Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site
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More than 220 people were killed in two successive landslides on Jan. 28 and 29 in eastern…Gerard C. Boere, conservationist and designer of flyways, died Jan 6, aged 83
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At the edges of continents, where water thins into mud and birds gather before long journeys,…Financing biodiversity: Lisa Miller on investing in nature
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Lisa Miller did not arrive at biodiversity finance through spreadsheets or climate models. Her…Tipping points and ecosystem collapse are the real geopolitical risk (commentary)
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The focus of experts in global security tends to orbit familiar threats. War in Europe and the…After intense flooding, Kruger National Park rushes to repair damage
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In mid-January, intense flooding across South Africa’s Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces forced…Encouragement boosts people’s likelihood to take climate action
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The fight against climate change is often framed as a sacrifice: eat less meat and drive less often.…Kathy Jefferson Bancroft, guardian of a stolen lake
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In California’s interior, a long, straight aqueduct carries snowmelt south to a city that grew…Pesticides found in 70% of European soils, harming beneficial life: Study
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For farmers, sometimes the easiest way to save a crop or prevent catastrophic insect damage is to…AI-generated wildlife photos make conservation more difficult
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Anyone who looks at a social media feed with any regularity is likely familiar with the deluge of…Morocco evacuates 140,000 people as torrential rains and dam releases trigger floods
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RABAT, Morocco (AP) — More than 140,000 people were evacuated from their homes in…What is lost when environmental coverage is cut
Feb 6, 2026, 12:37 pm By
Word that the Washington Post would be cutting roughly one-third of its staff spread quickly this…California NGO uses science & storytelling to boost global mangrove restoration
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Mangrove forests, located along tropical and subtropical coastlines, are increasingly recognized for…Bolivia Indigenous communities, local gov’ts help protect nearly 1 million hectares
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Bolivia has added nearly a million hectares to its protected areas over the last several months, an…Partnering up to run a DRC reserve: Interview with Forgotten Parks’ Christine Lain
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In the early 2010s, Upemba National Park in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo was a case…Risk-taking comes earlier in chimpanzees than in humans, study finds
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Chimpanzees appear to be the biggest daredevils when they’re infants. Humans tend to take more…Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety
Feb 6, 2026, 1:30 am By
This January, U.S. President Donald Trump offered to act as a mediator between Egypt and Ethiopia…Critical shark and ray habitats in Western Indian Ocean largely unprotected: Study
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Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the…Mines, dams move in as protection slips in a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
Feb 5, 2026, 9:54 pm By
In Sre Chhuk village, a quiet patch in northeast Cambodia where the Mekong’s smaller veins trace…From Kigali to the Congo Basin: Aimable Twahirwa’s path in environmental journalism
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As Mongabay deepens its reporting across Africa’s biodiversity and climate challenges,…What’s next for the major pledge to halt & reverse Congo Basin deforestation?
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Copince Ngoma, a member of the Bakouele Indigenous community, has relied on the lush green Congo…
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