When abandoned conservation projects are counted as progress, what are we protecting? (commentary)
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COP30 has come and gone, leaving behind a familiar mix of new commitments and renewed political…New study splits giraffe experts on future wild captures for zoos
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In the vast savanna grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa towers the giraffe, draped in mosaics of brown…Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk
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Earlier this year, a spate of deaths in Florida caused by Vibrio vulnificus, known as the…In Brazil, a new label gives more visibility to deforestation-free beef
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A 22-year-old woman is the subject of celebration after she hugged a tree continuously for 72 hours…Tiny Caribbean island brings hope for critically endangered iguana
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Over the past decade, Prickly Pear East, a small, privately owned island in the Caribbean, has…‘Neither appropriate nor fair’: Ecuador ordered to pay oil giant Chevron $220m
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Indigenous and rural communities in Ecuador’s Amazon have condemned an international arbitration…The lab-in-a-backpack busting illegal shark fins: Interview with Diego Cardeñosa
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Diego Cardeñosa always knew he wanted to study sharks. But when he started his Ph.D., he had to…Costa Rica’s ‘shocking’ wildlife crisis: Nation must move to prevent animal electrocution (commentary)
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Costa Rica is world-renowned for its commitment to preserving biodiversity and wildlife. The…A rare right whale spotted off Ireland resurfaces near Boston
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In a rare sighting, a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, first photographed in 2024…Earth’s freshwater fish face harsh new climate challenges, researchers warn
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Southeast Asia’s Mekong River is one of the world’s most diverse and productive freshwater…Orangutans rescued from the wildlife trade undergo intensive re-training to return to the wild
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NORTHERN SUMATRA, Indonesia. Welcome to jungle school—where orphaned orangutans are learning the…Mining controversies: The hidden toll of green energy
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A study published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity in September describes the extensive environmental…Rio Doce communities still live with toxic water, 10 years after Mariana disaster
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LINHARES, Espírito Santo, Brazil — A yellow mark stains the blue water tank sitting in the front…Rapid urbanization, habitat loss are forcing the snakes out in Dhaka
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On Nov. 1, in a residential area of Bangladesh’s bustling capital city, Dhaka, the NGO Bangladesh…Women scatter seeds, restore forests in Guinea, the ‘water tower of West Africa’
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For Mariame Condé, the seed-collecting work came at a critical time. In January 2022, she was…In Peru, community-led camera trapping boosts conservation and ecotourism
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The Tingana Conservation Concession sits in the center of a unique wetland in the Alto Mayo Basin,…Pacific fisheries summit gives a boost to albacore & seabirds
Dec 16, 2025, 7:56 pm By
Much of the world’s albacore tuna catch, which usually ends up in a can, comes from the…New study points to private land as key to Atlantic Forest recovery
Dec 16, 2025, 6:08 pm By
Restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is finding success on private lands, according to a newly…
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