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Great white shark populations in South Africa are disappearing, driven largely by human activities…Formalizing Amazon gold mining can transform a toxic liability into an economic opportunity (analysis)
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Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125…Cowboy boots made from pirarucu leather fund Amazon’s sustainable fishery
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An inhabitant of the Amazon Basin and one of the world’s largest freshwater fishes, the pirarucu…One year on, TGBS benchmark shows how to restore forests for biodiversity
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In the rolling hills of Iñapari, a remote town in the Peruvian Amazon on the tri-border with…When Indigenous knowledge enters the scientific record
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Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…New species of burrowing snake described from coffee farm in India
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A decade after tour guide Basil P. Das stumbled upon a small black-and-beige snake while working on…Conservation’s unfinished business
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It was 27 December 2004. I was sitting at my computer in my office in Jakarta, Indonesia, my mind…Bob Weir, a musician who took the environment seriously
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Bob Weir, who died today, January 10th, was best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead.…Twin infant mountain gorillas born in DRC
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The birth of twin mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is raising hopes for…Minerals treaty proposed by Colombia & Oman gets pushback at UN meeting
Jan 9, 2026, 7:59 pm By
An international minerals treaty proposed by Colombia and Oman at the seventh United Nations…AI-centered conservation efforts can only be ethical if Indigenous people help lead them (commentary)
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In November, we joined more than 50,000 Indigenous and world leaders, diplomats, scholars and…Soy giants drop Amazon no-deforestation pledge as subsidies come under threat
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The world’s largest buyers of Brazilian soy have announced a plan to exit from a landmark…
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