Regulation on oil palm expansion in Peru’s Amazon could endanger forests, say critics
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Oil palm is a crop whose derivatives have multiple uses, resulting in staggering global demand.…Why is star anise disappearing from northeastern India?
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Jun 26, 2025, 12:02 pm By
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Jun 26, 2025, 11:45 am By
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dozens of Colombian waste pickers inundated Bogota’s iconic Bolivar…Balancing wildlife and human needs at Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth park
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To the outside world, Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park is a model of successful conservation…As iconic wild leopard ages in Sri Lanka, debate about human intervention ensues
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COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s largest protected area, the Wilpattu National Park, recognized as one of…Cacao agroforestry in Belize hits the sweet spot for people and nature
Jun 26, 2025, 9:53 am By
The Maya Golden Landscape in southern Belize is a patchwork of protected areas, agricultural lands…In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state
Jun 26, 2025, 5:51 am By
This story is published in partnership with the Ecuadorian independent media outlet GK. Sitting in a…‘Forgotten’ leopards being driven to silent extinction by poaching and trade
Jun 26, 2025, 5:06 am By
Leopards — solitary, enigmatic, nocturnal predators with golden fur splashed with dark rosette…The illegal trade in ivory and pangolin scales has fallen sharply since COVID-19. But for how long?
Jun 26, 2025, 3:19 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Nigeria’s proposed ban on solar panel imports raises concerns
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Nigeria recently proposed a ban on importing solar panels to boost local manufacturing, but some…Plastic bag bans linked to sharp decline in coastal litter, study finds
Jun 25, 2025, 5:31 pm By
A new study finds that regional plastic bag bans in the U.S. significantly reduce coastal plastic…Vanishing giants: The Indian Ocean’s biggest fish need saving (commentary)
Jun 25, 2025, 4:53 pm By
I have spent much of my life studying predatory fishes in East Africa’s coastal waters, but never…Organized crime & gold trade are increasingly connected, report shows
Jun 25, 2025, 2:03 pm By
The gold business has become more and more attractive for criminal organizations, as shown by a…Bitcoin boom comes with huge intensifying environmental footprint
Jun 25, 2025, 12:36 pm By
While much has been written about bitcoin, many people still find it a hard topic to comprehend,…Signs of hope for rescued gorillas rewilded in DRC, but security concerns linger
Jun 25, 2025, 12:18 pm By
Isangi, Lulingu, Mapendo and Ndjingala: these are the names of four Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla…Switzerland’s ebbing glaciers show a new, strange phenomenon: holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese
Jun 25, 2025, 12:08 pm By
RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — One of Switzerland’s glaciologists says his teams are noticing…Orcas discovered making tools from seaweed to ‘massage’ each other
Jun 25, 2025, 11:18 am By
“We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at…Meatpacking giant JBS debuts on NYSE six months after $5m Trump donation
Jun 25, 2025, 10:39 am By
JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June…Brazil’s Indigenous Akroá Gamella reclaim and restore their land, one patch at a time
Jun 25, 2025, 10:08 am By
For more than 12 years, the government of Viana municipality in Brazil’s Maranhão state dumped…
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