Development banks under fire for backing disputed Nepal hydropower project
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Aug 21, 2025, 3:19 pm By
Several government agencies in southern Brazil have said they will stop ordering angelshark meat for…Rhino breeder John Hume accused of horn trafficking, arrested in South Africa
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John Hume, a controversial rhino breeder and former owner of the world’s largest rhino breeding…Killings on Kenya’s Lake Naivasha raise questions over coast guard role
Aug 21, 2025, 12:09 pm By
NAIVASHA, Kenya — It was still dark when the call came. Grace Nyambura, known to her neighbors in…Brazil’s land registry holds farmers accountable, but enables deforestation
Aug 21, 2025, 12:00 pm By
The CAR is an obligatory land registry for all rural properties in Brazil. The CAR was created…Sustainable biomass certification scheme is flawed, degrades forests, report finds
Aug 21, 2025, 11:58 am By
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) is a leading global biomass certification scheme offering…Climate change tests the resilience of people and desert-adapted wildlife in Namibia
Aug 21, 2025, 11:39 am By
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Aug 21, 2025, 10:47 am By
JAKARTA — Thirteen organizations and businesses have launched the Indonesian Reuse Association, or…Study uncovers laundering of Galápagos iguanas through wildlife export permits
Aug 21, 2025, 9:36 am By
Galápagos iguanas look like prehistoric animals: Their scaly skin resembles volcanic rock, their…Invasive ants get a warm welcome as global temperatures rise: Study
Aug 21, 2025, 7:06 am By
As people move plants, soil and goods around the world, insects including ants often hitch a ride,…Indonesia’s idle land problem
Aug 21, 2025, 6:59 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Brazil cities order endangered angelshark meat despite fishing ban
Aug 21, 2025, 6:07 am By
Government agencies in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state launched public procurements for more than…Bonobos keep track of groupmates even when they can’t see them, study finds
Aug 20, 2025, 5:56 pm By
Kanzi, a bonobo celebrated for his intelligence, died in March this year. A recently published study…Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
Aug 20, 2025, 5:47 pm By
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very…Philippine fishers struggle as LNG ‘superhighway’ cuts through biodiversity hotspot
Aug 20, 2025, 12:55 pm By
Fishers in the Philippines’ Batangas Bay are struggling to make ends meet and feed their families…Ethiopian initiatives try to mainstream traditional and resilient enset crop in diets
Aug 20, 2025, 12:01 pm By
ARBA MINCH, Ethiopia — On a late May morning, as the chill of dawn gives way to sunlight warming…How rain can reveal what lives in rainforest treetops
Aug 20, 2025, 11:22 am By
How rain can reveal what lives in rainforest treetops Perched high above the forest floor, the…NGOs launch novel community projects to conserve Mexico’s ocelots
Aug 20, 2025, 11:13 am By
CONHUAS, Mexico — Esteban Dominguez has lived for more than 20 years close to one of the biggest…
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