Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/water/ Environmental science and conservation news Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Water https://news.mongabay.com/list/water/ 32 32 A sea cucumber venture in Zanzibar seeks to balance business and conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/a-sea-cucumber-venture-in-zanzibar-seeks-to-balance-business-and-conservation/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/a-sea-cucumber-venture-in-zanzibar-seeks-to-balance-business-and-conservation/#respond 28 Aug 2026 14:45:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327729 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/a-sea-cucumber-venture-in-zanzibar-seeks-to-balance-business-and-conservation/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327729 Indigenous water systems gain ground as climate pressures intensify in Bolivia 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groundwater spans the globe: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/risk-of-saltwater-intrusion-into-coastal-groundwater-spans-the-globe-study/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/risk-of-saltwater-intrusion-into-coastal-groundwater-spans-the-globe-study/#respond 28 May 2026 17:26:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320199 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/risk-of-saltwater-intrusion-into-coastal-groundwater-spans-the-globe-study/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320199 Who are the women sustaining luxury fishing in Brazil’s Pantanal? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/who-are-the-women-sustaining-luxury-fishing-in-brazils-pantanal/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/who-are-the-women-sustaining-luxury-fishing-in-brazils-pantanal/#respond 12 May 2026 19:15:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319268 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/who-are-the-women-sustaining-luxury-fishing-in-brazils-pantanal/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319268 Dangerous arsenic 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