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In Philippines’ bid to abandon plastic, incentives are needed, experts say

Purple Romero 25 Jun 2019

’Livestock revolution’ triggered decline in global pasture: Report

John Cannon 19 Jun 2019
The Flipflopi under sail from Watamu to Kilifi, Kenya. Image by Anthony Langat for Mongabay.

Flip-flop-clad boat brings plastic recycling message to East African coast

Anthony Langat 8 Mar 2019
The mudslide near Brumadinho via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Dam holding mining waste collapses in Brazil

Mongabay.com 28 Jan 2019

With its $3.85b mine takeover, Indonesia inherits a $13b pollution problem

Basten Gokkon 14 Jan 2019

Chile: Mining waste continues to be expelled into the sea

Michelle Carrere 13 Nov 2018

Indonesia leans on businesses to do more about plastic waste

Basten Gokkon 12 Nov 2018

Land rights, forests, food systems central to limiting global warming: report

Justin Catanoso 15 Oct 2018
The coast of Freedom Island in Metro Manila teems with trash in this photo taken in 2017. Image courtesy of Greenpeace.

Plastic trash from the ‘sachet economy’ chokes the Philippines’ seas

Bong S. Sarmiento 9 Oct 2018

‘Diaper Brigade’ fights a chemical crisis in Java’s rivers

Tommy Apriando 6 Sep 2018

Indonesia, a top plastic polluter, mobilizes 20,000 citizens to clean up the mess

Mongabay Indonesia 4 Sep 2018

On an island in the sun, coal power is king over abundant solar

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Aug 2018

As planned excise flops, Indonesia ponders how to give up plastic bags

Basten Gokkon 23 Jul 2018

In a land hit by the resource curse, a new gold mine spooks officials

Basten Gokkon 17 Jun 2018

Waste management rules threaten to derail Indonesia mine takeover

Basten Gokkon 6 Jun 2018

Plastic not so fantastic for Bali’s iconic manta rays

Mongabay.com 9 Mar 2018

Grasberg mine’s riches still a distant glitter for Papuan communities

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Oct 2017

Ever wondered how much your pet’s diet impacts the environment?

Mike Gaworecki 17 Aug 2017

Drink beer, help the ocean?

Julia John 14 Jun 2016

Almost half of U.S. seafood goes to waste

Rebecca Kessler 24 Sep 2015

Private sector innovations reduce food loss in West Africa

Margaret Egbula 1 Jun 2015

Together we stand: A policy approach to reducing food loss in West Africa

Margaret Egbula 28 May 2015

West Africa’s weakest links: Supply chain defects are behind worst food waste

Margaret Egbula 19 May 2015

Food coating made with African ingredient aims to decrease food waste

Lois Parshley 13 May 2015

Keeping up with the climate: efforts to reduce African crop losses face the extra hurdle of climate change

Rachel Cernansky 21 Apr 2015

Empowering women in order to save the harvest

Rachel Cernansky 16 Apr 2015

The crop-saving champion of Tanzania: Bertha Mjawa

Rachel Cernansky 15 Apr 2015

Unique center trains Tanzanian farmers to preserve their fruits and veggies

Rachel Cernansky 14 Apr 2015

New solutions aim to deliver more grain from farm to table in sub-Saharan Africa

Rachel Cernansky 13 Apr 2015

Combating food waste in sub-Saharan Africa

Rachel Cernansky 9 Apr 2015

2 prize-winning journalists will report on Amazon, 2 new prizes announced

Mongabay.org 1 Aug 2014

The beef with beef: how 12 strategies could drastically cut agricultural emissions

Jeremy Hance 25 Apr 2014

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