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Malawi’s solar boom is leaving a toxic legacy of lead waste
20 Feb 2026 09:03:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/malawis-solar-boom-is-leaving-a-toxic-legacy-of-lead-waste/
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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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Seagrass restoration in Malaysia finds multi-species approach boosts recovery
04 Feb 2026 11:43:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/seagrass-restoration-in-malaysia-finds-multi-species-approach-boosts-recovery/
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Data show oil and gas blocks cover one-fourth of Ecuador, mostly in the Amazon
29 Jan 2026 17:47:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/data-show-oil-and-gas-blocks-cover-one-fourth-of-ecuador-mostly-in-the-amazon/
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World Bank watchdog looks into Nepal cable car project amid Indigenous outcry
23 Jan 2026 05:35:44 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/world-bank-watchdog-looks-into-nepal-cable-car-project-amid-indigenous-outcry/
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From south to north, Sri Lanka’s cricket dreams undermine fragile ecosystems
19 Jan 2026 13:51:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/from-south-to-north-sri-lankas-cricket-dreams-undermine-fragile-ecosystems/
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Flores’ geothermal ambitions collide with justice, culture & local resistance
16 Jan 2026 08:50:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/flores-geothermal-ambitions-collide-with-justice-culture-local-resistance/
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Hopes and fears as Guinea exports iron ore from Simandou mines
16 Jan 2026 08:30:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/hopes-and-fears-as-guinea-exports-iron-ore-from-simandou-mines/
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Turning the Amazon’s toxic gold mine waste liability into economic opportunity (analysis)
13 Jan 2026 19:13:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/formalizing-amazon-gold-mining-can-transform-a-toxic-liability-into-an-economic-opportunity-analysis/
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Helping Cape Town’s toads cross the road: Interview with Andrew Turner
08 Jan 2026 19:48:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/helping-cape-towns-toads-cross-the-road-interview-with-andrew-turner/
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Indonesia closes 2025 with rising disasters and stalled environmental reform
30 Dec 2025 22:23:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesia-closes-2025-with-rising-disasters-and-stalled-environmental-reform/
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Fishing ‘modernization’ leaves Tanzania’s small-scale crews struggling to stay afloat
30 Dec 2025 00:15:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/fishing-modernization-leaves-tanzanias-small-scale-crews-struggling-to-stay-afloat/
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Fights against development projects marks 2025 for Nepal’s Indigenous people
29 Dec 2025 10:22:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/fights-against-development-projects-marks-2025-for-nepals-indigenous-people/
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Photos: Tourism ambitions clash with local livelihoods on Indonesia’s Lombok Island
23 Dec 2025 15:45:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/photos-tourism-ambitions-clash-with-local-livelihoods-on-indonesias-lombok-island/
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Costa Rica’s ‘shocking’ wildlife crisis: Nation must move to prevent animal electrocution (commentary)
17 Dec 2025 21:03:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/costa-ricas-shocking-wildlife-crisis-nation-must-move-to-prevent-animal-electrocution-commentary/
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Nepal Indigenous leaders refile writ petition against hydropower project
12 Dec 2025 19:55:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/nepal-indigenous-leaders-refile-writ-petition-against-hydropower-project/
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Nepal’s cities must plan for resilience and inclusion for the future & nature (commentary)
11 Dec 2025 14:48:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/nepals-cities-must-plan-for-resilience-and-inclusion-for-the-future-nature-commentary/
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As agroforestry declines in Indonesia’s Flores, a traditional ecological lexicon fades with it
28 Nov 2025 15:44:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/as-agroforestry-declines-in-indonesias-flores-a-traditional-ecological-lexicon-fades-with-it/
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Conservation can emphasize human well-being to navigate its current funding crisis (commentary)
24 Nov 2025 19:20:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/conservation-can-emphasize-human-well-being-to-navigate-its-current-funding-crisis-commentary/
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With military backing and oligarch allies, Indonesia pushes controversial food estate
19 Nov 2025 12:54:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/with-military-backing-and-oligarch-allies-indonesia-pushes-controversial-food-estate/
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Top ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin’s COP30 reflections on Amazon conservation (analysis)
17 Nov 2025 21:45:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/top-ethnobotanist-mark-plotkins-cop30-reflections-on-amazon-conservation-analysis/
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Strategic ignorance, climate change and Amazonia (commentary)
13 Nov 2025 20:51:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/strategic-ignorance-climate-change-and-amazonia-commentary/
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No, Bill Gates, we don’t have to choose between people & planet (commentary)
06 Nov 2025 16:12:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/no-bill-gates-we-dont-have-to-choose-between-people-planet-commentary/
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New arrangements should preserve Nairobi’s much-loved Karura Forest
04 Nov 2025 10:42:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/new-arrangements-should-preserve-nairobis-much-loved-karura-forest/
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In Malawi, a rural community shines bright with 100% solar power milestone
30 Oct 2025 12:04:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-malawi-a-rural-community-shines-bright-with-100-solar-power-milestone/
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Ousted Nepal gov’t cleared easier path for controversial cable cars, documents show
29 Oct 2025 06:50:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/ousted-nepal-govt-cleared-easier-path-for-controversial-cable-cars-documents-show/
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Report urges full protection of world’s 196 uncontacted Indigenous peoples
27 Oct 2025 14:22:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/report-urges-full-protection-of-worlds-196-uncontacted-indigenous-peoples/
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AI system eavesdrops on elephants to prevent deadly encounters in India
23 Oct 2025 15:35:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/ai-system-eavesdrops-on-elephants-to-prevent-deadly-encounters-in-india/
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Zanzibar must act to conserve its natural & cultural heritage for the future (commentary)
22 Oct 2025 14:46:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/zanzibar-must-act-to-conserve-its-natural-cultural-heritage-for-the-future-commentary/
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In Nepal’s hills, a fight brews over the country’s biggest iron deposit
17 Oct 2025 08:36:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-nepals-hills-a-fight-brews-over-the-countrys-biggest-iron-deposit/
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Benin puts solar power at the heart of its energy policy
16 Oct 2025 11:03:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/benin-puts-solar-power-at-the-heart-of-its-energy-policy/
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Linking biodiversity protection with community development in an era of crisis (commentary)
10 Oct 2025 12:52:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rethinking-conservation-in-an-era-of-crisis-commentary/
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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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Egyptian activists rally to halt hotel project at pristine protected beach
30 Sep 2025 07:16:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/egyptian-activists-rally-to-halt-hotel-project-at-pristine-protected-beach/
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New deal pushes Amazon’s controversial ‘tipping point road’ ahead
29 Sep 2025 14:55:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/new-deal-pushes-amazons-controversial-tipping-point-road-ahead/
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In Argentina, lithium exploration proceeds amid community disputes
10 Sep 2025 16:41:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/in-argentina-lithium-exploration-proceeds-amid-community-disputes/
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Maluku coconut growers cry crisis as Indonesia land-grabs feed energy transition
10 Sep 2025 10:56:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/maluku-coconut-growers-cry-crisis-as-indonesia-land-grabs-feed-energy-transition/
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Tourism surge and climate change threaten Nepal’s Mustang
10 Sep 2025 09:13:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/tourism-surge-and-climate-change-threaten-nepals-mustang/
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Cruise industry expansion collides with Cozumel’s coral reef
30 Aug 2025 20:22:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/cruise-industry-expansion-collides-with-cozumels-coral-reef/
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Brunei built Southeast Asia’s longest bridge. What does this mean for wildlife?
29 Aug 2025 04:36:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/brunei-built-southeast-asias-longest-bridge-what-does-this-mean-for-wildlife/
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Escalation in tourism, climate change leaves Nepal’s Mustang in fragile state
22 Aug 2025 12:58:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/escalation-in-tourism-climate-change-leaves-nepals-mustang-in-fragile-state/
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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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Philippine fishers struggle as LNG ‘superhighway’ cuts through biodiversity hotspot
20 Aug 2025 16:55:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/philippine-fishers-struggle-as-lng-superhighway-cuts-through-biodiversity-hotspot/
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Air quality study of East Java waste-to-energy plant sparks dispute, health warnings
16 Aug 2025 03:31:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/air-quality-study-of-east-java-waste-to-energy-plant-sparks-dispute-health-warnings/
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Displaced and dispossessed, Cambodia’s ethnic Cham fishers struggle to survive
07 Aug 2025 20:28:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/displaced-and-dispossessed-cambodias-ethnic-cham-fishers-struggle-to-survive/
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Formalizing small-scale gold mining can reduce environmental impacts & crime (commentary)
07 Aug 2025 19:49:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/formalizing-small-scale-gold-mining-can-reduce-environmental-impacts-crime-commentary/
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Rapid development, legal changes put pressure on Vietnam’s forestland
04 Aug 2025 05:12:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/rapid-development-legal-changes-put-pressure-on-vietnams-forestland-2/
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Nepal’s hydropower developers watch closely as court nears key verdict
02 Aug 2025 06:46:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/nepals-hydropower-developers-watch-closely-as-court-nears-key-verdict/
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As gas giants move in, Philippine fishers fight for their seas and survival
29 Jul 2025 15:50:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/as-gas-giants-move-in-philippine-fishers-fight-for-their-seas-and-survival/
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Commercial space race comes with multiple planetary health risks
22 Jul 2025 13:27:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/commercial-space-race-comes-with-multiple-planetary-health-risks/
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Indonesia moves to revise sea sand export policy after court ruling
18 Jul 2025 01:26:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/indonesia-sea-sand-dredging-exports-marine-fisheries/
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In Nepal’s Pokhara, a lone rooftop vigil helps keep vultures and planes safe from harm
16 Jul 2025 12:02:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/in-nepals-pokhara-a-lone-rooftop-vigil-helps-keep-vultures-and-planes-safe-from-harm/
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Locals fear Chile’s new port project for green energy will disrupt ecosystems
11 Jul 2025 14:59:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/locals-fear-chiles-new-port-project-for-green-energy-will-disrupt-ecosystems/
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Listings of Indonesian islands renew fears of privatization for coastal communities
08 Jul 2025 12:40:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/indonesia-small-islands-sale-privatization-fishers-coastal-communities-kkp/
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With key court verdicts delayed, Nepal pushes infrastructure in protected areas
25 Jun 2025 13:28:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/with-key-court-verdicts-delayed-nepal-pushes-infrastructure-in-protected-areas/
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As a fishing port rises in Kenya, locals see threats to sea life, livelihoods
23 Jun 2025 20:26:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/as-a-fishing-port-rises-in-kenya-locals-see-threats-to-sea-life-livelihoods/
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Major coral loss in Vietnam’s first marine protected area: Study
20 Jun 2025 07:52:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/despite-protected-status-vietnams-corals-have-declined-in-20-years-study/
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In the Brazilian Amazon, decentralization can be a double-edged sword
13 Jun 2025 14:50:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-the-brazilian-amazon-decentralization-can-be-a-double-edged-sword/
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Indonesian women sustain seaweed traditions in a changing climate
10 Jun 2025 22:29:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/indonesian-women-sustain-seaweed-traditions-in-a-changing-climate/
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In Yaoundé, fecal sludge flows through ‘Caca Junction’ streets
09 Jun 2025 21:39:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-yaounde-fecal-sludge-flows-through-caca-junction-streets/
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