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Trees by the side of streets in Brooklyn, U.S.

Soil carbon in urban parks important in fighting climate change, study shows

Priscilla Misiekaba-Kia 5 Jun 2023

Human migration to Nepal’s tiger capital adds to conservation challenges

Abhaya Raj Joshi 28 Mar 2023
Sand is pumped into Boeung Tompoun as residents are forced out from the lake.

Cambodia’s elites swallow up Phnom Penh’s lakes, leaving the poor marooned

Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey 7 Oct 2022

Engineers bet on a miracle to bring Nepal’s holy river back to life

Abhaya Raj Joshi 29 Aug 2022

‘Lost’ Amazonian cities hint at how to build urban landscapes without harming nature

Kimberley Brown 15 Jun 2022

In Kathmandu, a struggle for water amid worsening floods

Johan Augustin 17 Jan 2022

As populations grow, how will thirsty cities survive their drier futures?

Petro Kotzé 18 Aug 2021

Black Death aside, we know surprisingly little about rodents and disease

Liz Kimbrough 9 Aug 2021

Ecuadoran water fund transforms consumers into conservationists

Dimitri Selibas 4 May 2021

The perils of relying on high-tech networks in a warmer world (commentary)

Simon Pollock 25 Feb 2021

The promise of ‘bird-friendly’ cities: Q&A with author Timothy Beatley

John Cannon 30 Nov 2020

As lockdown ends, Manila’s dirty air is back. It doesn’t have to stay

Mavic Conde 19 Jun 2020

Nature needs cities, and cities need nature (commentary)

Johan Robinson 15 Jun 2020

A watery onslaught from sea, sky and land in the world’s fastest-sinking city

Johan Augustin 27 Apr 2020

A vital mangrove forest hidden in Vietnam’s largest city could be at risk

Michael Tatarski 21 Apr 2020

Indonesia’s new capital in the Bornean jungle on hold amid COVID-19 crisis

Basten Gokkon 15 Apr 2020

Vervet monkeys thrive despite habitat loss in South Africa

Mongabay.com 9 Dec 2019
Dry riverbed. Image by Dellane Masiya Mhlanga for Mongabay.

Water flowing up the mountain: Development devours forest reserve in Zambia

Carien Du Plessis 4 Dec 2019

How cities can lead the fight against climate change using urban forestry and trees (commentary)

Chad Papa and Lauren Cooper 27 Nov 2019

Bali mangrove bay is now a conservation zone, nixing reclamation plan

Basten Gokkon 11 Oct 2019

New lease on life beckons for Arroceros, Manila’s hidden jungle

Reynaldo Santos Jr 20 Sep 2019

Decolonizing trees in a tropical city to nurture multi-cultural identity

Carinya Sharples 13 Sep 2019

For Indonesia’s Kendari Bay, silting is a death sentence

Ian Morse 28 Aug 2019

Indonesian governor latest official busted for bribes in environmental case

Indra Nugraha 12 Jul 2019

No environmental permit for Bali bay reclamation plan amid opposition

Basten Gokkon 25 Jun 2019

In traffic-blighted Penang, transport upgrade plans raise hopes and fears

Danielle Keeton-Olsen 3 May 2019

The view from the bottleneck: Is nature poised for a big comeback?

Jeremy Hance 18 Feb 2019

Urbanization in Asia provides a window of hope for tigers, study finds

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2019

Cities could help conserve pollinator communities

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jan 2019

A development project in a Bali mangrove bay gets a new lease on life

Basten Gokkon 25 Dec 2018

Jakarta cancels permits for controversial bay reclamation project

Basten Gokkon 2 Oct 2018

As Bali reclamation project dies, activists seek conservation status

Luh De Suriyani 30 Aug 2018

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