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For 50 years, Philip Fearnside has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon 31 Aug 2026 00:04:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/for-50-years-philip-fearnside-has-calculated-the-costs-of-losing-the-amazon/ | ||
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Brazil relaxes Belo Monte water rule amid El Niño-fueled Amazon drought risk 26 Aug 2026 23:30:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/brazil-relaxes-belo-monte-water-rule-amid-el-nino-fueled-amazon-drought-risk/ | ||
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Patricio Segura, journalist who defended Patagonia’s rivers, died of hantavirus, aged 54 23 Aug 2026 15:58:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/patricio-segura-journalist-who-defended-patagonias-rivers-has-died-of-hantavirus-at-54/ | ||
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Myanmar junta pushes to restart Myitsone Dam project 13 Aug 2026 05:31:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/myanmar-junta-pushes-to-restart-myitsone-dam-project/ | ||
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In Rio Indio, farmers fight Panama Canal reservoir project — and displacement 16 Jun 2026 15:20:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/in-rio-indio-farmers-fight-panama-canal-reservoir-project-and-displacement/ | ||
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A blueprint for effective activism 10 years after defeating a dam in Borneo (analysis) 10 Jun 2026 18:59:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/a-blueprint-for-effective-activism-10-years-after-defeating-a-dam-in-borneo-analysis/ | ||
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Europe removes record number of dams in 2025 to restore rivers, help species 01 Jun 2026 16:01:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/europe-removes-record-number-of-dams-in-2025-to-restore-rivers-help-species/ | ||
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The world’s great deltas are sinking — and with them, a global food system 06 May 2026 19:54:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/the-worlds-great-deltas-are-sinking-and-with-them-a-global-food-system/ | ||
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In Nepal, controversial dam threatens endangered pangolins: Study 22 Apr 2026 08:10:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-nepal-controversial-dam-threatens-endangered-pangolins-study/ | ||
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Indigenous governance key to protecting Amazon Basin connectivity, experts say 07 Apr 2026 09:36:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/indigenous-governance-key-to-protecting-amazon-basin-connectivity-experts-say/ | ||
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Contested Amazon dam called to review water flow as river ecosystem fails 19 Mar 2026 17:45:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/contested-amazon-dam-called-to-review-water-flow-as-river-ecosystem-fails/ | ||
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Indonesia court orders release of withheld impact studies on new capital 19 Mar 2026 11:16:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/indonesia-court-orders-release-of-withheld-impact-studies-on-new-capital/ | ||
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Disastrous floods in Colombia reignite debate over hydroelectric dam 13 Mar 2026 17:12:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/disastrous-floods-in-colombia-reignite-debate-over-hydroelectric-dam/ | ||
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The promise and perils of the 1995 Mekong River Agreement (commentary) 10 Mar 2026 09:52:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/the-promise-and-perils-of-the-1995-mekong-river-agreement-commentary/ | ||
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Cambodian market survey a snapshot of a resilient — but stressed — Mekong 10 Mar 2026 01:59:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/cambodian-market-survey-a-snapshot-of-a-resilient-but-stressed-mekong/ | ||
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Amazon villages build autonomous energy systems after mega-dam failed pledges 18 Feb 2026 19:22:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amazon-villages-build-autonomous-energy-systems-after-mega-dam-failed-pledges/ | ||
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Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety 06 Feb 2026 06:30:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/ethiopias-renaissance-mega-dam-fuels-energy-hopes-and-regional-anxiety/ | ||
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A dam threatens Nepal’s Indigenous community; they want it on the ballot 04 Feb 2026 20:17:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/a-dam-threatens-nepals-indigenous-community-they-want-it-on-the-ballot/ | ||
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Fish deformities expose ‘collapse’ of Xingu River’s pulse after construction of Belo Monte Dam 31 Dec 2025 09:43:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/fish-deformities-expose-collapse-of-xingu-rivers-pulse-after-construction-of-belo-monte-dam/ | ||
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Amazon fishers help scientists map dam harms to Madeira River stocks 29 Dec 2025 14:05:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/amazon-fishers-help-scientists-map-dam-harms-to-madeira-river-stocks/ | ||
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The first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam now takes on the climate crisis 22 Dec 2025 10:19:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-first-amphibian-to-halt-a-hydroelectric-dam-now-takes-on-the-climate-crisis/ | ||
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New riverside lake in Nepal wins hearts, but faces government opposition 28 Nov 2025 16:26:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/new-riverside-lake-in-nepal-wins-hearts-but-faces-government-opposition/ | ||
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Lesotho communities allege greenwashing by project transferring water to South Africa 21 Nov 2025 17:31:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lesotho-communities-allege-greenwashing-by-project-transferring-water-to-south-africa/ | ||
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Cameroon inaugurates controversial dam despite local dissent 10 Oct 2025 14:31:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/cameroon-inaugurates-controversial-dam-despite-local-dissent/ | ||
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Turning a stream into a river: Inside India’s Yettinaholé diversion project 02 Oct 2025 16:49:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/turning-a-stream-into-a-river-inside-indias-yettinahole-diversion-project/ | ||
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Hope for the iconic Yangtze sturgeon (cartoon) 29 Sep 2025 10:37:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2025/09/hope-for-the-iconic-yangtze-sturgeon-cartoon/ | ||
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Cambodian irrigation dam construction threatens riverine communities in the Cardamoms 10 Sep 2025 03:23:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/cambodian-irrigation-dam-construction-threatens-riverine-communities-in-the-cardamoms/ | ||
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Shrinking Mekong megafish underlines risks to the river, study finds 26 Aug 2025 14:16:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/shrinking-mekong-megafish-underlines-risks-to-the-river-study-finds/ | ||
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Development banks under fire for backing disputed Nepal hydropower project 22 Aug 2025 00:14:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/development-banks-under-fire-for-backing-disputed-nepal-hydropower-project/ | ||
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Asia’s longest free-flowing river faces threats of dams and diversions 06 Aug 2025 13:49:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/asias-longest-free-flowing-river-faces-threats-of-dams-and-diversions/ | ||
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Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon 15 Jul 2025 15:26:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/native-american-teens-kayak-major-us-river-to-celebrate-removal-of-dams-and-return-of-salmon/ | ||
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Specter of dams and diversion looms over Southeast Asia’s Salween River 19 Jun 2025 03:48:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/specter-of-dams-and-diversion-looms-over-southeast-asias-salween-river/ | ||
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World Bank to finance controversial DRC hydropower project, concerns remain 11 Jun 2025 11:17:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/world-bank-to-finance-controversial-drc-hydropower-project-concerns-remain/ | ||
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In Nepal, northernmost sighting of Eurasian otter raises hope, concerns 07 Jun 2025 00:42:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-nepal-northernmost-sighting-of-eurasian-otter-raises-hope-concerns/ | ||
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Study shows Vietnam’s ethnic communities’ grapple with hydropower plant impacts 05 Jun 2025 08:17:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/study-shows-vietnams-ethnic-communities-grapple-with-hydropower-plant-impacts/ | ||
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Report urges stricter mining standards to manage climate and social impacts 09 May 2025 13:30:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/report-urges-stricter-mining-standards-to-manage-climate-and-social-impacts/ | ||
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Gold rush moves closer to Amazon’s second-tallest tree 01 May 2025 14:47:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/gold-rush-moves-closer-to-amazons-second-tallest-tree/ | ||
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Vital Mekong fish corridors tracked for first time, but funding cuts threaten future research 18 Apr 2025 20:30:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/vital-mekong-fish-corridors-tracked-for-first-time-but-funding-cuts-threaten-future-research/ | ||
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How Mexican fishers are protecting an endemic oyster — and its ecosystem 17 Apr 2025 12:06:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-mexican-fishers-are-protecting-an-endemic-oyster-and-its-ecosystem/ | ||
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‘Heart of Borneo’ dams raze Indigenous forests for Indonesia green energy drive 14 Apr 2025 02:58:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/heart-of-borneo-dams-raze-indigenous-forests-for-indonesia-green-energy-drive/ | ||
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New dam approval in Cambodia raises concerns about REDD+ projects 27 Mar 2025 14:28:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/new-dam-approval-in-cambodia-raises-concerns-about-redd-projects/ | ||
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Drowned lands and poisoned waters threaten Peru’s campesinos and their livestock 25 Mar 2025 15:19:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/drowned-lands-and-poisoned-waters-threaten-perus-campesinos-and-their-livestock/ | ||
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New dams call into question Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects 19 Mar 2025 06:53:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/new-dams-call-into-question-cambodias-commitment-to-redd-projects/ | ||
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In remote Philippine villages, micro-hydro alternatives power Indigenous homes 27 Feb 2025 23:05:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/in-remote-philippine-villages-micro-hydro-alternatives-power-indigenous-homes/ | ||
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Seeking the ‘humanity–wetland’ balance: Interview with Zimbabwean activist Jimmy Mahachi 02 Feb 2025 14:08:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/seeking-the-humanity-wetland-balance-interview-with-zimbabwean-activist-jimmy-mahachi/ | ||
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Explosive ‘bomb cyclone’ pummels Europe, hitting UK hardest 28 Jan 2025 14:14:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/explosive-bomb-cyclone-pummels-europe-hitting-uk-hardest/ | ||
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Vested interests and social tribes in the Pan Amazon 16 Jan 2025 11:58:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/vested-interests-and-social-tribes-in-the-pan-amazon/ | ||
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Still no sweet spot in 2024 for Nepal in balancing conservation & development 27 Dec 2024 04:04:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/still-no-sweet-spot-in-2024-for-nepal-in-balancing-conservation-development/ | ||
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Thai citizens protest plans for Mekong dam amid transboundary concerns 10 Dec 2024 01:34:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/thai-citizens-protest-plans-for-mekong-dam-amid-transboundary-concerns/ | ||
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Dam displaces farmers as drought parches Indonesia’s Flores Island 19 Nov 2024 06:09:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/troubled-water-displaces-indigenous-society-as-drought-parches-eastern-indonesia/ | ||
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Dam terrorism: How mining companies in Brazil scare residents into relocating 24 Oct 2024 07:50:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/dam-terrorism-how-mining-companies-in-brazil-scare-residents-into-relocating/ | ||
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Largest dam removal ever, driven by Tribes, kicks off Klamath River recovery 17 Oct 2024 20:33:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/largest-dam-removal-ever-driven-by-tribes-kicks-off-klamath-river-recovery/ | ||
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Despite court ruling, Yaqui water rights abuses ignored 10 Oct 2024 18:50:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/despite-court-ruling-yaqui-water-rights-abuses-ignored/ | ||
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Record-breaking floods in northern Thailand intensify scrutiny of Mekong dam project 24 Sep 2024 11:26:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/record-breaking-floods-in-northern-thailand-intensify-scrutiny-of-mekong-dam-project/ | ||
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Philippines hydro boom rips Indigenous communities 18 Sep 2024 05:31:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/philippines-hydro-boom-rips-indigenous-communities/ | ||
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Malaysian court shuts down hydroelectric dam project on Indigenous land 12 Sep 2024 19:31:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/malaysian-court-shuts-down-hydroelectric-dam-project-on-indigenous-land/ | ||
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Reporting confirms alleged Indigenous rights violations in Nepal hydropower project 12 Aug 2024 06:00:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/reporting-confirms-alleged-indigenous-rights-violations-in-nepal-hydropower-project/ | ||
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Hydropower dams threaten fishing communities on the Amazon 31 Jul 2024 16:55:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/video/2024/07/hydropower-dams-threaten-fishing-communities-on-the-amazon/ | ||
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A tribe once declared ‘extinct’ helps reintroduce salmon to the Columbia River 30 Jul 2024 15:22:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/a-tribe-once-declared-extinct-help-reintroduce-salmon-to-the-columbia-river/ | ||
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On heavily dammed Mekong, tracking study tries to find where the fish are going 24 Jul 2024 20:23:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/on-heavily-dammed-mekong-tracking-study-tries-to-find-where-the-fish-are-going/ | ||
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