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Nov 27, 2025, 4:22 am By
The European Union has voted to postpone implementing a key antideforestation law for the second…What was achieved for Indigenous peoples at COP30?
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After two weeks of negotiations in Belém, Brazil, the COP30 U.N. climate summit delivered mixed…What’s at stake for the environment in Honduras’ presidential election?
Nov 26, 2025, 3:42 pm By
Honduras will hold elections Nov. 30 for president and all 128 seats in Congress. The winners will…Central America’s forests are crucial for migrating birds: Study
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As winter closes in across much of North America, migratory birds are heading south to warmer climes…45 more shark species up for CITES protections; tight vote expected
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More than 180 nations gathering in Uzbekistan this week for the annual CITES conference could vote…DRC hit by record deforestation in 2024, satellite data show
Nov 26, 2025, 12:19 pm By
Africa’s great Congo Basin rainforest, often called the Earth’s second lung, covers an area…Negotiating Africa’s Energy Future
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A decade after countries agreed to the Paris climate agreement, Mongabay reports on an idea often…Fossil fuel failure eclipses Africa’s wins at COP30
Nov 26, 2025, 11:30 am By
The climate talks at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, closed with gains for Africa, Indigenous peoples and…How do we stop the next pandemic?
Nov 26, 2025, 9:51 am By
How do we stop the next big viral outbreak? The answer to that question lies in preventing zoonotic…Deep-diving manta rays use the ocean’s midnight zone to build mental maps, study suggests
Nov 26, 2025, 9:49 am By
In the darkness nearly a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, where the pressure would crush a human…Bird diversity drops in human-dominated habitats, Nepal study suggests
Nov 26, 2025, 8:55 am By
KATHMANDU — Birds prefer to live in a mix of forests, fields and wetlands, but human activities…Brazil nut hauling effort gets easier with zip lines and ‘Amazon Waze’
Nov 26, 2025, 8:45 am By
Every year, the arrival of the rainy season and the swelling of the Anauá River indicate it’s…How community custody empowered Ecuador’s crab catchers and revived its mangroves
Nov 26, 2025, 6:36 am By
Puerto Buenavista Island is home to a small village of crab catchers and fishers in the middle of…Saving forests won’t be enough if fossil fuels beneath them are still extracted, experts warn
Nov 26, 2025, 6:25 am By
BELÉM, Brazil — A new analysis warns that the world is overlooking a major source of future…As Sri Lanka continues new elephant drive, scientists warn against creating new conflicts
Nov 26, 2025, 5:57 am By
COLOMBO — Playful 7-year-old Thinuli loved accompanying her father to his chena fields in a remote…Island-confined reptiles face high extinction risk, but low research interest
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Reptile species found only on islands are significantly more vulnerable to extinction than their…The roughed-up roughy fish (cartoon)
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The orange roughy may be among the oldest living deep-sea fish in the world, with a lifespan of up…
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