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Profit imbalance in palm oil industry risks environmental compliance, report says

There’s something fishy about ‘blue economy’ proposals for sustainable marine management (commentary)

Meet the Nepali lawyers defending nature one case at a time

In Brazil’s Jequitinhonha valley, communities share how to reduce lithium mining impacts

Africa’s growing cities are endangering birdlife (commentary)

Where war once raged in Iraq, Yezidi women plant hope

Seychelles becomes first country to comply with fisheries transparency standard

Indigenous aguaje tree climbers bring down profits in Peru’s Amazon — sustainably

New strategy launched to protect Tanzanian biodiversity hotspot

Fish-tracking robot aims to make fishing more sustainable in developing nations

With biological and cultural diversity at literal crossroads in the tropics, a new approach is needed (commentary)

In remote Philippine villages, micro-hydro alternatives power Indigenous homes

Forest communities craft recommendations for better ART TREES carbon credit standard

More cable car controversy surfaces in Nepal’s western mountains

Uganda community group restores shea groves and livelihoods

Shea’s silent guardians restore Uganda’s traditional parklands

Early results suggest communities stop logging during basic income pilot project

Still no sweet spot in 2024 for Nepal in balancing conservation & development

Across continents, Mongabay fellows share insights from reporting in the field

Cities are climate solution leaders: Interview with Vancouver’s Gregor Robertson

Coffee agroforestry holds promise for smallholder growers in Malawi

The people who make up the Pan-Amazonian melting pot: regional demographics

In the battle against plastic pollution, Asia’s informal workers are critical allies (commentary)

At Climate Week and beyond, investing in community conservation pays big dividends (commentary)

In Nepal, conservation battles head to Supreme Court amid civil society silence

Ecotourism offers new hopes for Bhutanese youth — and local environments

Study highlights environmental and economic benefits of agroforestry for DRC coffee crops

Scaling up the Amazon’s many bioeconomies requires investment in nature, prosperity, and inclusion (commentary)

‘Polycrisis’ threatens planetary health; UN calls for innovative solutions

Raw materials become high-value bioeconomy goods at an Amazon science park

Agroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability

Most ‘compostable’ bioplastics are anything but, says new report

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