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To renew or not to renew? African nations reconsider EU fishing deals
17 May 2024 17:21:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/to-renew-or-not-to-renew-african-nations-reconsider-eu-fishing-deals/
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‘Weather whiplash’ cycles of floods & droughts imperil Nigerian farming
15 May 2024 16:15:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/weather-whiplash-cycles-of-floods-droughts-imperil-nigerian-farming/
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Impunity and pollution abound in DRC mining along the road to the energy transition
14 May 2024 14:04:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/impunity-and-pollution-abound-in-drc-mining-along-the-road-to-energy-transition/
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African health experts warn of climate change & rising vector-borne diseases
13 May 2024 16:05:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/african-health-experts-warn-of-climate-change-rising-vector-borne-diseases/
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Chimps are lifelong learners, study on tool use shows
09 May 2024 17:36:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/chimps-are-lifelong-learners-study-on-tool-use-shows/
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No answers for Ghanaian fishery observer’s family months after suspected death
02 May 2024 13:04:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/no-answers-for-ghanaian-fishery-observers-family-months-after-suspected-death/
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New illegal logging threatens Liberia’s forests amid vague ban
02 May 2024 08:21:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/new-illegal-logging-threatens-liberias-forests-amid-vague-ban/
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Multilateral development banks must prioritize clean & community-led energy projects (commentary)
01 May 2024 18:25:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/multilateral-development-banks-must-prioritize-clean-community-led-energy-projects-commentary/
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Meet the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
29 Apr 2024 07:31:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/meet-the-2024-goldman-environmental-prize-winners/
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DRC’s 1 billion trees program makes progress, but hurdles remain
26 Apr 2024 10:10:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/drcs-1-billion-trees-program-makes-progress-but-hurdles-remain/
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Human rights allegations prompt World Bank to freeze project’s funds in Tanzania
25 Apr 2024 10:14:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/human-rights-allegations-prompt-world-bank-to-freeze-projects-funds-in-tanzania/
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Liberia puts a wartime logger in charge of its forests
25 Apr 2024 09:15:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/liberia-puts-a-wartime-logger-in-charge-of-its-forests/
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UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders
18 Apr 2024 22:29:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/un-puts-spotlight-on-attacks-against-indigenous-land-defenders/
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Sierra Leone cacao project boosts livelihoods and buffers biodiversity
18 Apr 2024 22:26:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/sierra-leone-cacao-project-boosts-livelihoods-and-buffers-biodiversity/
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Malawi police arrest elephant poachers in Kasungu National Park
18 Apr 2024 16:31:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/malawi-police-arrest-elephant-poachers-in-kasungu-national-park/
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Bonobos, the ‘hippy apes’, may not be as peaceful as once thought
12 Apr 2024 15:39:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/bonobos-the-hippy-apes-may-not-be-as-peaceful-as-once-thought/
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Analysis of largest elephant surveys ever shows stable population, but disturbing trends
09 Apr 2024 10:26:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/analysis-of-largest-elephant-surveys-ever-shows-stable-population-but-disturbing-trends/
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As a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs
05 Apr 2024 07:45:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/as-a-megaport-rises-in-cameroon-a-delicate-coastal-ecosystem-ebbs/
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World Bank’s IFC under fire over alleged abuses at Liberian plantation it funded
04 Apr 2024 22:10:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/world-banks-ifc-under-fire-over-alleged-abuses-at-liberian-plantation-it-funded/
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Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s violations
01 Apr 2024 16:06:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/locals-slam-zimbabwe-for-turning-a-blind-eye-to-chinese-miners-violations/
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In Liberia, a former mining activist gets the bully pulpit
28 Mar 2024 13:06:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/in-liberia-a-former-mining-activist-gets-the-bully-pulpit/
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Global cobalt rush drives toxic toll near DRC mines
27 Mar 2024 11:05:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/global-cobalt-rush-drives-toxic-toll-near-drc-mines/
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Tanzania’s ‘mountain of millipedes’ yields six new species
26 Mar 2024 21:35:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/tanzanias-mountain-of-millipedes-yields-six-new-species-helping-to-track-rainforest-recovery/
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Conservation comeback in Central African Republic’s Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (commentary)
26 Mar 2024 14:55:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/conservation-comeback-in-central-african-republic-manovo-gounda-st-floris-national-park-commentary/
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Under the shadow of war in the DRC, a mining company acts with impunity
25 Mar 2024 07:00:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/under-the-shadow-of-war-in-the-drc-a-mining-companys-actions-face-impunity/
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‘Mind-blowing’ new orchid species found in Madagascar forest canopy
22 Mar 2024 18:23:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/mind-blowing-new-orchid-species-found-in-madagascar-forest-canopy/
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Spying on wildlife with biorobots: Interview with engineer Kamilo Melo
18 Mar 2024 02:50:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/spying-on-wildlife-with-biorobots-kamilo-melo/
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Not just polar bears — climate change could push African rhinos to extinction
14 Mar 2024 15:06:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/not-just-polar-bears-climate-change-could-push-african-rhinos-to-extinction/
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Big problems for little animals when floodwaters rise, study finds
14 Mar 2024 14:22:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/big-problems-for-little-animals-when-floodwaters-rise-study-finds/
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New ecoregion proposed for Southern Africa’s threatened ‘sky islands’
13 Mar 2024 04:09:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/new-ecoregion-proposed-for-southern-africas-threatened-sky-islands/
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Gundi tool gets conservation hardware and software talking the same language
12 Mar 2024 16:24:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/gundi-tool-gets-conservation-hardware-and-software-talking-the-same-language/
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Global conference to accelerate nature-based solutions: Q&A with Self Help Africa’s Patricia Wall
11 Mar 2024 15:58:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/global-conference-to-accelerate-nature-based-solutions-interview-with-self-help-africas-patricia-wall/
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No joking: Great apes can be silly and playfully tease each other, finds study
08 Mar 2024 17:07:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/no-joking-great-apes-can-be-silly-and-playfully-tease-each-other-finds-study/
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Madagascar takes key step toward improving transparency of its fisheries
07 Mar 2024 18:49:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/madagascar-takes-key-step-toward-improving-transparency-of-its-fisheries/
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Report calls for agroecological rethink of Africa’s food amid $61b industrial plan
07 Mar 2024 17:01:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/report-calls-for-agroecological-rethink-of-africas-food-amid-61b-industrial-plan/
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Biological field stations deliver high return on investment for conservation, study finds
06 Mar 2024 17:20:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/field-stations-deliver-high-return-on-investment-for-conservation-study-finds/
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In climate-related flooding, a Ugandan river turns poisonous
06 Mar 2024 10:57:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/in-climate-related-flooding-a-ugandan-river-turns-poisonous/
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Male dominance isn’t the default in primate societies, new study shows
04 Mar 2024 17:01:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/male-dominance-isnt-the-default-in-primate-societies-new-study-shows/
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Agroecological solutions better than pesticides in fighting fall armyworm, experts say
29 Feb 2024 16:21:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/agroecological-solutions-better-than-pesticides-in-fighting-fall-armyworm-experts-say/
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Climate change brings a river’s wrath down on western Uganda
29 Feb 2024 11:15:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/climate-change-brings-a-rivers-wrath-down-on-western-uganda/
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Nile Basin farmers grow food forests to restore wetlands and bring back a turtle
28 Feb 2024 22:59:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/nile-basin-farmers-grow-food-forests-to-restore-wetlands-and-bring-back-a-turtle/
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Bees bring honey and hope to a forest reserve in Nigeria
24 Feb 2024 00:45:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/bees-bring-honey-and-hope-to-a-forest-reserve-in-nigeria/
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Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis
19 Feb 2024 07:00:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/climate-change-extreme-weather-conflict-exacerbate-global-food-crisis/
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Black rhinos moved to Kenya’s Loisaba Conservancy as species recovers
13 Feb 2024 00:01:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/black-rhinos-moved-to-kenyas-loisaba-conservancy-as-species-recovers/
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Cornell receives $35m gift for research at nexus of wildlife and health
09 Feb 2024 13:57:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/cornell-receives-35m-gift-for-research-at-nexus-of-wildlife-and-health/
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African Parks vows to investigate allegations of abuse at Congolese park
07 Feb 2024 08:45:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/african-parks-vows-to-investigate-allegations-of-abuse-at-congolese-park/
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Livelihoods at stake as Lake Victoria’s papyrus swamps come under pressure: Photos
05 Feb 2024 23:51:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/livelihoods-at-stake-as-lake-victorias-papyrus-swamps-come-under-pressure-photos/
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Ghana’s medicinal plants, the ‘first aid’ for communities, are under threat
02 Feb 2024 16:24:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/ghanas-medicinal-plants-the-first-aid-for-communities-are-under-threat/
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Endangered vulture species nesting in Ghana is rare good news about raptors
02 Feb 2024 16:07:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/endangered-vulture-species-nesting-in-ghana-is-rare-good-news-about-raptors/
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Freeing trees of their liana load can boost carbon sequestration in tropical forests
01 Feb 2024 22:25:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/freeing-trees-of-their-liana-load-can-boost-carbon-sequestration-in-tropical-forests/
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Three new species of frogs found nestled in Madagascar’s pandan trees
01 Feb 2024 16:44:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/three-new-species-of-frogs-found-nestled-in-madagascars-pandan-trees/
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Labor abuse and work accidents on plantations of Cameroon’s largest sugar producer
31 Jan 2024 18:27:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/labor-abuse-and-work-accidents-on-plantations-of-cameroons-largest-sugar-producer/
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Tropical forests share similar mix of common and rare tree species, study shows
31 Jan 2024 16:15:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/tropical-forests-share-similar-mix-of-common-and-rare-tree-species-study-shows/
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Scientists warn of ‘extinction crisis’ stalking Africa’s raptors
29 Jan 2024 08:42:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/scientists-warn-of-extinction-crisis-stalking-africas-raptors/
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Kenyan villagers show how to harvest more octopus by fishing less
24 Jan 2024 18:46:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/kenyan-villagers-show-how-to-harvest-more-octopus-by-fishing-less/
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Bonobos and chimps recall friends and family even after years apart: Study
15 Jan 2024 06:42:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/bonobos-and-chimps-recall-friends-and-family-even-after-years-apart-study/
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Togo monkey seizure turns spotlight on illicit wildlife trafficking from DR Congo
08 Jan 2024 10:53:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/togo-monkey-seizure-turns-spotlight-on-illicit-wildlife-trafficking-from-dr-congo/
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Beyond the myths: Anthropologist Alison Richard on Madagascar’s environmental realities and future
03 Jan 2024 23:18:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/beyond-the-myths-anthropologist-alison-richard-on-madagascars-environmental-realities-and-future/
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Count, connect, conserve: Southern Africa elephant survey points the way (commentary)
03 Jan 2024 20:32:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/count-connect-conserve-southern-africa-elephant-survey-points-the-way-commentary/
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Study: Tiny tortoise may play large role in South Africa’s Karoo landscape
03 Jan 2024 15:43:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/study-tiny-tortoise-may-play-large-role-in-south-africas-karoo-landscape/
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