In Ecuador, Indigenous youth turn to rap music to defend the Amazon
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Willan Gualinga first stepped onto a stage in his home community of Sarayaku, in the Ecuadorian…Vietnam mobilizes troops after heavy rains trigger flash floods and raise risks of landslides
12:23pm By
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rains lashed much of central Vietnam on Friday and caused flooding in…Lawmakers in Suriname call for investigation, stricter oversight amid new mining activity
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Lawmakers in Suriname are calling for a formal investigation into mining activity that allegedly…For Indian communities, fishmeal factories bring pollution, danger and protests
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This article is from Food for Feed, a series investigating the global fishmeal industry. It is…A chemical kept fishmeal from catching fire. Then scientists raised cancer concerns
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This article is from Food for Feed, a series investigating the global fishmeal industry. It is…Fishmeal factories take Senegal’s fish from the dinner table
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This article is from Food for Feed, a series investigating the global fishmeal industry. It is…A lifetime studying and advocating for cetaceans: Interview with Paul Spong
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Paul Spong’s life has been entwined with whales for nearly six decades. In the 1960s, Spong, who…An Instafamous giant water lily is confirmed as a new species — and critically endangered
6:24am By
A chance sighting of photos on Instagram, then a five-day expedition, including a last-minute,…How much nature is left? Interview with Nature Data Lab’s Karl Burkart
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Where are ecosystems still left standing? Where should conservation be focused? A new tool is…Ethiopian highlands yield a new species of egg-eating snake
3:54am By
A new-to-science species of egg-eating snake has been documented in the forested mountains of…Dhaka’s waste-to-energy plant face backlash over air pollution
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Construction of a power plant that will burn waste to generate electricity at a landfill near…Deadly wildfires leave Borneo wildlife scrambling for fresh water
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Wildfires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, are leaving wildlife without fresh water as ponds turn…World Octopus Day: new discoveries about the world’s smartest invertebrates
Thu 7:00pm By
Happy World Octopus Day! Every Oct 8, the world celebrates one of the more unusual creatures of…Counterfeit seeds threaten African farmers’ crops and climate resilience: Study
Thu 4:41pm By
In Africa, high-quality seeds can produce improved crops with enhanced nutrition, pest-resistance,…Endangered angelshark is still traded in Brazil despite import ban
Thu 2:34pm By
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — “Good choice!” said the clerk at one of the fish stalls in the Porto…Activists cite ecological, social connections in blocking US border wall construction (commentary)
Thu 1:56pm By
A group of activists in the small border town of Lochiel, Arizona, U.S., is fighting to save…Crackdown reveals ‘industrial-scale’ wildlife and timber trafficking across Latin America
Thu 1:55pm By
Authorities across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries have arrested hundreds of people and…Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims, leaving some families angry and others relieved
Thu 1:34pm By
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The families of thousands of people who remain missing in Nepal weeks…South Korea strengthens migrant fisher protections. Advocates are not impressed.
Thu 10:47am By
SEOUL — At 2 a.m. one night, two Indonesian fishers were gripping a flimsy, makeshift rope,…Australia’s new eco police flexes muscles with major wildlife trafficking bust
Thu 10:41am By
Australian authorities have disrupted an alleged wildlife trafficking syndicate, uncovering a…
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