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Duong Le feeds shrimp on his intensive shrimp farm in Long An Province, Vietnam. Image by Zoe Osborne for Mongabay.

New climate change report highlights grave dangers for Vietnam

Michael Tatarski 30 Oct 2018

As India’s Ganges runs out of water, a potential food shortage looms

Sahana Ghosh 17 Sep 2018

Gold mining suspected as cause of Cambodian mass poisonings

Rod Harbinson 17 Aug 2018

A river restored breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur

Keith Schneider 8 Aug 2018

Peru: Marañón dry forests protected as a regional conservation area

Vanessa Romo 20 Jul 2018

First increase in Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins in 20 years

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Apr 2018

Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking

Eduardo Franco Berton 15 Mar 2018

Company to probe for minerals close to Mekong River dolphin habitat

Mongabay.com 17 Jan 2018

Forest Code falls short in protecting Amazonian fish

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2017
A member of the Naval Forces of Southern Colombia on patrol near the Putumayo River. Photo by Bram Ebus for Mongabay.

Crackdowns on illegal mining in Colombian Amazon not enough

Bram Ebus 25 Oct 2017

Birdwatching poised to take flight in Colombia, study reveals

John Cannon 10 Oct 2017

Ecologist wins Heinz environment prize for airborne mapping that informs policy

Mongabay.com 14 Sep 2017

Few answers for Indonesians who wonder what chemicals are dumped in their water

Tara MacIsaac 29 Aug 2017

Amazonian city drags down fish stocks in 1,000-kilometer shadow

John Cannon 28 Jul 2017

Orangutans find home in degraded forests

John Cannon 24 Jul 2017

Brazil’s indigenous Munduruku occupy dam site, halt construction

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 19 Jul 2017

Trump’s policies could put Cambodia’s environment on chopping block

Logan Connor 11 Jul 2017

Federal prosecutor in Brazil calls for suspension of licensing to drill near Amazon Reef

Mike Gaworecki 22 May 2017

Shrugging off the risks, Laos plans to proceed with the Pak Beng dam

Jenny Denton 8 Feb 2017

First-ever underwater photos of newly discovered Amazon Reef have surfaced

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jan 2017

Protest against oil pollution ends with accords on pipeline inspection, remediation, compensation

Barbara Fraser 28 Dec 2016

How tropical deforestation and land-use change is driving emerging infectious diseases

Mike Gaworecki 20 Dec 2016

Cuninico: the fight for clean water continues

Barbara Fraser 19 Dec 2016

‘My spirit is there’: life in the shadow of the Mong Ton dam

Demelza Stokes 7 Dec 2016

New talks on oil pollution could end indigenous blockade of Amazonian river in Peru

Barbara Fraser 9 Nov 2016

Massive hydroelectricity project planned for Indonesian Borneo

Dyna Rochmyaningsih 7 Nov 2016

Another pipeline spill reported in Peruvian Amazon as indigenous protests enter eighth week

Barbara Fraser 25 Oct 2016

Lakes in community hands spur gains for people and fish

John Cannon 20 Oct 2016

Gold mining shifts course of Peruvian river, ‘will destroy’ ecosystems

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 May 2016

Protests continue amid signs that controversial Borneo dam cancelled

Rod Harbinson 29 Mar 2016

Scientists sound alarm over hydropower’s impacts on tropical fish biodiversity

Mike Gaworecki 12 Jan 2016

Gold mining revs up, eats away more Peruvian rainforest

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 12 Jan 2016

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