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Indonesia’s clean energy transition must start with clean rivers (commentary)

Warief Djajanto Basorie 11 Jan 2022

As its glaciers melt, Nepal is forced into an adaptation not of its choosing

Johan Augustin 27 Dec 2021

In search of wild spectacles and river journeys

Mike Gaworecki 21 Dec 2021

Congo Peatlands

Mongabay.com 21 Dec 2021

The past, present and future of the Congo peatlands: 10 takeaways from our series

John Cannon 16 Dec 2021

First Nations unite to fight industrial exploitation of Australia’s Martuwarra

Nick Rodway 14 Dec 2021

Carbon and communities: The future of the Congo Basin peatlands

John Cannon 14 Dec 2021

In Laos, a ‘very dangerous dam’ threatens an ancient world heritage site

Tom Fawthrop 10 Dec 2021

Holding agriculture and logging at bay in the Congo peatlands

John Cannon 9 Dec 2021
Great barrier reef. Image by Ayanadak123 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Restoring coastal forests can protect coral reefs against sediment runoff: Study

Aimee Gabay 7 Dec 2021

Layers of carbon: The Congo Basin peatlands and oil

John Cannon 7 Dec 2021

Niger Delta communities in ‘great danger’ as month-old oil spill continues

Mongabay 6 Dec 2021

The ‘idea’: Uncovering the peatlands of the Congo Basin

John Cannon 2 Dec 2021

Young forests can help heal tropical aquatic ecosystems: Study

Aimee Gabay 19 Nov 2021

Stretch of Borneo’s Mahakam River eyed for protection to save Irrawaddy dolphins

Basten Gokkon 5 Nov 2021

From flood to drought, Brazil’s Acre state swings between weather extremes

Leandro Chaves, Juliana Ennes 29 Oct 2021
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Pingers on fishing nets found to save river dolphins in Indonesian Borneo

Carolyn Cowan 29 Oct 2021
The aquatic life of the San Pedro Mártir River in Tabasco, Mexico, finds refuge in the submerged roots of the red mangrove forests. Image by Octavio Aburto.

Inland mangroves reveal a tumultuous climatic past — and hint at our future

John Cannon 14 Oct 2021

In a sea of oil palms, even monitor lizards need islands of natural forest

Carolyn Cowan 11 Oct 2021

Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous people

Latoya Abulu 30 Sep 2021
If the government’s plans come to fruition, the run-of-river dam at Estreito will be modified to incorporate a lock that would extend the waterway several hundred kilometres upstream. PAC collection at flickr.com; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

New transport infrastructure is opening the Amazon to global commerce

Timothy J. Killeen 27 Sep 2021
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Snapshot of hatchlings raises hopes for Siamese crocs in northeast Cambodia

Carolyn Cowan 24 Sep 2021

Sea turtles: Can these great marine migrators navigate rising human threats?

Elizabeth Devitt 20 Sep 2021

The secret lives of common hippos | Candid Animal Cam

Romina Castagnino 17 Sep 2021
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Not just sea life: Migratory fish, birds and mammals also fall foul of plastic

Carolyn Cowan 3 Sep 2021

Vale told Brazil communities they were in danger. They say Vale wants their land

Isis Medeiros 3 Sep 2021

New map identifies risks, and potential sanctuaries, for Brazil’s diving duck

Carolina Pinheiro 2 Sep 2021

Dam builder denies responsibility as logjam chokes river in Malaysian Borneo

Rachel Donald 26 Aug 2021

Illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon threatens Indigenous communities

Carol Sánchez 24 Aug 2021
Fireflies illuminate the forest. Image by Roberto Marchegiani via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Loss of mangroves dims the light on firefly populations in Malaysia

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 15 Aug 2021

To save salt marshes, researchers deploy a wide arsenal of techniques

Lisa Golden 12 Aug 2021

Lessons from the 2021 Amazon flood (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 23 Jul 2021

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