Rare earth rush in Myanmar blamed for toxic river spillover into Thailand
Jun 9, 2025, 7:09 pm By
CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Just days before the water fights were set to erupt across Chiang Rai for…Gelada monkey vocalizations offer insight into human evolution: Study
Jun 9, 2025, 6:59 pm By
With their bright red, hairless chests and grass-grazing lifestyle, gelada monkeys are quite…In Yaoundé, fecal sludge flows through ‘Caca Junction’ streets
Jun 9, 2025, 5:39 pm By
Major streets of Yaoundé, the political capital of Cameroon, have turned into open sewers. Every…Pushback grows against nickel mining in Indonesian marine paradise of Raja Ampat
Jun 9, 2025, 12:57 pm By
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has suspended nickel mining in the Raja Ampat archipelago,…The Yurok tribe have reclaimed Blue Creek, 138 years after it was taken from them
Jun 9, 2025, 11:52 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…When our oceans can’t breathe, a sea change is needed (commentary)
Jun 9, 2025, 11:52 am By
When wildfires rage across landscapes, smoke fills our skies and chokes our lungs. It makes…One-two punch for mangroves as seas rise and cyclones intensify
Jun 9, 2025, 11:03 am By
More than half of all mangrove areas worldwide may face “severe and widespread risk” from…EU appetite for EVs drives new wave of deforestation in tropical forests
Jun 9, 2025, 10:24 am By
The European Union committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2025, meaning it won’t emit a single…Mentawai’s primates are vanishing. One hunter is trying to save them.
Jun 9, 2025, 9:27 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Riding toward a greener future: E-bikes transform food delivery in South Africa
Jun 9, 2025, 8:33 am By
CAPE TOWN — Siphe Mlawuli stands next to her e-bike outside a popular fast-food outlet in Table…M Marika, custodian of Yolŋu land and culture, died on June 4th, aged 64
Jun 9, 2025, 8:08 am By
In the Yolŋu worldview, land and people are not separate things. They are interwoven—spirit,…The curse of river dolphin ‘love perfumes’ (cartoon)
Jun 9, 2025, 2:59 am By
Already imperiled by habitat loss, climate change and the recent incidences of droughts in the…New population of rare douc langurs found in Vietnam’s highland forests
Jun 8, 2025, 11:00 pm By
Researchers surveying forested mountains in south-central Vietnam have located a new subpopulation…On remote Indonesia karst outpost, Indigenous farmers fear the silence of the yams
Jun 8, 2025, 8:11 pm By
BANGGAI ISLANDS, Indonesia — Dewdrops cling to weeds in the Banggai archipelago as Deslin Kalaeng…UN scientists propose ‘minerals trust’ to power green energy, protect communities
Jun 7, 2025, 10:09 am By
Rapidly scaling up renewable energy to limit future warming requires a sharp increase in the supply…In Nepal, northernmost sighting of Eurasian otter raises hope, concerns
Jun 6, 2025, 8:42 pm By
KATHMANDU — A Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) found in the Karnali River in western Nepal marks the…Revived hydropower project to bring forced displacement, Peru communities warn
Jun 6, 2025, 5:41 pm By
Back in 2010, Peru and Brazil signed an energy agreement that included the construction of several…Environmental crimes are often hidden by ‘flying money’ laundering schemes (commentary)
Jun 6, 2025, 4:35 pm By
In the Tang dynasty, Chinese merchants began buying rice on credit with a system that relied on…How trafficking & misconceptions threaten Nigeria’s wildlife: Q&A with Dr. Mark Ofua
Jun 6, 2025, 1:17 pm By
In a significant blow to wildlife trafficking, Nigerian authorities recently seized 2 metric tons of…Bumble Bee asks court to dismiss lawsuit alleging forced labor in tuna supply chain
Jun 6, 2025, 12:26 pm By
U.S. canned tuna producer Bumble Bee Foods has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it…
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