Death of activist critical of geothermal project raises alarm in Indonesia
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JAKARTA — The mysterious death of Vian Ruma, a 30-year-old activist opposing a geothermal project…Maluku coconut growers cry crisis as Indonesia land-grabs feed energy transition
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SOUTH WASILE, Indonesia — Rudy said South Wasile district police officers visited his home with PT…Tourism surge and climate change threaten Nepal’s Mustang
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Since the completion of an all-weather road eight years ago, Nepal’s remote Mustang region has…Cambodian irrigation dam construction threatens riverine communities in the Cardamoms
Tue 11:23pm By
BANGKOK — Forest clearance has begun to make way for a new irrigation dam deep in the heart of…Top court delivers a ‘huge’ climate win for island nations
Tue 5:46pm By
The recent advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on states’ obligations…African wildlife conservation is local communities’ burden (commentary)
Tue 2:11pm By
“Never, ever say anything negative about an elephant or a gorilla. Elephants may attack people’s…African leaders push for climate investment at Ethiopia summit
Tue 1:48pm By
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders met Monday in the Ethiopian capital for the…Rainwater reveals the hidden life of rainforest canopies, study shows
Tue 1:45pm By
In the rainforest, much of life dwells in the tree canopy. But getting up there to study it isn’t…Indonesia prioritizes gas over renewables to meet power demand surge
Tue 1:38pm By
In May, Indonesia’s state-owned electricity monopoly, PLN, vowed to increase its complement of…Fear & uncertainty grip Nigerian community after fatal elephant attack
Tue 12:48pm By
When the going gets tough, the tough get going — but for people in the Itasin-Imobi community, the…Leaders pitch homegrown solutions at Africa Climate Summit — and $100b to back them
Tue 12:26pm By
ADDIS ABABA — African leaders attending the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa this week have…Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away
Tue 10:44am By
FORT BRAGG, U.S. — In 2024, I was scuba diving in Northern California’s Casper Cove where the…Colombia’s Siona Indigenous guard faces landmines, violence around territory
Tue 7:51am By
Alberto Franco* has long lost count of how many times he has had to hide in the forest until the…Palm oil giant Socapalm still planting on disputed land in Cameroon as villagers seek redress
Tue 7:49am By
A land dispute between residents of a Cameroonian village and a major palm oil company remains…Yellow fever deaths reported among threatened captive monkeys in Colombia
Tue 7:15am By
An ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Colombia is sickening and killing rare and threatened monkey…Americans’ love of RVs tied to destruction of orangutan habitat: Investigation
Tue 7:03am By
JAKARTA — Global calls are mounting for RV companies in the U.S. to change their policies…Lost to feral cats, saved by zoos: The story of the Socorro dove
Tue 7:03am By
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis,…Kenya’s PELIS trades biodiversity for livelihoods and tree cover gains
Tue 6:34am By
KAKAMEGA, Kenya — Tropical rainforest once extended east from the Congo Basin into what is now…Brazilian police arrest Indigenous chief accused of logging endangered trees
Sep 8, 2025, 7:05 pm By
Brazil’s Federal Police have arrested the Indigenous chief of the Mangueirinha Indigenous area in…Genetic rescue boosts survival of endangered Pacific pocket mice
Sep 8, 2025, 5:52 pm By
Since 1970, wildlife populations globally have plummeted by about 73%. One driver is habitat…
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