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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
Washington Square Park is another place to see birds in NYC.

Finding nature in cities

Mike Gaworecki 22 Jul 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, 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

Environmental justice and urban rat infestations

Mike Gaworecki 6 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

Amid corruption scandal, Malaysia switches track on future of rail network

Keith Schneider 16 Aug 2018

A river restored breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur

Keith Schneider 8 Aug 2018

Cracks appear in Malaysia’s building spree, once a model for development

Keith Schneider 17 Jul 2018

US urban areas are losing 36 million trees every year, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Apr 2018
A Sierra Madre Sparrow inside Mexico City’s Water Forest. Photo courtesy Ulises Martínez, Grupo de Monitoreo Biológico de Milpa Alta.

Mexico City dwellers shoulder future of their urban ‘Water Forest’

Christine MacDonald 6 Mar 2018
Arley Estupiñan walks towards his house at night. Photo by Ana Cristina Vallejo with permission.

The uncertain future of Bogotá’s shantytowns

Maximo Anderson 16 Nov 2017

Jakarta reclamation project allowed to resume, but opposition remains

Basten Gokkon 18 Oct 2017

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