Overlap of fire, COVID-19 peaks: A ‘catastrophe’ for Brazil’s Amazon
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12:03pm By MongabayMunduruku indigenous elder Acelino Dace died of COVID-19 at age 77 on 3 June. Image courtesy of El…Grasslands claim their ground in Madagascar
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5:13am By MongabayCamera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool…Scientists agree on the need to protect of 30% of the sea. But which 30%?
Mon 3:43pm By MongabaySail 200 nautical miles, or 370 kilometers, from any coastline, and you’ll enter a region called…In lockdown’s calm, glossy ibis finds prime nesting conditions in Sri Lanka
Mon 2:02pm By MongabayBUNDALA, Sri Lanka – The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a fairly rare but regular winter…‘I’ll never be ready for this port,’ locals say of Colombia’s proposed project
Mon 12:03pm By MongabayTRIBUGÁ, Colombia — Aida Leides Palacios Moreno strolls through the narrow dirt streets in the…Climate conundrum: Could COVID-19 be linked to early Arctic ice melt?
Mon 10:23am By MongabayAs the pandemic deepened in mid-May, masked participants boarded the German research vessels Maria…Caught on camera: Rare finless porpoises sighted in Hong Kong waters
Mon 7:42am By MongabayTwo silvery-white porpoises glide through the ocean, captured in the lens of a drone camera. The…Lockdown allowed illegal fishing to spike in Philippines, satellite data suggest
Jun 7, 2020, 9:00 pm By MongabayMANILA — Illegal fishing appeared to spike during the Philippines’ lockdown period as commercial…Our most-read conservation news stories in May 2020
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Jun 5, 2020, 2:36 pm By MongabayWith its groves of pockmarked white bark and trembling green medallion leaves, Pando looks like any…Triple crisis of pipelines, pesticides and pandemic is an existential threat to Ecuador’s indigenous peoples (commentary)
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Jun 5, 2020, 12:29 pm By MongabayNewly released video footage gives us a glimpse of a rarely seen behavior: baby humpback whales…Mystery ailments, asymptomatic individuals: Spotlight on monkeypox in chimps
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Jun 4, 2020, 6:18 pm By MongabayScientists, agricultural officers and farmers are struggling to protect crops from a fresh wave of…MRN bauxite mine leaves legacy of pollution, poverty in Brazilian Amazon
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Jun 4, 2020, 10:56 am By MongabayBOGOR, Indonesia — For nearly a century it was thought to be a separate population of a gecko…
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