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Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam

Carolyn Cowan 4 Apr 2024
Satellite image of wildfires in Quebec, Canada, in June, 2023.

Tropical forest loss puts 2030 zero-deforestation target further out of reach

Hans Nicholas Jong 4 Apr 2024

Mato Grosso shelves environmental license application for Amazon dam

Leandro Barbosa 4 Apr 2024

Indonesian court jails environmentalist for flagging illegal farms in marine park

Basten Gokkon 4 Apr 2024

‘The Javan tiger still exists’: DNA find may herald an extinct species’ comeback

Christopel Paino, Rahmadi Rahmad 4 Apr 2024
Citrus fruits affected by citrus greening disease, like this lemon, turn green. Image by Marlowe Starling for Mongabay.

Florida growers eye agroecology solution to devastating citrus disease

Marlowe Starling 3 Apr 2024

Brazil’s Cerrado is main beneficiary of 2021 pledge to end deforestation

Fernanda Wenzel 3 Apr 2024
jane goodall at 90

Jane Goodall at 90: On fame, hope, and empathy

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Apr 2024
The Chocolate Hills of Bohol Island in the central Philippines are a sprawling geological wonder, shaped by nature millions of years ago.

Resort in Philippines’ protected Chocolate Hills sparks uproar, probes

Keith Anthony Fabro 2 Apr 2024
A brooding squid (Gonatus onyx) and her egg sack.

Deep-sea mining’s future still murky as negotiations end on mixed note

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Apr 2024

Cerrado mammals change their habits to escape humans, study shows

Fernanda Wenzel 2 Apr 2024
Wood pellets for biomass energy. Image courtesy of Dogwood Alliance.

Enviva bankruptcy fallout ripples through biomass industry, U.S. and EU

Justin Catanoso 2 Apr 2024
In Kampong Phluk, a floating village on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, a fisherman collects his catch.

Report shows dire state of Mekong’s fish — but damage can still be undone

Anton L. Delgado 1 Apr 2024

Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s violations

Tatenda Chitagu 1 Apr 2024

Maydany Salcedo: the environmental defender who catches the ire of armed groups

Maria Fernanda Lizcano 1 Apr 2024
The ventral, lateral and dorsal views of the single specimen of Negros fruit dove collected in the Philippines in 1953.

DNA analysis of rare Philippine fruit dove sheds new light on a 70-year mystery

Mikael Angelo S. Francisco 29 Mar 2024
A mountain biker.

Adventure tours with tigers? Nepal’s proposed policy changes raise alarm

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Mar 2024
A woodpecker in Chitwan National Park.

Cable car proposal is Nepal’s latest plan to commercialize national parks

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Mar 2024
Saber Hossain Chowdhury interacting with the press.

Expediting environmental policy: Interview with Bangladesh minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury

Abu Siddique 29 Mar 2024
Long-tailed macaques living in the mountains of Cambodia's Battambang province

Cambodian official acquitted in trial that exposed monkey-laundering scheme

Gerald Flynn 29 Mar 2024
A Bengal tiger in neighboring India.

Nepal mulls policy shift to allow hotels back into tiger strongholds

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Mar 2024
Tagbanua chieftain Ruben Basio

Indigenous Filipinos fight to protect biodiverse mountains from mining

Keith Anthony Fabro 28 Mar 2024

Agribusiness bill moves to block grassland protections in Brazilian biomes

Fernanda Wenzel 28 Mar 2024
A rhino in Chitwan National Park.

Nepali experts question rhino relocation within park for population balance

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Mar 2024
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Study identifies species with a long history but short future amid threats

Carolyn Cowan 28 Mar 2024
Tagbanua chieftain Ruben Basio

Indigenous Filipinos fight to protect biodiverse mountains from mining

Keith Anthony Fabro, Rex Remo 28 Mar 2024
A long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in Borneo.

Previously logged forests struggle to thrive, even with restoration, study finds

Liz Kimbrough 27 Mar 2024
A Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) hangs from the trees. Fewer than 100,000 orangutans remain on Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Report links pulpwood estate clearing Bornean orangutan habitat to RGE Group

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Mar 2024
Drought in Bangladesh.

We need rapid response support for Indigenous peoples in the face of growing extreme weather events (commentary)

Joe Eisen 27 Mar 2024
Trainee Ossam Bassam fishing at sea for the first time.

Lebanese youths take up rods and reels to learn sustainable fishing

Amélie David 27 Mar 2024
A Cao-vit gibbon in a tree.

Smaller population estimate underscores urgency of saving Cao-vit gibbon

Carly Nairn 27 Mar 2024

Mining industry touts green pledges to attract talent, but Gen Z isn’t buying it

Dimitri Selibas 27 Mar 2024

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