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As miner quells protests in Ecuador, Canadian firms’ rights record faces scrutiny
15 May 2024 16:02:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/as-miner-quells-protests-in-ecuador-canadian-firms-rights-record-faces-scrutiny/
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Will a billionaire bankroll biodiversity? CBD Decision 15/9 as potential ‘goldmine’ (commentary)
14 May 2024 23:27:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/will-a-billionaire-bankroll-biodiversity-cbd-decision-15-9-as-potential-goldmine-commentary/
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Bangladesh island’s switch from solar power to fossil fuels threatens birds
14 May 2024 11:04:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/bangladesh-islands-switch-from-solar-power-to-fossil-fuels-threatens-birds/
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From polling stations to weather stations, the heat is on in India (commentary)
09 May 2024 04:00:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/from-polling-stations-to-weather-stations-the-heat-is-on-in-india-commentary/
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Rights groups call for greater public input in ASEAN environmental rights framework
08 May 2024 14:11:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/rights-groups-call-for-greater-public-input-in-asean-environmental-rights-framework/
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Is the extractive sector really favorable for the Pan Amazon’s economy?
08 May 2024 14:00:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/is-the-extractive-sector-really-favorable-for-the-pan-amazons-economy/
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In a Himalayan Eden, a road project promises opportunity, but also loss
08 May 2024 10:00:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/in-a-himalayan-eden-a-road-project-promises-opportunity-but-also-loss/
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Apologies aren’t enough, Indigenous people say of Brazil dictatorship’s crimes
30 Apr 2024 17:00:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/apologies-arent-enough-indigenous-people-say-of-brazil-dictatorships-crimes/
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EU law to reduce deforestation is on a knife’s edge, will leaders act? (commentary)
25 Apr 2024 14:41:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/eu-law-to-reduce-deforestation-is-on-a-knifes-edge-will-leaders-act-commentary/
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Uttarakhand limits agricultural land sales amid protests & tourism development
22 Apr 2024 18:14:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/uttarakhand-limits-agricultural-land-sales-amid-protests-tourism-development/
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Mexico’s avocado industry harms monarch butterflies, will U.S. officials act? (commentary)
22 Apr 2024 14:15:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/mexicos-avocado-industry-harms-monarch-butterflies-but-will-u-s-officials-act-commentary/
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Deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon fall to a 5-year low
18 Apr 2024 22:36:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/deforestation-alerts-in-the-brazilian-amazon-fall-to-a-5-year-low/
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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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It will take 880 years to achieve UN ocean conservation goals, at this rate (commentary)
15 Apr 2024 16:33:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/it-will-take-880-years-to-achieve-un-ocean-conservation-goals-at-this-rate-commentary/
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Mato Grosso shelves environmental license application for Amazon dam
04 Apr 2024 11:15:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/mato-grosso-shelves-environmental-license-application-for-amazon-dam/
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Land tenure lesson from Laos for forest carbon projects (commentary)
02 Apr 2024 15:29:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/land-tenure-lesson-from-laos-for-forest-carbon-projects-commentary/
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Expediting environmental policy: Interview with Bangladesh minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury
29 Mar 2024 07:09:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/expediting-environmental-policy-interview-with-bangladesh-minister-saber-hossain-chowdhury/
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Agribusiness bill moves to block grassland protections in Brazilian biomes
28 Mar 2024 15:23:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/agribusiness-bill-moves-to-block-grassland-protections-in-brazilian-biomes/
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In Nepal, environmental advocates fend off ‘anti-development’ smear
25 Mar 2024 12:31:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/in-nepal-environmental-advocates-fend-off-anti-development-smear/
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Impunity for Cambodia’s exotic pet owners as trade outpaces legislation
07 Mar 2024 03:00:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/impunity-for-cambodias-exotic-pet-owners-as-trade-outpaces-legislation/
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Sumatra firefighters on alert as burning heralds start of Riau dry season
06 Mar 2024 16:55:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/sumatra-firefighters-on-alert-as-burning-heralds-start-of-riau-dry-season/
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Forest and climate scientists fear Biden delay on mature forest protection
05 Mar 2024 14:51:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/forest-and-climate-scientists-fear-biden-delay-on-mature-forest-protection/
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Sumatra community faces up to ‘plasma’ disappointment after palm oil policy shift
04 Mar 2024 23:35:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/sumatra-community-faces-up-to-plasma-disappointment-after-palm-oil-policy-shift/
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As lightning strike fatalities increase, Bangladesh still has no reliable preventive measures
01 Mar 2024 05:31:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/as-lightning-strike-fatalities-increase-bangladesh-still-has-no-reliable-preventive-measures/
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New precedent as Afro-Brazilian quilombo community wins historic land claim
29 Feb 2024 16:08:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/new-precedent-as-afro-brazilian-quilombo-community-wins-historic-land-claim/
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Not waiting for the government, Myanmar’s Karen people register their own lands
26 Feb 2024 21:38:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/not-waiting-for-the-government-myanmars-karen-people-register-their-own-lands/
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Landslide in Philippines mining town kills nearly 100, prompts calls for action
21 Feb 2024 16:26:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/landslide-in-philippines-mining-town-kills-nearly-100-prompts-calls-for-action/
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In Cambodia, an official’s cashew factory churns out timber from a protected forest
20 Feb 2024 02:11:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/in-cambodia-an-officials-cashew-factory-churns-out-timber-from-a-protected-forest/
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Postponement of century-old Indian Science Congress sparks controversy
15 Feb 2024 02:30:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/postponement-of-century-old-indian-science-congress-sparks-controversy/
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Risky development in Uttarakhand: Interview with environmentalist Ravi Chopra
13 Feb 2024 01:48:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/risky-development-in-uttarakhand-interview-with-environmentalist-ravi-chopra/
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Brazil’s environmental David fights Congress’s agribusiness Goliath: Interview with Nilto Tatto
09 Feb 2024 10:10:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/brazils-environmental-david-fights-congresss-agribusiness-goliath-interview-with-nilto-tatto/
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Amazon catfish must be protected by the Convention on Migratory Species COP-14 (commentary)
08 Feb 2024 17:30:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/amazon-catfish-must-be-protected-by-the-convention-on-migratory-species-cop-14-commentary/
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‘Healthy humans without a healthy planet is a logical fallacy’: Interview with Dr. Sakib Burza
06 Feb 2024 16:49:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/healthy-humans-without-a-healthy-planet-is-a-logical-fallacy-interview-with-dr-sakib-burza/
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Critics push for more transparency at RFMOs that govern high seas fishing
31 Jan 2024 17:09:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/critics-push-for-more-transparency-at-rfmos-that-govern-high-seas-fishing/
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Mexico announces 20 new protected areas despite budget cuts
25 Jan 2024 20:39:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/mexico-announces-20-new-protected-areas-despite-budget-cuts/
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Sanctioned timber baron wins new mining concessions in Cambodia’s Prey Lang
23 Jan 2024 02:06:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/sanctioned-timber-baron-wins-new-mining-concessions-in-cambodias-prey-lang/
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Guyana Amerindian communities fear Venezuela’s move to annex oil-rich region
17 Jan 2024 20:04:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/guyana-amerindian-communities-fear-venezuelas-move-to-annex-oil-rich-region/
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Outcry over deforestation as Suriname’s agriculture plans come to light
17 Jan 2024 18:58:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/outcry-over-deforestation-as-surinames-agriculture-plans-come-to-light/
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Spain sanctions fishing vessels for illegally ‘going dark’ near Argentine waters
11 Jan 2024 11:31:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/spain-sanctions-fishing-vessels-for-illegally-going-dark-near-argentine-waters/
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Sumatra coffee farmers brew natural fertilizer as inflation bites
04 Jan 2024 02:57:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/sumatra-coffee-farmers-brew-natural-fertilizer-as-inflation-bites/
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Shrinking civil space and persistent logging: 2023 in review in Southeast Asia
28 Dec 2023 14:40:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/shrinking-civil-space-and-persistent-logging-2023-in-review-in-southeast-asia/
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Reports allege abuses by Glencore in Peru and Colombia, and the banks funding them
27 Dec 2023 16:28:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/reports-allege-abuses-by-glencore-in-peru-and-colombia-and-the-banks-funding-them/
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Conservationists in Nepal say government must step up in coming years
26 Dec 2023 13:36:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/conservationists-in-nepal-say-government-must-step-up-in-coming-years/
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Violent evictions are latest ordeal for Kenya’s Ogiek seeking land rights
20 Dec 2023 16:16:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/violent-evictions-are-latest-ordeal-for-kenyas-ogiek-seeking-land-rights/
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New dams in Cambodia pit ‘green’ hydropower against REDD+ project
20 Dec 2023 08:02:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/new-dams-in-cambodia-pit-green-hydropower-against-redd-project/
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‘The police are watching’: In Mekong countries, eco defenders face rising risks
18 Dec 2023 18:14:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/the-police-are-watching-in-mekong-countries-eco-defenders-face-rising-risks/
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Suriname preparing to clear Amazon for agriculture, documents suggest
14 Dec 2023 08:00:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/suriname-preparing-to-clear-amazon-for-agriculture-documents-suggest/
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Germany signals boost in support for Brazil through Amazon Fund
01 Dec 2023 10:20:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/germany-signals-boost-in-support-for-brazil-through-amazon-fund/
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Glencore’s coal expansion plans face shareholder and Indigenous opposition
17 Nov 2023 02:33:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/glencores-coal-expansion-plans-face-shareholder-and-indigenous-opposition/
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Indigenous farmers’ hard work protects a Philippine hotspot, but goes overlooked
16 Nov 2023 15:49:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/indigenous-farmers-hard-work-protects-a-philippine-hotspot-but-goes-overlooked/
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Colombian wind farm end-of-life raises circularity and Indigenous questions
09 Nov 2023 14:10:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/colombian-wind-farm-end-of-life-raises-circularity-and-indigenous-questions/
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Abandoned oil mess still plagues communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon
06 Nov 2023 10:31:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/abandoned-oil-mess-still-plagues-communities-in-the-ecuadorian-amazon/
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Ahead of COP28, pope spurs policymakers, faith leaders to push climate action
30 Oct 2023 15:11:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/ahead-of-cop28-pope-spurs-policymakers-faith-leaders-to-push-climate-action/
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Oil firm Perenco eyes new blocks in DRC amid criticism of its track record
24 Oct 2023 09:27:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/oil-firm-perenco-eyes-new-blocks-in-drc-amid-criticism-of-its-track-record/
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Mine in ‘world cobalt capital’ displaces locals and monks under questionable circumstances
23 Oct 2023 16:42:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/mine-in-world-cobalt-capital-displaces-locals-and-monks-under-questionable-circumstances/
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Ken Burns discusses heartbreak & hope of ‘The American Buffalo,’ his new documentary
03 Oct 2023 17:30:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/ken-burns-discusses-hope-heartbreak-of-the-american-buffalo-his-new-documentary/
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Indigenous community fighting a mine in Palawan wins a milestone legal verdict
25 Sep 2023 19:50:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/indigenous-community-fighting-a-mine-in-palawan-win-a-milestone-legal-verdict/
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São Paulo Indigenous community pins its territorial hopes on a new village
20 Sep 2023 19:09:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/sao-paulo-indigenous-community-pins-its-territorial-hopes-on-a-new-village/
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New concession in Botum Sakor National Park handed to Cambodia’s Royal Group
22 Aug 2023 19:10:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/new-concession-in-botum-sakor-national-park-handed-to-cambodias-royal-group/
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From grassroots to government, Singapore takes lead in tackling e-waste
21 Aug 2023 15:08:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/from-grassroots-to-government-singapore-takes-lead-in-tackling-e-waste/
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