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In a region where independent environmental journalism is often unwelcome, one Mongabay journalist…Brazilian banks to verify satellite deforestation data for rural credit
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Apr 2, 2026, 12:29 pm By
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This essay is adapted from the article, “Information as Civic Infrastructure—and How…How wild cattle recovery is transforming local livelihoods near key Thai reserve
Apr 2, 2026, 5:31 am By
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Apr 1, 2026, 4:37 pm By
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Apr 1, 2026, 12:07 pm By
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Apr 1, 2026, 12:07 pm By
SAO PAULO (AP) — Marina Silva is stepping down as Brazil’s environment minister so that she can…A ‘big book’ documenting Cameroon’s sharks & rays fills critical conservation gap
Apr 1, 2026, 11:16 am By
BUEA, Cameroon — To his fishing peers, Ojah Alfred, 45, is a fisher like they are. But to…Working together, Indigenous peoples & researchers describe new Amazonian palm
Apr 1, 2026, 10:06 am By
In 2025, botanists Rodrigo Cámara-Leret and Juan Carlos Copete embarked on a two-hour boat ride…‘Sharing is off the table’ as drought reshapes the lives of Ethiopia’s pastoralists
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Mar 31, 2026, 11:41 pm By
Indigenous leaders in Indonesia’s South Papua province have rejected a government plan to build a…Oil surge sharpens calls for Indonesia to shift away from fossil fuels
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