Brazil’s land registry holds farmers accountable, but enables deforestation
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Aug 21, 2025, 6:59 am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Brazil cities order endangered angelshark meat despite fishing ban
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Government agencies in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state launched public procurements for more than…Bonobos keep track of groupmates even when they can’t see them, study finds
Aug 20, 2025, 5:56 pm By
Kanzi, a bonobo celebrated for his intelligence, died in March this year. A recently published study…Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very…Philippine fishers struggle as LNG ‘superhighway’ cuts through biodiversity hotspot
Aug 20, 2025, 12:55 pm By
Fishers in the Philippines’ Batangas Bay are struggling to make ends meet and feed their families…Ethiopian initiatives try to mainstream traditional and resilient enset crop in diets
Aug 20, 2025, 12:01 pm By
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How rain can reveal what lives in rainforest treetops Perched high above the forest floor, the…NGOs launch novel community projects to conserve Mexico’s ocelots
Aug 20, 2025, 11:13 am By
CONHUAS, Mexico — Esteban Dominguez has lived for more than 20 years close to one of the biggest…Argentina’s elephant seals face 100-year recovery after avian flu devastation: Study
Aug 20, 2025, 10:47 am By
Biologist Valeria Falabella’s voice breaks as she describes the devastating scene. It was October…Brazil’s new licensing accord is a gateway to forest destruction via the BR-319 highway (commentary)
Aug 20, 2025, 8:48 am By
On July 15, Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and the Ministry of…Pulp and paper giant APP moves closer to regaining FSC stamp despite pending review
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JAKARTA — Asia Pulp & Paper, one of the world’s biggest forestry groups, has effectively been…Community efforts yield new marine protected area in the Philippines
Aug 20, 2025, 5:15 am By
The Philippines has officially designated a new marine protected area after an 18-year campaign by…Fate of iconic, and endangered, Brazilwood pits musical tradition against conservation
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The tree with deep red wood and yellow flowers that gave Brazil its name is disappearing. Native to…Goliath versus Goliath (cartoon)
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The largest insects in the world, Africa’s Goliath beetles, are up against a much bigger…
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