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Mongabay India has been honored with the 2024 Greenaccord International Media Award, presented annually by the Italy-based nonprofit Greenaccord.. The award publicly recognizes news organizations ...
Search for new territory led Nepal’s ‘low-altitude’ snow leopard to …
55 minutes ago · KATHMANDU — A snow leopard found well outside its mountainous habitat in Nepal at the start of this year may have gotten lost while seeking out new territory, a new study says.
Thailand’s budding mangrove restoration plans spark both hope …
5 hours ago · BANGKOK, Thailand — Standing on a coastal boardwalk overlooking the upper Gulf of Thailand, Wisut Leksomboon points to two mature mangrove trees whose branches intertwine like lovers’ limbs.
Act now or lose the Pantanal forever (commentary) - Conservation …
1 day ago · The Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, is on fire. This precious ecosystem, teeming with unique flora and fauna, should be treasured. Instead, it is being pushed to extinction by ...
The disappearing red ghost crabs of Cox's Bazar, a conservation …
19 hours ago · Once lively inhabitants of the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf coastline in southeast Bangladesh, the red ghost crabs (Ocypode macrocera) are now becoming increasingly rare, according to local media reports. ...
We’ve crossed the land use change planetary boundary, but …
Aug 4, 2022 · Humans have lost nearly 50% of the world's trees since the dawn of agriculture, violating the land systems boundary that regulates Earth's operating systems. The article explores the causes and ...
The Top Positive Environmental News Stories from 2021
Dec 23, 2021 · Mongabay highlights some of the most hopeful achievements in conservation, climate action, and Indigenous rights in 2021. Read about new protected areas, funding, species recovery, technology, and ...
Record-breaking floods in northern Thailand intensify scrutiny of ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Record-breaking floods in 2024 have devastated farms and communities along the Mekong and its tributaries in Thailand. Experts warn that a controversial hydropower dam in Laos could worsen the ...
The Congo Basin’s 10 most consequential stories from 2021
Dec 27, 2021 · 10. Overcoming community-conservation conflict: Q&A with Dominique Bikaba. Dominique Bikaba co-founded Strong Roots Congo with the goal of meeting the needs of both people and wildlife.
Deforestation in Borneo threatens one in four orangutans, study says
Jul 26, 2022 · Deforestation in Borneo will destroy the habitat of more than 26,000 orangutans, a quarter of the population of the critically endangered species, by 2032, a new study says.