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Reversing deforestation relies on resource ownership (commentary)

Jayantha Jayewardene, Sri Lanka’s elephant advocate, died July 30, aged 81

Efforts to revive India’s disappearing endangered star anise

Bhutan’s new farm fencing program could be costly for wildlife (commentary)

Nepal’s forest guardians monitor the elusive red panda

Nepal’s hydropower developers watch closely as court nears key verdict

Can rainwater-fed ponds revive Bangladesh’s hilly streams?

Illegal pet trade in Nepal now shifting online, research suggests

Rising heat threatens female-male ratio of India’s unique gharial crocs

Sri Lanka Supreme Court orders $1 bn payment in X Press Pearl marine disaster

International Tiger Day: 3 stories of hope

Sri Lanka hit by plastic pollution after cargo ship sinks off Indian coast

Nepal launches action plan to boost endangered dhole conservation

An aging leopard’s suffering sparks ethical debate in Sri Lanka

In rare triumph, camera traps snap endangered wildcats in Pakistan

Eurasian otter sighting in Nepal’s Karnali River cause for hope and concern

Sri Lanka tusker death sparks euthanasia debate & calls for conservation solutions

Bangladesh turns to nature for biodegradable plates to replace plastic ones

Honey bees in Bangladesh suffer from indiscriminate pesticide use

Sri Lanka’s plant messiah spreads optimism for biodiversity & conservation

Sri Lanka grants protection to a rare ecosystem

Study finds two-thirds of India’s snow leopards are in Ladakh region

In Nepal’s Pokhara, a lone rooftop vigil helps keep vultures and planes safe from harm

Vatsala, Asia’s oldest known elephant, died on July 8th, 2025, aged around 100

Study links surge in lightning disasters in Bangladesh to transboundary air pollution

Oil and plastic pollution from shipwreck raises concerns, legal scrutiny in India

What it’s like to live with tigers

Rescuers search for 19 missing and recover 9 bodies after flooding in Nepal

Out-of-range albatross makes a highlight in the revival of seabird watching in Sri Lanka

Bangladesh to save critically endangered orchids and trees

Nepal sees positive outcome from reforestation project using local knowledge

The forest guardians along Nepal-India border leading red panda conservation

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