‘Heart of Borneo’ dams raze Indigenous forests for Indonesia green energy drive
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MALINAU, Indonesia — Indonesia is pressing ahead with construction of a new network of dams in…Outlook improves for wattled crane in South Africa
Apr 11, 2025, 4:22 pm By
In what’s being hailed as a conservation success, the wattled crane has seen its conservation…Corals recover faster on artificial structures than on natural reefs, study finds
Apr 11, 2025, 2:44 pm By
As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, coral bleaching events are expected to become…Award-winning film highlights lasting damage from X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka
Apr 11, 2025, 10:47 am By
COLOMBO — Beneath Sri Lanka’s serene waters, a pearl oyster cherished her pearl, living in…Mongabay investigation spurs Brazil crackdown on illegal cattle in Amazon’s Arariboia territory
Apr 11, 2025, 10:23 am By
A Mongabay investigation that revealed an illegal cattle boom amid a record-high number of killings…97-year-old Galápagos tortoise becomes a first-time mom
Apr 11, 2025, 10:14 am By
A pair of Galápagos tortoises in their 90s recently made headlines for successfully producing…Nature protection is part of fundamental law in Amazon countries
Apr 11, 2025, 10:00 am By
One unusual characteristic of Latin American nations is their proclivity to adopt new constitutions…New bat detection system in India promises more efficient data collection
Apr 11, 2025, 9:31 am By
Studying insect-eating bats isn’t easy: they’re tiny, fly at night, and navigate using…Heat wave scorches parts of India with record temperatures
Apr 11, 2025, 7:59 am By
Several cities across India saw temperatures top 40° Celsius, or 104° Fahrenheit, this past week,…The colonial ghosts of Uganda’s ‘Queen Elizabeth’ park
Apr 11, 2025, 4:59 am By
This is the fourth story in the Mongabay Series – Protected Areas in East Africa. Read Part…Singapore biobank offers backup plan for pangolins
6:20pm By
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Few people working in wildlife conservation in the 1980s could have imagined a future where breeding…Indigenous aguaje tree climbers bring down profits in Peru’s Amazon — sustainably
3:22pm By
The large leaves of the aguaje, a tropical palm tree that grows in the peatlands and other seasonal…Deep-sea shark recorded on video for first time using low-cost camera
2:18pm By
Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found…In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home
12:33pm By
UGGUBSENI and ISBERYALA, Guna Yala, Panama — “Our ancestors fought for this land,” says Jair…How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share
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About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s…Indonesia bets on ‘reuse’ to curb plastic waste and build a circular economy
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JAKARTA — With the Islamic month of Ramadan now over, a familiar sight has returned to the streets…Dugong numbers plummet amid seagrass decline in Thailand’s Andaman Sea
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Unprecedented numbers of emaciated dugongs have washed up dead along Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast…Captive-raised chicks offer hope for extremely rare great Indian bustard
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Time is running out for the great Indian bustard. In the wild, fewer than 150 of these critically…Snared, skinned, sold: Brutal March for Indonesia’s Sumatran tigers
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ROKAN HULU/PADANG/CENTRAL ACEH, Indonesia — In separate incidents in early March, officials across…
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