The Itombwe owl: Two birds and an identity crisis
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Tue 2:11am ByEvery year, massive herds of large mammals take on arduous long-distance migrations to find food,…Typhoon Yagi death toll reaches 63 after ripping through northern Vietnam
Tue 12:35am ByTorrential rains and strong winds from Typhoon Yagi devastated northern Vietnam on Sept. 9, leaving…Wildlife busts in Malaysia’s Taman Negara show progress, and gaps, in enforcement
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Sep 9, 2024, 3:26 pm ByKIGALI — When scientists, conservationists and policymakers from around the world gathered in East…Resilient and resourceful, Brazil’s illegal gold capital resists government crackdown
Sep 9, 2024, 2:00 pm ByITAITUBA, Brazil — José Maria Silva de Souza starts preparations early. Better known as Zé…Itaituba: Brazil’s Gold Capital Resists Government Crackdown
Sep 9, 2024, 11:34 am ByITAITUBA, Brazil — Itaituba, often referred to as the “City of Gold,” is at the heart of a…Sumatra citizen lawsuit seeks accountability for haze-causing fires
Sep 9, 2024, 7:56 am ByJAKARTA — Residents of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have filed a lawsuit against three…Logging has a ‘lasting legacy’ on Gabonese forest soundscapes
Sep 9, 2024, 1:51 am ByNoncertified logging concessions in Gabon have much quieter soundscapes, a proxy for vocalizing…Amazon lakes overheat as record drought drives dolphin deaths
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Sep 6, 2024, 11:59 am ByIn a defining moment for the rights of Indigenous peoples in Peru, 37 land titles were secured in…Scientists find unexpected biodiversity in an African river, thanks to eDNA
Sep 6, 2024, 10:50 am ByWhen Manuel Lopes-Lima set out to survey aquatic biodiversity on the Corubal River in 2022, he’d…The future of extractive industries in the Pan Amazon
Sep 6, 2024, 4:28 am ByIn January 2023, the federal government of the United States issued landmark decisions affecting two…Colombia voluntary biodiversity credit methodology is first to be approved
Sep 6, 2024, 12:22 am ByCercarbono, a Colombia-based certifier of carbon projects, has approved a methodology that can be…In Nepal, a humble edible fern is at heart of human-tiger conflict
Sep 5, 2024, 11:30 pm ByKATHMANDU — Tightly coiled fern plants with a distinctive appearance emerge amid the sal tree…Ecotourism offers new hopes for Bhutanese youth — and local environments
Sep 5, 2024, 10:00 pm ByBhutan’s journey into tourism began in 1974, when the country opened its doors to package…For Indonesian oil palm farmers, EU’s deforestation law is another top-down imposition
Sep 5, 2024, 5:28 pm ByLUBOK PUSAKA, Indonesia — Jaharuddin, 50, sits deep in thought in his living room in Lubok Pusaka…The ocean ‘belongs to all of us’: Interview with Palau President Whipps
Sep 5, 2024, 4:35 pm BySurangel S. Whipps Jr., president of the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, wants more countries…
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