, creating confusion about who could occupy the area. In 2011, following years of protests, a court authorized the eviction of the 14 Indigenous communities, whose residents had refused to leave the land. “The government of the republic has a legal and moral obligation to stop the growing number of illegal actions that pose a serious risk to the country’s governability,” the government said in a statement at the time. The evictions were carried out “violently and with a disproportionate use of force,” the IACHR’s referral said. The Commission&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/guatemala-faces-a-human-rights-court-over-violent-evictions-of-indigenous-communities/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/guatemala-faces-a-human-rights-court-over-violent-evictions-of-indigenous-communities/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335231</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Peru’s drive for critical minerals threatens a disappearing glacier</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/perus-drive-for-critical-minerals-threatens-a-disappearing-glacier/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/perus-drive-for-critical-minerals-threatens-a-disappearing-glacier/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 18:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Euan Wallace]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Alexandra Popescu]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06181811/IMG_7140-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334959</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Latin America, Peru, and South America]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Critical Minerals, Ecosystems, Energy Transition, Freshwater, Glaciers, Governance, Health, Lithium, Mining, Natural Resources, Regulations, Water, and Water Scarcity]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Like many in the community of Phinaya, in southeastern Peru, Donato Bermúdez makes his living from alpacas. His flock of 500 roams the slopes beneath the vast Quelccaya glacier, the site of the second-largest tropical ice cap in the world. Reaching 5,600 meters (18,400 feet), its white peak is home to centuries of tradition. “We [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Like many in the community of Phinaya, in southeastern Peru, Donato Bermúdez makes his living from alpacas. His flock of 500 roams the slopes beneath the vast Quelccaya glacier, the site of the second-largest tropical ice cap in the world. Reaching 5,600 meters (18,400 feet), its white peak is home to centuries of tradition. “We believe the glacier is essentially alive,” Bermúdez, a lifelong resident and former community president of Phinaya, told Mongabay by phone. “We say it gives us the water, the lifeblood that flows to the community.” But he and other Phinaya locals now fear that a threat may be looming from the other side of the mountain. In the shadow of Quelccaya, long-delayed lithium and uranium mining projects are gaining fresh momentum under President Keiko Fujimori, who is determined to put transition minerals firmly on Peru’s economic agenda. “Lithium and uranium mining would be catastrophic for the Quelccaya glacier,” said Yolanda Quispe, 44, a community leader and park ranger from Phinaya, who has spent a lifetime beneath the glacier. “The fauna and flora that exist around it, the people — all of this would be destroyed,” she told Mongabay over the phone. Through Peruvian subsidiary Macusani Yellowcake, Canadian firm American Lithium controls major deposits of lithium and uranium — two minerals the Peruvian government describes as critical to the clean energy transition — across at least 174 concessions covering more than 1,090 square kilometers (421 square miles) in the department of Puno, beneath the Quelccaya glacier. The&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/perus-drive-for-critical-minerals-threatens-a-disappearing-glacier/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/perus-drive-for-critical-minerals-threatens-a-disappearing-glacier/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334959</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>As loggerhead turtles spread west, Mediterranean beach resorts learn to share the sand</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/as-loggerhead-turtles-spread-west-mediterranean-beach-resorts-learn-to-share-the-sand/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/as-loggerhead-turtles-spread-west-mediterranean-beach-resorts-learn-to-share-the-sand/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 17:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Anna NapolitanoManuela Callari]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Morgan Erickson-Davis]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06133823/OceanImageBank_LewisBurnett_10-loggerhead-turtle-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335169</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Europe and Mediterranean Sea]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Coastal Ecosystems, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Happy-upbeat Environmental, Herps, Hope and optimism, Marine, Marine Animals, Marine Conservation, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Solutions, Turtles, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[ASCEA and CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy, and BARCELONA, Spain — In the early hours of a warm July day, regular rows of still-folded sun umbrellas stand along the shores of Castel Volturno, a coastal town in the Italian region of Campania, located about 35 kilometers (22 miles) northwest of Naples. A small group gathers around a [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[ASCEA and CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy, and BARCELONA, Spain — In the early hours of a warm July day, regular rows of still-folded sun umbrellas stand along the shores of Castel Volturno, a coastal town in the Italian region of Campania, located about 35 kilometers (22 miles) northwest of Naples. A small group gathers around a control screen while a drone flies along the coast, searching for tractor-like tracks emerging from the waves. At the slightest sign, group members will quickly reach the location and fence off the area. Summer is the nesting season for the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Loggerheads inhabit warm portions of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. However, despite its broad range, the species is listed as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. These large marine reptiles spend roughly two decades maturing at sea before the females return to land — usually to the same beaches where they hatched — to lay their own eggs. Historically, loggerhead nesting in the Mediterranean has been concentrated in the warm sands of the sea’s eastern and central basins — primarily in Greece, Türkiye, and Cyprus — while the western basin has served mainly as a foraging ground by juvenile turtles. But over the past five decades, increasing numbers of nests have begun to appear in the western basin, including on the shores of Italy, France, and Spain. Researcher Fulvio Maffucci pilots a drone use to find loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting sites.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/as-loggerhead-turtles-spread-west-mediterranean-beach-resorts-learn-to-share-the-sand/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/as-loggerhead-turtles-spread-west-mediterranean-beach-resorts-learn-to-share-the-sand/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335169</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say it&#8217;s a cause for joy</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-discovered-an-unknown-baby-right-whale-off-canada-they-say-its-a-cause-for-joy/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-discovered-an-unknown-baby-right-whale-off-canada-they-say-its-a-cause-for-joy/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 17:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Associated Press]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Mongabay Editor]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06170019/AP26203535889739-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335211</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Canada]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Cetaceans, Conservation, Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species, Mammals, Marine Animals, Marine Mammals, Oceans, Whales, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists who study whales are heartened by an unexpected discovery of a baby right whale off Canada. Researchers in Canada captured images of an unidentified baby North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest sea mammals in the world, off Anticosti Island in Quebec in September. Scientists with the New England [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists who study whales are heartened by an unexpected discovery of a baby right whale off Canada. Researchers in Canada captured images of an unidentified baby North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest sea mammals in the world, off Anticosti Island in Quebec in September. Scientists with the New England Aquarium in Boston said this week that after analyzing photos and data about right whales, they have determined it was a calf likely born months ago that went unseen during winter surveys for the giant animals. The discovery puts the number of baby right whales discovered from the most recent birthing season at 24. By Patrick Whittle,  Associated Press Banner image:  A North Atlantic right whale Image courtesy of Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-discovered-an-unknown-baby-right-whale-off-canada-they-say-its-a-cause-for-joy/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-discovered-an-unknown-baby-right-whale-off-canada-they-say-its-a-cause-for-joy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335211</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Drought driven by climate change is redefining how disease spreads, study finds</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/drought-driven-by-climate-change-is-redefining-how-disease-spreads-study-finds/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/drought-driven-by-climate-change-is-redefining-how-disease-spreads-study-finds/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 16:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Adam Litchkofski]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Glenn Scherer]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06153125/3-forest-dwelling-mosquitoes--768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335194</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Brazil, Global, and Senegal]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Climate, Climate Change, Conservation, Disasters, Diseases, Drought, El Nino, Environment, Extreme Weather, Global Environmental Crisis, Health, Impact Of Climate Change, Planetary Boundaries, Planetary Health, Public Health, Research, and Science]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[As climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease transmission is evolving. They’ll need to act quickly to predict and prepare for future outbreaks: In 2025, annual drought affected approximately 30% of the globe’s land surface, a near doubling of area since [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[As climate change intensifies, drought is widening globally, causing alterations in water-dependent pathogen patterns, leaving scientists scrambling to understand how infectious disease transmission is evolving. They’ll need to act quickly to predict and prepare for future outbreaks: In 2025, annual drought affected approximately 30% of the globe’s land surface, a near doubling of area since 2000. Currently, one child dies every 90 seconds from a waterborne disease. Many species of microorganisms are known to infect humans via waterborne illnesses or via hosts like mosquitoes that need water to reproduce. So, it was long thought that when drought shrank or dried up water sources, infectious disease would decrease. Scientists now know this isn’t true, and a recent paper sheds light on the ecological processes defining this drought-disease paradox. “When people think about drought, they think about water shortage, wildfire, loss of agriculture, et cetera,” study co-author Pieter Johnson, a disease ecologist at the University of Colorado Boulder in the U.S. told Mongabay in a phone interview. “But drought is also influencing how plants and animals interact, including how they interact with parasites,” and also which among those pathogens might be winners or losers as drought spreads. A typical river during drought: As a waterbody shrinks, proximity of animals and microorganisms is increased, aiding the transmission of infectious disease — an effect defined by the drought-disease paradox. Image by Arushdeep Singh via Unsplash. The review paper published in the journal Trends in Ecology &amp; Evolution examined 100 previous studies focusing solely on&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/drought-driven-by-climate-change-is-redefining-how-disease-spreads-study-finds/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/drought-driven-by-climate-change-is-redefining-how-disease-spreads-study-finds/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335194</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>&#8216;Stringing me along&#8217;: After 7 years, trial in Indigenous forest guardian killing delayed again</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/stringing-me-along-after-7-years-trial-in-indigenous-forest-guardian-killing-delayed-again/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/stringing-me-along-after-7-years-trial-in-indigenous-forest-guardian-killing-delayed-again/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 15:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Karla Mendes]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Nandithachandraprakash]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06154106/Paulo-2_Screenshot-2026-11-06-123923-1-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335132</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Amazon, Brazil, Latin America, and South America]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Activism, Conflict, Conservation, Culture, Environment, Environmental Law, Governance, Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Law, Law Enforcement, Murdered Activists, and Violence]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Why hasn&#8217;t the trial for the 2019 killing of forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and the attempted killing of fellow guardian Láercio Guajajara, in the Brazilian Amazon, taken place yet? &#8220;[T]here are no available slots on the court’s hearing calendar,&#8221; the advisory staff to the judge in the case told Mongabay in an emailed statement, [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Why hasn&#8217;t the trial for the 2019 killing of forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and the attempted killing of fellow guardian Láercio Guajajara, in the Brazilian Amazon, taken place yet? &#8220;[T]here are no available slots on the court’s hearing calendar,&#8221; the advisory staff to the judge in the case told Mongabay in an emailed statement, one year after claiming lack of time for it to be held in 2025, sparking outrage among Guajajara Indigenous, activists and authorities. &#8220;They’re just stringing me along. Because if they actually intended to resolve this, they would have done it by now,&#8221; Paulo Guajajara’s father, José Maria Paulino Guajajara, told Mongabay by phone. &#8220;This is taking way too long — it’s been seven years already! That’s exactly why I’m here, feeling pretty fed up, to say the least.&#8221; &#8220;It’s as if we aren’t seen as human beings, right? When someone kills an Indigenous person, it’s as if it’s nothing at all — just the same as killing any animal,&#8221; Laércio Guajajara told Mongabay by phone. &#8220;We have a lot of negative thoughts about the justice system regarding this case.&#8221; On Nov. 1, 2019, Paulo Guajajara and Laércio Guajajara were fired upon in an alleged ambush by illegal loggers in the Arariboia Indigenous Territory, in northeastern Maranhão state. In August 2025, a long-awaited anthropological report of the collective damages to the Indigenous community as a result of the crimes was concluded and attached to the court case, bringing hope to the Guajajara people, activists and the&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/stringing-me-along-after-7-years-trial-in-indigenous-forest-guardian-killing-delayed-again/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/stringing-me-along-after-7-years-trial-in-indigenous-forest-guardian-killing-delayed-again/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335132</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Mediterranean fisheries commission adopts species management plans but punts on deep-sea protections</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/mediterranean-fisheries-commission-adopts-species-management-plans-but-punts-on-deep-sea-protections/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/mediterranean-fisheries-commission-adopts-species-management-plans-but-punts-on-deep-sea-protections/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 14:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Francesco De Augustinis]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Autumn Spanne]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06074209/Fishmonger-Malaga-53236699475_c008cee0f3_k-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335146</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Europe, Greece, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Morocco, and Spain]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Environmental Law, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Governance, Law, Marine, Marine Animals, Marine Conservation, Oceans, Regulations, Saltwater Fish, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[The international organization responsible for regulating fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black seas concluded its annual meeting with the adoption of new management plans for some iconic species. However, it declined to pass expected fishing restrictions to protect certain ecologically important habitats. Half of all assessed species in the region are overexploited. The 49th session [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[The international organization responsible for regulating fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black seas concluded its annual meeting with the adoption of new management plans for some iconic species. However, it declined to pass expected fishing restrictions to protect certain ecologically important habitats. Half of all assessed species in the region are overexploited. The 49th session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), a body of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), took place in Rome Oct. 26-30, bringing together 23 member countries and the European Union. The meeting achieved some milestones, including establishing long-term harvest strategies for European hake (Merluccius merluccius) and deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) in the Strait of Sicily, and for giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea) in the Strait of Sicily, the Ionian Sea between Greece and southern Italy, and the Levantine Sea in the easternmost Mediterranean. However, the commission postponed making a decision on the establishment of two Fisheries Restricted Areas: One covering a cold-water coral reef between Spain and Morocco, and another expanding protection for deep-sea areas. Both proposals had broad agreement just a few months earlier, observers said. “It is disappointing that, despite multiple proposals to restrict fishing to protect sensitive habitats, countries could not reach agreement and instead delayed adoption,” Esther Wozniak, senior policy officer for sustainable fisheries at the U.S.-based NGO The Pew Charitable Trusts, who took part in the meeting as an observer, said in a press release. “There was, however, important progress on improving fisheries management that&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/mediterranean-fisheries-commission-adopts-species-management-plans-but-punts-on-deep-sea-protections/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/mediterranean-fisheries-commission-adopts-species-management-plans-but-punts-on-deep-sea-protections/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335146</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Kenya launches $160 million conservation initiative to support communities and biodiversity</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/kenya-launches-160-million-conservation-initiative-to-support-communities-and-biodiversity/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/kenya-launches-160-million-conservation-initiative-to-support-communities-and-biodiversity/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 10:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Lynet Otieno]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Malavika Vyawhare]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05164636/Rebecca-M-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335064</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Africa, East Africa, and Kenya]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[30x30 conservation target, Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Conservation Finance, Conservation Solutions, Ecotourism, Finance, Governance, Plants, Science, Solutions, Tourism, Trees, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[The government of Kenya has launched a 10-year, $160 million conservation program that will target 17.3 million hectares (43 million acres) of existing conservation areas and community-managed land across 31 counties. The government projects that the initiative, which also aims to establish 2.7 million hectares of new conserved areas, will benefit 1.6 million people and [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[The government of Kenya has launched a 10-year, $160 million conservation program that will target 17.3 million hectares (43 million acres) of existing conservation areas and community-managed land across 31 counties. The government projects that the initiative, which also aims to establish 2.7 million hectares of new conserved areas, will benefit 1.6 million people and create nearly 22,800 jobs. Dubbed Thamani Asili (which means “value of nature” in Swahili) the program, announced on Oct. 21, aims to secure long-term financing for protecting biodiversity while improving livelihoods, water security and climate resilience through an $80 million contribution from the government, which philanthropic partners are expected to match. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano presided over the launch of the program at the Tsavo West National Park, southern Kenya, on behalf of Kenya’s President William Ruto. The 10-year initiative brings together the Kenyan government, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC), conservation initiative Enduring Earth and other conservation partners. “Using the Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) model, Thamani Asili establishes a long-term financing framework designed to move conservation beyond short-term funding cycles towards predictable investment, institutional accountability and measurable results,” a KWS press release about the initiative says. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Tourism, Rebecca Miano, met with officials from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and other conservation partners ahead of presiding over the launch of a $160 million conservation-focused fund, Image courtesy of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). There are four initial priority landscapes for this project:&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/kenya-launches-160-million-conservation-initiative-to-support-communities-and-biodiversity/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/kenya-launches-160-million-conservation-initiative-to-support-communities-and-biodiversity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335064</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>India repatriates seized orangutan, raising hopes for five more</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/india-repatriates-seized-orangutan-raising-hopes-for-five-more/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/india-repatriates-seized-orangutan-raising-hopes-for-five-more/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 09:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Mongabay.com]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Naina Rao]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06091523/8842369283_700f24853d_4k-1200x800-1-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335159</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, India, Indonesia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mammals, Pet Trade, Primates, Trade, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade, Wildlife Trafficking, and Zoos]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[A juvenile orangutan seized from an apartment in the Indian city of Mumbai in 2024 has been repatriated to its native Indonesia, following two years of health and procedural delays. The endangered animal was transferred to the Sumatra Rescue Alliance facility on the island of Sumatra, where experts plan to prepare it for eventual release [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[A juvenile orangutan seized from an apartment in the Indian city of Mumbai in 2024 has been repatriated to its native Indonesia, following two years of health and procedural delays. The endangered animal was transferred to the Sumatra Rescue Alliance facility on the island of Sumatra, where experts plan to prepare it for eventual release into the wild, reports Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon. Orangutans are listed in Appendix I of CITES, the global wildlife trade treaty, which bans the international commercial trade in wild-caught individuals. “This is the first successful repatriation of a seized CITES animal from India and my office did everything in our capacity to make it happen,” said Yogesh Nilkand Warkad, assistant management authority of CITES in Mumbai. Sinan Serhadli, a conservation scientist and adviser to Yayasan Orangutan Sumatera Lestari–Orangutan Information Centre (YOSL-OIC), which manages the Sumatra Rescue Alliance where the orangutan is headed, said that after a designated quarantine period, the juvenile will attend a forest school to acquire survival skills. “If all goes to plan, he can be released in the wild in about four years,” he said. The successful repatriation has renewed international focus on five infant orangutans that were rescued from the forests of Odisha state in India in September. Estimated to be between 1 and 1.5 years old, the infants remain at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s capital, while authorities investigate their origins and suspected trafficking. Panut Hadisiswoyo, founder of the Orangutan Information Centre, which founded the Sumatra Rescue Alliance, credited&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/india-repatriates-seized-orangutan-raising-hopes-for-five-more/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/india-repatriates-seized-orangutan-raising-hopes-for-five-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335159</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Scientists confirm horseshoe crabs in a second Philippine province, urge conservation</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-confirm-horseshoe-crabs-in-a-second-philippine-province-urge-conservation/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-confirm-horseshoe-crabs-in-a-second-philippine-province-urge-conservation/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 07:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Maverick Avila]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Yenni Kwok]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06071257/1920px-Mangrove_Horseshoe_Crab_Carcinoscorpius_rotundicauda_6707310189-768x512.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335143</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, Philippines, and Southeast Asia]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Fellows, Happy-upbeat Environmental, Invertebrates, Research, Science, Species, Species Discovery, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Philippine researchers have confirmed the presence of horseshoe crabs in the southern island province of Tawi-Tawi for the first time through interviews with local residents. Previously, scientists had recorded the arthropods’ existence only in the country’s Palawan province. In a recent study, fishers and coastal residents described two distinct horseshoe crab species with features resembling [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Philippine researchers have confirmed the presence of horseshoe crabs in the southern island province of Tawi-Tawi for the first time through interviews with local residents. Previously, scientists had recorded the arthropods’ existence only in the country’s Palawan province. In a recent study, fishers and coastal residents described two distinct horseshoe crab species with features resembling those of the tri-spine horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) and the mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda). The tri-spine horseshoe crab is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. Meanwhile, the mangrove horseshoe crab is listed as data deficient, meaning not much is known about its conservation status. Ivane Pedrosa-Gerasmio, the corresponding author of the study and a professor in marine sciences at the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology in the Philippines, said locals told her about seeing horseshoe crabs when she visited a market in Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi, in December 2023. Pedrosa-Gerasmio told Mongabay she shared the news with her student Quesie Tolero Omnos, and together they decided to investigate further.   &#8220;I saw an opportunity to establish baseline information that could support future research and science-based conservation initiatives for horseshoe crab species,&#8221; Omnos told Mongabay. Pedrosa-Gerasmio, Osmos and their colleagues decided to rely on the people who best know the coastal areas. The scientists talked with 142 residents across four municipalities in Tawi-Tawi about where they had seen horseshoe crabs, how frequently, what they thought of the horseshoe crabs’ population changes, and how they collected and consumed the animals.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-confirm-horseshoe-crabs-in-a-second-philippine-province-urge-conservation/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/scientists-confirm-horseshoe-crabs-in-a-second-philippine-province-urge-conservation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335143</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Extreme heat is creating a workplace health crisis in Bangladesh&#8217;s garment industry</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/extreme-heat-is-creating-a-workplace-health-crisis-in-bangladeshs-garment-industry/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/extreme-heat-is-creating-a-workplace-health-crisis-in-bangladeshs-garment-industry/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 06:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Mongabay.com]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Naina Rao]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/06063915/27667697283_b9fb7bf878_k-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335137</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, Bangladesh, and South Asia]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Business, Climate Change, Consumption, Environment, Extreme Weather, Fellows, Global Environmental Crisis, Global Warming, Health, Heatwave, Industry, Social Justice, and Temperatures]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Rising temperatures in Bangladesh are creating an occupational health crisis for the 4.2 million workers in the country’s garment industry, reports Mongabay contributor Usraat Fahmidah. A World Bank report shows that maximum temperatures across the country have climbed by about 1.1° Celsius (2° Fahrenheit) since 1980. The country’s capital, Dhaka, hit a record 40.6°C (105°F) [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Rising temperatures in Bangladesh are creating an occupational health crisis for the 4.2 million workers in the country’s garment industry, reports Mongabay contributor Usraat Fahmidah. A World Bank report shows that maximum temperatures across the country have climbed by about 1.1° Celsius (2° Fahrenheit) since 1980. The country’s capital, Dhaka, hit a record 40.6°C (105°F) in April 2023 and endured a 30-day heat wave in 2024. A 2025 study found that peak indoor temperatures at garment factories exceed 35°C (95°F) on 37% of monitored days, occasionally surpassing 40°C (104°F) during peak summer months. That heat is taking a physical toll on factory workers. Mridula, a 20-year-old sewing operator in Dhaka, collapsed on the job after she became dizzy amid extreme heat. She was later diagnosed with jaundice, a condition exacerbated by dehydration and physical exertion. Medical staff at Dhaka garment facilities report rising numbers of dehydrated workers suffering from low blood pressure, alongside a marked increase in needle injuries from sewing machines and falls during hotter months. Systemic data on indoor heat-related illness remain scarce. Aaron Bach from Griffith University in Australia, who co-authored a 2025 study on heat impacts in Bangladeshi garment factories, said factory clinics are set up for acute emergencies and lack facilities to screen for chronic conditions. “If we’re not recording health effects now, we’ll have no way of knowing how much harm is building up as conditions get hotter,” Bach told Mongabay. Moreover, Bangladesh’s 2024 National Guideline on Heat-Related Illness focuses on outdoor labor and&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/extreme-heat-is-creating-a-workplace-health-crisis-in-bangladeshs-garment-industry/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/extreme-heat-is-creating-a-workplace-health-crisis-in-bangladeshs-garment-industry/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335137</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Singapore sand imports threaten an already sinking Cambodian fishing community, again</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/singapore-sand-imports-threaten-an-already-sinking-cambodian-fishing-community-again/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/singapore-sand-imports-threaten-an-already-sinking-cambodian-fishing-community-again/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>06 Nov 2026 00:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Andy Ball]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Isabel Esterman]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05234928/DSC09394-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335113</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, Cambodia, Singapore, and Southeast Asia]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Coastal Ecosystems, Ecosystems, Environment, extractives, Fish, Fisheries, Freshwater, Freshwater Fish, Governance, Mining, Natural Resources, Rivers, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Editor’s note: *Cambodian fishers who spoke to Mongabay asked that pseudonyms be used, fearing reprisals. BANGKOK, Thailand — Sand mining vessels were once a familiar sight to residents of Koh Sralao, a fishing village in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province. But it had been a decade since anyone had seen them. That changed in June. “I [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Editor’s note: *Cambodian fishers who spoke to Mongabay asked that pseudonyms be used, fearing reprisals. BANGKOK, Thailand — Sand mining vessels were once a familiar sight to residents of Koh Sralao, a fishing village in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province. But it had been a decade since anyone had seen them. That changed in June. “I started seeing lots of sand-mining barges lined up, probably around 10, when I go out to fish,” said Rithy,* who spotted them in a nearby waterway. The barges are part of a mining operation 10 kilometers (6 miles) upstream of Koh Sralao on the Trapeang Rung River, which provincial authorities say they’ve approved to extract sand for export to Singapore. Official data show that since June, sand exports have been underway to the city-state, where a Mongabay investigation found it is likely being used in a government-backed reclamation project. It comes a decade after the Cambodian government banned the trade in 2017, following dredging by politically connected companies that stripped hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of sand from the surrounding estuaries, damaging ecosystems and livelihoods in the process. Now, communities, conservationists and activists are warning it could happen again. A sand mining operation runs along the Trapeang Rung River in Koh Kong Knong village, Koh Kong province, Cambodia, in September 2026. For Rithy, the operation has already blocked his access to a stretch of river where he used to fish. “It’s impossible to go now because they will destroy my nets,” he said. “Since&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/singapore-sand-imports-threaten-an-already-sinking-cambodian-fishing-community-again/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/singapore-sand-imports-threaten-an-already-sinking-cambodian-fishing-community-again/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335113</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Nigeria’s shifting rainfall wreaks havoc with a beloved edible green, the waterleaf plant</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/nigerias-shifting-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-with-a-beloved-edible-green-the-waterleaf-plant/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/nigerias-shifting-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-with-a-beloved-edible-green-the-waterleaf-plant/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 21:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Kingsley Charles]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Karen Coates]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/03094424/52639416165_391e83e150_6k-waterleaf-plant-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334731</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Africa, Nigeria, and West Africa]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, Extreme Weather, Fellows, Food, food security, Impact Of Climate Change, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Plants, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[This is Part 1 in a two-part series on Nigerian waterleaf. Part 2 will be published soon. “These are the ones that survived the rain,” Enono Koka said, gesturing at a patch of short, spindly waterleaf plants across her large farm in downtown Calabar, in southern Nigeria’s Cross River. It was an unseasonably sunny morning [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[This is Part 1 in a two-part series on Nigerian waterleaf. Part 2 will be published soon. “These are the ones that survived the rain,” Enono Koka said, gesturing at a patch of short, spindly waterleaf plants across her large farm in downtown Calabar, in southern Nigeria’s Cross River. It was an unseasonably sunny morning in early October, and the 33-year-old was harvesting some of the vegetables for breakfast the next day. Most of the crops, she explained, had perished following days of relentless rainfall between August and September. “So I&#8217;m only left with these and I&#8217;m keeping them to eat with my family in the house,” she said. Much like Koka&#8217;s experience, the months since July have been painfully rough for Joy David Okon&#8217;s nearby waterleaf farm in Calabar. Before leaving town in September to visit her son, the sexagenarian farmer had sprayed some manure around her farmland to help enrich the freshly planted stems. Then came the disappointment. Her once-flourishing vegetable garden had turned into a marshland thick with weeds by the time she returned. “See the batch I planted in August. See how they keep looking scanty because of the plenty of rains this year,” she said, pointing at a sunken bed of shriveled waterleaf. Taken together, these events hint at the mounting strain on Nigeria&#8217;s waterleaf growing cycle brought on by shifts in rainfall patterns. Despite declining annual rainfall in recent years, persistent downpours in coastal cities like Lagos and Calabar have resulted in frequent episodes&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/nigerias-shifting-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-with-a-beloved-edible-green-the-waterleaf-plant/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/nigerias-shifting-rainfall-wreaks-havoc-with-a-beloved-edible-green-the-waterleaf-plant/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334731</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Amazon mapping shows cacao expansion without deforestation in Brazil</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/amazon-mapping-shows-cacao-expansion-without-deforestation-in-brazil/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/amazon-mapping-shows-cacao-expansion-without-deforestation-in-brazil/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 21:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Rafael Spuldar]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Alexandre de Santi]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05082501/1_Cacao_expansion_Para_degraded_land_Embrapa-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335029</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Brazil, Global, Latin America, and South America]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[agribusiness, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Business, Cacao, Conservation, Crops, data, Ecosystems, Environment, Forestry, Forests, Industrial Agriculture, Monocultures, Natural Resources, Plants, Rainforests, Remote Sensing, Satellite Imagery, Sustainable Forest Management, Technology, Trees, and Wildlife]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[While West Africa clears rainforest for chocolate, Brazilian farmers are reviving degraded pastures.]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[As record cocoa prices drive farmers in West Africa to clear native forest, a new study suggests the crop is following a different path in the Brazilian Amazon: It&#8217;s spreading onto land that was cleared long ago. Mapping by Embrapa, Brazil&#8217;s state-run agricultural research agency, found that the area on which cacao was growing in Pará, the country&#8217;s top-producing state, grew by a third between 2022 and 2024 to 116,436 hectares (287,700 acres). Nearly all of the cacao was found on old pastures and other previously cleared land, with 96% of the cacao that was mapped in Pará and 98% of it in Rondônia state located in areas deforested before 2020. This is fully compliant with the European Union’s sustainability regulations, strengthening Brazil’s position as a potential cocoa exporter. The study also found a new pattern in how the crop is grown. Until Embrapa’s 2022 mapping, all the cacao it had identified in Pará grew in agroforestry systems. Now almost two-thirds of new plantings are full-sun monocultures, where a single crop is grown in a large area without shade. This type of monoculture yields more beans per tree but is more vulnerable to pests and disease and leaves farmers dependent on a single crop. Cacao mapping in the Amazon traces back to TerraClass, a program run with Brazil’s space agency, INPE, that maps how deforested land in the Brazilian Amazon is used. Adriano Venturieri, a remote sensing specialist at Embrapa Amazônia Oriental in the city of Belém in Pará, led&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/amazon-mapping-shows-cacao-expansion-without-deforestation-in-brazil/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/amazon-mapping-shows-cacao-expansion-without-deforestation-in-brazil/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335029</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Money laundering complaints target JBS, Barclays over profits linked to illegal deforestation</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/money-laundering-complaints-target-jbs-barclays-over-profits-linked-to-illegal-deforestation/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/money-laundering-complaints-target-jbs-barclays-over-profits-linked-to-illegal-deforestation/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 19:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Shanna Hanbury]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Bobbybascomb]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05194546/Fires_in_Amazon_Apyterewa_Indige.2e16d0ba.fill-2520x1480-1-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335108</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Brazil]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Beef, Crime, Deforestation, Drivers Of Deforestation, Environment, Food, Governance, Land Conflict, Land Grabbing, Land Use Change, Meat, and Natural Resources]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[A coalition of legal and environmental groups has filed money laundering complaints against JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, and 12 financial institutions, investors and advisers, including the U.K. bank Barclays. The complaints allegedly tie JBS profits to illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The Transnational Legal Coalition filed 14 complaints with prosecutors and financial [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[A coalition of legal and environmental groups has filed money laundering complaints against JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, and 12 financial institutions, investors and advisers, including the U.K. bank Barclays. The complaints allegedly tie JBS profits to illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The Transnational Legal Coalition filed 14 complaints with prosecutors and financial regulators in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands on Nov. 5. It argues that profits from cattle raised on illegally cleared land constitute “proceeds of crime” under anti-money laundering laws, potentially exposing JBS, and institutions that handle its money, to legal liability. “Illegal deforestation of the Amazon is a crime, not a business model,” Bláithín Quigley, coordinator for the Transnational Legal Coalition, said in a statement. The coalition of legal nonprofits includes Global Legal Action Network and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, as well as advocacy groups Mighty Earth, FIND and King’s College London in the U.K. The complaints draw on a report by environmental research nonprofit AidEnvironment that linked JBS suppliers to more than 6.5 million hectares (16 million acres) of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon between 1988 and 2026. Barclays is JBS’s largest financier and earned $1.7 billion from its dealings with the company between 2018 and 2023, according to a 2024 investigation by Global Witness. An analysis by the Center for Climate Crime Analysis for the same investigation found nearly 8,000 cows reared on illegally occupied Apyterewa Indigenous territory in Pará “entered JBS’s supply chain” in the same&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/money-laundering-complaints-target-jbs-barclays-over-profits-linked-to-illegal-deforestation/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/money-laundering-complaints-target-jbs-barclays-over-profits-linked-to-illegal-deforestation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335108</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Mali’s ‘Moringa Queen’ wins UN recognition for restoring degraded land</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/malis-moringa-queen-wins-un-recognition-for-restoring-degraded-land/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/malis-moringa-queen-wins-un-recognition-for-restoring-degraded-land/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 18:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Yannick Kenné]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Malavika Vyawhare]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05180051/10561856364_1b0aab79ee_k-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335106</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Africa, Mali, and West Africa]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Agroecology, Agroforestry, Community-based Conservation, Conservation, Conservation Solutions, Degraded Lands, Drought, Ecosystems, Environment, Extreme Weather, Global Environmental Crisis, Landscape Restoration, Nature-based climate solutions, Reforestation, Restoration, and Solutions]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Rokiatu Traoré, president of a social enterprise in Mali that uses agroforestry to restore degraded land and create jobs for women and youths, has been named a Changemaker at the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Action Awards. “I work in Mali, where lands are becoming drier every year. Many farmers struggle with degraded soil, smaller [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Rokiatu Traoré, president of a social enterprise in Mali that uses agroforestry to restore degraded land and create jobs for women and youths, has been named a Changemaker at the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Action Awards. “I work in Mali, where lands are becoming drier every year. Many farmers struggle with degraded soil, smaller harvests, and fewer economic opportunities,” Traoré said at the Oct. 29 awards ceremony in Rome. “I founded Herou Alliance to restore degraded lands and create real economic opportunities for communities in rural areas.” The Herou Alliance uses an agroforestry model that creates value by producing seedlings, training farmers, and planting trees. Since 2021, the organization has built commercial value chains around the moringa tree (Moringa oleifera). Traoré has said in a past interview that she’s sometimes even referred to as the “Moringa Queen.” The alliance develops “products derived from the leaves, flowers and seeds of this plant, which we process into different products: herbal tea, powder, honey, soap, spices, dietary supplements for the national, regional and international market,” Traoré told Mongabay by phone. The moringa tree is native to South Asia, but is now widely grown in other parts of the world, including in Africa. This fast-growing deciduous tree is sometimes called the miracle tree because of its range of uses. Almost all parts of the plant are edible, with the leaves considered especially nutritious as a source of vitamins, minerals, and proteins. The seeds can be pressed to extract the oil, and the residue&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/malis-moringa-queen-wins-un-recognition-for-restoring-degraded-land/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/malis-moringa-queen-wins-un-recognition-for-restoring-degraded-land/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335106</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle &#8216;forever chemical&#8217; groundwater contamination claims</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 16:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Associated Press]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Mongabay Editor]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05160929/AP26308704869457-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335093</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[United States]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Chemicals, Environment, forever chemicals, Health, Pollution, and Public Health]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Chemical manufacturer 3M will pay up to $7.35 billion to settle lawsuits by people who say they were sickened by groundwater contamination from compounds used in firefighting foam and other consumer products. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company announced the settlement Tuesday. It will pay the money over nine years to as many as 120,000 people [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Chemical manufacturer 3M will pay up to $7.35 billion to settle lawsuits by people who say they were sickened by groundwater contamination from compounds used in firefighting foam and other consumer products. The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company announced the settlement Tuesday. It will pay the money over nine years to as many as 120,000 people who say they were harmed by exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS. The chemicals contaminated groundwater near military bases, airports and other locations where the foam was used to extinguish fires. 3M did not admit liability for the contamination under the agreement. Called “forever chemicals” because they don’t degrade naturally in the environment, PFAS have been linked to health problems including liver and immune system damage and some cancers. The chemicals are also used in nonstick, water- and grease-resistant products, including clothing and cookware. 3M chairman William Brown called the settlement a “significant milestone” that substantially reduces uncertainty from the litigation. The company previously reached settlements in other PFAS-related lawsuits, including a $450 million agreement with the state of New Jersey to settle claims of natural resource contamination and a deal to pay more than $10 billion to many U.S. public drinking water systems. Other manufacturers, including DuPont de Nemours Inc. and spinoffs Chemours Co. and Corteva Inc., have agreed to settlements totaling more than $1 billion to resolve PFAS claims. Fred Thompson, an attorney with the Motley Rice law firm that helped negotiate the 3M settlement for the plaintiffs, called&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/3m-agrees-to-pay-more-than-7-billion-to-settle-forever-chemical-groundwater-contamination-claims/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335093</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>This entire Indigenous territory didn’t get to vote in Brazil’s elections</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-entire-indigenous-territory-didnt-get-to-vote-in-brazils-elections/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-entire-indigenous-territory-didnt-get-to-vote-in-brazils-elections/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 14:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Shanna Hanbury]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Bobbybascomb]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05142453/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-22-at-23.37.45-768x512.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335086</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Amazon and Brazil]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Governance, Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Reserves, Indigenous Rights, Law, Politics, and Protected Areas]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[With no local polling station or means of getting to one from their remote community, residents of the Tumucumaque Indigenous Park in northern Brazil weren’t able to vote in October’s general elections. That’s according to Mitore Tiriyo Kaxuyana, a leader of the Tiriyó and Kaxuyana Indigenous peoples who spoke to Mongabay. On Oct. 22, just [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[With no local polling station or means of getting to one from their remote community, residents of the Tumucumaque Indigenous Park in northern Brazil weren’t able to vote in October’s general elections. That’s according to Mitore Tiriyo Kaxuyana, a leader of the Tiriyó and Kaxuyana Indigenous peoples who spoke to Mongabay. On Oct. 22, just three days before the presidential runoff vote, a federal court ruled that Indigenous voters nationwide must be provided with transportation and language interpreters to facilitate their right to vote. Elections officials in Amapá state, where the park is located, told Kaxuyana in a meeting on Oct. 19 that they weren’t even aware of the existence of the Tumucumaque Indigenous Park. “I felt a bit sad. I told them we have difficulty voting in our territory,” Kaxuyana, the coordinator of the Articulation of Indigenous Women of the Tiriyó, Kaxuyana and Txikiyana Peoples (AMITIKATXI), told Mongabay by phone. “They were unaware of the existence of the Tiriyó and Kaxuyana people here in Amapá. We said that we existed.” Mongabay reached out to the Amapá electoral court, the state judicial body that administers elections, for comment, but didn’t receive a response. Without polling stations in the territory, Tumucumaque Indigenous Park residents must travel by plane to vote in Macapá, the state capital. “The majority of people who live in the villages normally don’t vote,” Kaxuyana said. There are 74 villages within the 3-million-hectare (7.6-million-acre) territory, home to roughly 2,800 Brazilian citizens. The territory straddles five municipalities across two&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-entire-indigenous-territory-didnt-get-to-vote-in-brazils-elections/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/this-entire-indigenous-territory-didnt-get-to-vote-in-brazils-elections/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335086</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>How Ghana’s new license to sell sustainable timber improves institutions &#038; cooperation (analysis) </title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-ghanas-new-license-to-sell-sustainable-timber-improves-institutions-collaboration-analysis/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-ghanas-new-license-to-sell-sustainable-timber-improves-institutions-collaboration-analysis/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 14:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Chris Beeko]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Erik Hoffner]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/04171852/Ghanaian-Forestry-Commission-officials-demonstrate-Wood-Tracking-System-to-European-trade-representatives-in-Sefwi-Wiawso-November-2016.-Photo-%40EFI-Flickr-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334994</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Africa, European Union, Ghana, Global, and West Africa]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Analysis, Business, Certification, Commentary, Conservation, Environment, Forestry, Forests, Governance, International Trade, Sustainable Forest Management, timber trade, Trade, and Trees]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[When Ghana began its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) process with the European Union, the attraction was clear. Europe is an important market for Ghanaian timber, international expectations around its legality were changing, and the VPA offered both market access and support for strengthening national forest governance. After a 16-year journey, last year Ghana became the [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[When Ghana began its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) process with the European Union, the attraction was clear. Europe is an important market for Ghanaian timber, international expectations around its legality were changing, and the VPA offered both market access and support for strengthening national forest governance. After a 16-year journey, last year Ghana became the first African country to earn a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license. In a Mongabay commentary published last year, Fred Pearce welcomed that achievement while posing an uncomfortable question: Could Ghana also be the last? With the future direction of FLEGT and the VPA model uncertain, he asked whether the long and difficult process that produced significant change in Ghana might fail to provide a pathway for others. Having been involved in this VPA process from negotiation through implementation, I believe Ghana’s experience suggests a broader way of considering that question. A forestry commission official demonstrates the nation&#8217;s timber tracking system in Ghana&#8217;s Sefwi Wiawso region. Image courtesy of European Forest Institute via Flickr. Whether or not other nations follow Ghana’s lead to their own FLEGT licenses, the process changed the way the nation’s forest sector makes policy, regulates timber, verifies legality and brings government, industry and civil society into the same governance system. Those changes now exist within Ghana’s national institutions, and in my view, this represents the most important legacy of the process. International framework  becomes national process One of the first lessons from Ghana is that externally designed frameworks cannot&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-ghanas-new-license-to-sell-sustainable-timber-improves-institutions-collaboration-analysis/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/how-ghanas-new-license-to-sell-sustainable-timber-improves-institutions-collaboration-analysis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-334994</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Indonesian company seeks CITES approval to breed and sell rare Asian golden cats</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/indonesian-company-seeks-cites-approval-to-breed-and-sell-rare-asian-golden-cats/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/indonesian-company-seeks-cites-approval-to-breed-and-sell-rare-asian-golden-cats/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 14:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Fernanda WenzelSpoorthy Raman]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
										<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05121758/1.-Allwetter-Zoo_banner-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335038</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, Indonesia, and Southeast Asia]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Business, Captive Breeding, Cats, Conservation, Controversial, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Governance, Law, Mammals, Pet Trade, Pets, Wildlife, and Zoos]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[With their shiny golden or reddish-brown fur, round ears, and white and black facial markings, Asian golden cats are cute. But don’t let their looks fool you: these cats, native to China and South and Southeast Asia, are fiercely territorial, elusive, and highly solitary animals. Because of this, Asian golden cats (Catopuma temminckii) don’t reproduce [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[With their shiny golden or reddish-brown fur, round ears, and white and black facial markings, Asian golden cats are cute. But don’t let their looks fool you: these cats, native to China and South and Southeast Asia, are fiercely territorial, elusive, and highly solitary animals. Because of this, Asian golden cats (Catopuma temminckii) don’t reproduce well in captivity, and only a handful of zoos have bred them successfully, always for conservation purposes. Now, a private Indonesian company, PT Alam Nusantara Jayatama, wants to become the first in the world to commercially breed them in captivity, selling their offspring to exotic pet owners across the globe. The company is owned and run by Danny Gunalen, who owns several zoos and animal-breeding facilities in Indonesia. The Indonesian government plans to certify the facility as a legal breeder of Asian golden cats. In August, it sent a public notification to the Secretariat of CITES, the global wildlife trade treaty, which includes 184 nations and the European Union. The signatories to CITES have until Nov. 10, 2026, to object to the registration, otherwise the company will be authorized to export the cats. Only a handful of zoos around the world breed and display Asian golden cats. Image courtesy of @Zoo Heidelberg. The Asian golden cat is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List and is a protected species in most of the countries where it lives. Only about 7,000 are thought to remain in the wild, their numbers decreasing as forests&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/indonesian-company-seeks-cites-approval-to-breed-and-sell-rare-asian-golden-cats/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/indonesian-company-seeks-cites-approval-to-breed-and-sell-rare-asian-golden-cats/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335038</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>AI tiger-warning system rooted in local knowledge stalls for lack of support</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/ai-tiger-warning-system-rooted-in-local-knowledge-stalls-for-lack-of-support/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/ai-tiger-warning-system-rooted-in-local-knowledge-stalls-for-lack-of-support/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 11:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Mongabay.com]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Naina Rao]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05112107/tiger-nepal-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335047</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Artificial Intelligence, Big Cats, Bioacoustics, Biodiversity, Cats, Community Forests, Conflict, Conservation, Conservation Technology, Culture, Education, Environment, Human-wildlife Conflict, Indigenous Peoples, Mammals, Monitoring, Software, Technology, Tigers, Top Predators, Traditional Knowledge, Wildlife, and Wildtech]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[In the land of tigers, prey animals like deer and monkeys are often the first to sound the alarm when they sense the predator’s presence. Forest communities in Nepal, where the success of tiger conservation has come at the cost of rising human-tiger conflict, have long known to listen for these natural alerts. This local [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[In the land of tigers, prey animals like deer and monkeys are often the first to sound the alarm when they sense the predator’s presence. Forest communities in Nepal, where the success of tiger conservation has come at the cost of rising human-tiger conflict, have long known to listen for these natural alerts. This local wisdom inspired a recent pilot project using sensors dotted around a forest to detect these alarm calls and send out automated alerts telling people where tigers or leopards might be prowling, reports contributor Praveen Kumar Yadav for Mongabay. The developers said they’d hoped it could be deployed to prevent tiger attacks in the region, but they didn’t have the chance to find out: the project ended for lack of support. Nepal’s wild tiger population recently reached a record 429 individuals, with 112 residing around Bardiya National Park in the southwest. That increase has come at a cost: Between 2010 and 2024, there were 245 tiger attacks on humans, resulting in 141 fatalities, according to a recent study. To reduce encounters, researchers deployed solar-powered acoustic monitoring devices in the Dalla Community Forest, near Bardiya, between December 2024 and March 2025. These devices, costing roughly $50 each, ran an artificial intelligence model trained to listen to sounds coming from the forest and identify alarm calls from chital deer (Axis axis), rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), and gray langurs (Semnopithecus hector). Communities in Bardiya, who share the same landscape as tigers to graze their livestock and collect firewood and&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/ai-tiger-warning-system-rooted-in-local-knowledge-stalls-for-lack-of-support/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/ai-tiger-warning-system-rooted-in-local-knowledge-stalls-for-lack-of-support/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335047</doi>				</item>
						<item>
					<title>Selective hunting may be making Madagascar’s largest bats smaller, study says</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/selective-hunting-may-be-making-madagascars-largest-bats-smaller-study-says/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/selective-hunting-may-be-making-madagascars-largest-bats-smaller-study-says/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>05 Nov 2026 10:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Shreya Dasgupta]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Hayat Indriyatno]]>
					</author>
															<enclosure url="https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/11/05103651/Malagasy-flying-foxes-768x512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" />
					<guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.mongabay.com/?post_type=short-article&#038;p=335043</guid>

					
											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Africa, East Africa, and Madagascar]]>
						</locations>
					
											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Bats, Biodiversity, Conservation, Hunting, Mammals, Over-hunting, Research, Trade, Wildlife, and Wildlife Trade]]>
						</topic-tags>
					
					
											<description>
							<![CDATA[Madagascar’s largest fruit bat is getting smaller, and hunting may be partly to blame, a recent study suggests. The Malagasy flying fox (Pteropus rufus) feeds mainly on fruit and nectar, making it an important pollinator and seed disperser. But the species is also hunted for meat, both for subsistence and commercial sale. Hunting is legal [&#8230;]]]>
						</description>
																					<content:encoded>
							<![CDATA[Madagascar’s largest fruit bat is getting smaller, and hunting may be partly to blame, a recent study suggests. The Malagasy flying fox (Pteropus rufus) feeds mainly on fruit and nectar, making it an important pollinator and seed disperser. But the species is also hunted for meat, both for subsistence and commercial sale. Hunting is legal in Madagascar from May to September each year; some hunters use nets to catch bats for food, while others shoot them with shotguns to sell in markets and restaurants. Researchers from the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, U.S., first noticed the apparent change while observing the bats in the wild. The animals seemed smaller than specimens held in the museum. &#8220;I was thinking about a million different angles to explain why the bats were getting smaller,” Emily Cornelius Ruhs, the study’s lead author a postdoctoral researcher at the Field Museum&#8217;s Negaunee Integrative Research Center, said in a statement. “I wondered if it was related to changes in temperature or habitat.&#8221; Co-author Steve Goodman, also from the Field Museum, suspected commercial hunting, which had intensified from the 1980s onward, might be a factor. To investigate, Ruhs and Goodman measured the skulls and teeth of 121 Malagasy flying fox specimens collected over the past 150 years. They found the bats’ skulls had become significantly smaller since 1980, while their teeth had not. The researchers suggest this could indicate that hunters are selectively shooting larger bats because they yield more meat. &#8220;If you&#8217;re the biggest bat&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/selective-hunting-may-be-making-madagascars-largest-bats-smaller-study-says/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
						</content:encoded>
										<wfw:commentRss>https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/selective-hunting-may-be-making-madagascars-largest-bats-smaller-study-says/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
					<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335043</doi>				</item>
			</channel>
</rss>