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A recent proposal to protect the iconic orange-and-black monarch butterfly under the U.S. Endangered…Recycling gold can tackle illegal mining in the Amazon, but is no silver bullet
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Decades of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Tapajós River Basin have left a heavy…Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions
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Extreme rainfall recorded in Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad this year marks a heightened…Vietnam’s mammals need conservation within and outside their range: Study
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Many species of mammals, either extinct in the wild or teetering close to it, have been successfully…Foreign investor lawsuits impede Honduras human rights & environment protections
Dec 12, 2024, 6:29 pm By
Foreign investors in Honduras enjoy “extraordinary privileges” that hinder the government’s…Water returns to Amazon rivers amid historic drought
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The Amazon River and its tributaries, which make up the largest freshwater basin in the world, are…Philippines’ ‘extraordinary’ typhoon season was climate-fueled: Scientists
Dec 12, 2024, 12:43 pm By
From late October to November this year, six consecutive tropical cyclones battered the Philippines,…Indonesian forests put at risk by South Korean and Japanese biomass subsidies
Dec 12, 2024, 10:22 am By
Biomass energy subsidies in South Korea and Japan are threatening Southeast Asia’s tropical…Peru’s modern history of migration and settlement
Dec 12, 2024, 5:20 am By
Policies designed to occupy and populate the Peruvian Amazon began about seventy years ago with the…Communities warn of threat to ecosystems from Brazil bridge project
Dec 12, 2024, 4:11 am By
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Dec 12, 2024, 2:30 am By
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Dec 12, 2024, 1:43 am By
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Dec 11, 2024, 11:44 pm By
The crew of the research vessel E/V Nautilus erupted in excited chatter as they watched live video…Wildlife conservation is a key climate change solution (commentary)
Dec 11, 2024, 3:38 pm By
When most people think about climate change, images of melting ice caps or rising sea levels come to…Brazil natural landscape degradation drives toxic metal buildup in bats
Dec 11, 2024, 3:22 pm By
Bats play a key role in maintaining the health of forest ecosystems as pollinators, seed dispersers…UN sets guidelines for conservation groups to safeguard human
Dec 11, 2024, 1:25 pm By
The United Nations Environment Programme recently released a report detailing 10 existing human…Regifting and thrifting for sustainable holiday gift ideas
Dec 11, 2024, 12:20 pm By
A few years ago, while having lunch with colleagues in my previous newsroom, we started talking…Andes glacier melt threatens Amazon’s rivers & intensifies droughts
Dec 11, 2024, 8:35 am By
After two consecutive years of record-breaking droughts, the river levels in the Amazon Basin are…Environmental journalist in Cambodia shot and killed by suspected logger
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SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist covering environmental issues for local…
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