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A coalition formed to align the international banking sector’s investments with global climate…US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations
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The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended…A closer look at Peru’s Amazon reveals new mining trends, deforestation
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Agricultural producers in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna continue to clear land for soy, which puts them…West Africa’s leopards now officially endangered after 50% population crash
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There are only about 350 mature leopards left in West Africa, according to the latest regional…In Nepal’s hills, a fight brews over the country’s biggest iron deposit
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A lower court in the Jakarta suburb of Bogor ruled in October in favor of environmental scientists…Green turtle rebounds, moving from ‘endangered’ to ‘least concern’
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The green turtle, found across the world’s oceans, is recovering after decades of decline,…Nepal seeks World Bank loan to fight air pollution despite hefty taxes to do so
Oct 17, 2025, 12:50 am By
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s government is negotiating terms for millions of dollars in loans and grants…Chief Kokoi, defender of the Rupununi, died on October 12th
Oct 16, 2025, 11:57 pm By
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Oct 16, 2025, 11:54 pm By
SAMOSIR, Indonesia — On retirement from public life, Wilmar Eliaser Simandjorang found a quiet…New cluster of Tapanuli orangutans discovered in Sumatra peat swamp
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CENTRAL TAPANULI, Indonesia — Since it was first described by scientists in 2017, the Tapanuli…Vast freshwater reserves found beneath Atlantic seafloor
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This is the second part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read…A week after floods, swathes of central Mexico reel from devastation
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POZA RICA, Mexico (AP) — The stench of decay spread for several miles around Poza Rica on…
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