Photos: On Colombo’s outskirts, an urban birding paradise flourishes
Mar 9, 2022, 7:01 pm ByCOLOMBO — Lake Diyawanna in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka’s administrative capital, sits…In a national park plagued by encroachers, Indonesia tries a new approach
Mar 9, 2022, 3:53 pm ByBESITANG, Indonesia — Suwardi, a 51-year-old from Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, used to…Study finds major brands selling cat food that contain protected sharks
Mar 9, 2022, 3:26 pm ByShark meat from vulnerable species is being processed into cat food for major brands, according to a…The isolated tapirs of the Atlantic Forest face an uncertain future
Mar 9, 2022, 11:36 am ByIn Brazil, calling someone a tapir is usually an insult. But there’s plenty of reason it should be…Climate change set to upend global fishery agreements, study warns
Mar 9, 2022, 9:45 am ByUnlike boundaries on the land, the ocean is contiguous — fish move and transcend international…Indonesian fishing boat found with banned trawl net highlights enforcement challenges
Mar 9, 2022, 1:16 am ByNATUNA, Indonesia — A fishing vessel seized by authorities in Indonesia for a zoning violation was…Greek conservationists collaborate to protect endemic species in face of climate change
Mar 8, 2022, 8:51 pm ByHigh above sea level on the central Greek mountain of Oiti, the mythological place of Hercules’…Gold used in Italian wedding rings linked to Amazon deforestation
Mar 8, 2022, 7:53 pm ByA leading Italian group that refines gold for use in jewelry is getting some of its precious metal…‘Comical’ bat not seen in 40 years is found again in a Rwandan park
Mar 8, 2022, 4:15 pm By“When we caught it, we all just looked at it and said, ‘You look ridiculous. Look how big your…Indonesian program’s promise of food security backfires for local farmers
Mar 8, 2022, 3:32 pm ByJAKARTA — The establishment of large-scale agriculture under the Indonesian government’s “food…EVs from Everest? Chinese lithium find in Himalayas raises concerns over water
Mar 8, 2022, 9:52 am ByThe recent discovery near Mount Everest of “super large” deposits of lithium, the key element in…‘Small-scale fishers have a Ph.D. in the ocean’: Q&A with Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy
Mar 8, 2022, 7:00 am ByTraditional fishers scattered in isolated communities along Madagascar’s 4,800-kilometer…Indigenous-led report warns against ‘simplistic take on conservation’
Mar 8, 2022, 4:19 am ByConservation needs to adopt a human-rights based approach to deal effectively and equitably with the…The world says yes to a cradle to grave plastics treaty: Now the work begins
Mar 7, 2022, 9:37 pm ByLast week the world agreed to move forward on a landmark international agreement to control plastic…Brazil’s Atlantic Forest gets a chance at a fresh start through restoration
Mar 7, 2022, 4:41 pm ByOver the past five centuries, the Atlantic Forest has been exploited, occupied and gradually…Campaigners against dog meat trade take on one Indonesian city at a time
Mar 7, 2022, 1:36 pm ByMALANG, Indonesia — It was a January day in Malang, a city on the island of Java, and restaurateur…In destroying the Amazon, big agribusiness is torching its own viability
Mar 7, 2022, 11:58 am ByThe transition zone between the Amazon and the Cerrado, where the world’s greatest rainforest…Fate of mine, plantation concessions revoked by Indonesia to be finalized soon
Mar 7, 2022, 11:50 am ByJAKARTA — The Indonesian government says it will finalize this month the revocation of hundreds of…‘Prospect of existence’: Nameless grasshopper sparks taxonomic debate
Mar 7, 2022, 10:33 am ByWhat’s in a name? The curious case of a nameless grasshopper will tell you that there is more to a…Globally acclaimed community forest groups in Nepal say new rules threaten their autonomy
Mar 7, 2022, 9:44 am ByKATHMANDU — Nepalis whose livelihoods rely on access to the country’s community forests have…
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