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Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon
04 Apr 2025 19:32:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/palm-oil-company-uses-armed-forces-tear-gas-against-protesting-villagers-in-cameroon/
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New allegations of abuse against oil palm giant Socfin in Cameroon
24 Mar 2025 14:42:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/new-allegations-of-abuse-against-oil-palm-giant-socfin-in-cameroon/
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Global South’s urban poor burn plastic as fuel, researchers say
03 Mar 2025 20:21:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/global-souths-urban-poor-burn-plastic-as-fuel-researchers-say/
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Coffee companies are readier for the EUDR than they claim (commentary)
25 Feb 2025 11:13:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/coffee-companies-are-readier-for-the-eudr-than-they-claim-commentary/
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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes
17 Feb 2025 18:32:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/amid-bombs-and-chaos-gomas-displaced-residents-share-their-fears-and-hopes/
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
14 Feb 2025 17:02:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/in-eastern-drc-the-history-of-conflicts-is-fueled-by-new-factors/
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In the Pan Amazon, inequality and informality fuel informal economies
23 Jan 2025 18:00:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/in-the-pan-amazon-inequality-and-informality-fuel-informal-economies/
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Climate change forces Jakarta fishing families to marry off young daughters
23 Dec 2024 03:56:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/climate-change-forces-jakarta-fishing-families-to-marry-off-young-daughters/
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In the battle against plastic pollution, Asia’s informal workers are critical allies (commentary)
02 Oct 2024 17:14:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/in-the-battle-against-plastic-pollution-asias-informal-workers-are-critical-allies-commentary/
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Global ‘Slow Food’ movement embraces agroecology (commentary)
24 Sep 2024 19:06:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/global-slow-food-movement-embraces-and-advances-agroecology-commentary/
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A one-time illegal logger grows back a forest for his people in Sumatra
30 Aug 2024 14:34:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/in-sumatra-a-one-time-illegal-logger-grows-back-a-forest-for-his-people/
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Sundarbans fisherfolk are battered by cyclones amid fishing bans
15 Jul 2024 10:37:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/sundarbans-fisherfolk-are-battered-by-cyclones-amid-fishing-bans/
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Can Vietnam’s forests survive the spread of acacia and eucalyptus plantations? (commentary)
04 Jun 2024 18:31:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/can-vietnams-forests-survive-the-spread-of-acacia-and-eucalyptus-plantations-commentary/
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Fishers left with no land, no fish, in fire sale of Cambodian coast
04 Jun 2024 09:18:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/fishers-left-with-no-land-no-fish-in-fire-sale-of-cambodian-coast/
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As catches fall, Sierra Leone’s artisanal fishers turn to destructive practices
27 May 2024 12:00:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/as-catches-fall-sierra-leones-artisanal-fishers-turn-to-destructive-practices/
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Fishing by dodgy fleets hurts economies, jobs in developing countries: Report
26 Apr 2024 13:13:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/fishing-by-dodgy-fleets-hurts-economies-jobs-in-developing-countries-report/
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Research links deforestation in Cambodia to stunting in kids, anemia in women
11 Apr 2024 17:11:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/research-links-deforestation-in-cambodia-to-stunting-in-kids-anemia-in-women/
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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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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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As climate disasters claim their children, Bangladeshi mothers seek safety in bigger families
16 Feb 2024 11:23:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/as-climate-disasters-claim-their-children-bangladeshi-mothers-seek-safety-in-bigger-families/
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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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Cambodia’s Indigenous communities renounce communal land titles for microloans
31 Jan 2024 17:47:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/cambodias-indigenous-communities-renounce-communal-land-titles-for-microloans/
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Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
01 Dec 2023 03:55:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/poverty-and-plantations-nigerian-reserve-struggles-against-the-odds/
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‘It’s a real mess’: Mining and deforestation threaten unparalleled DRC wildlife haven
13 Oct 2023 01:41:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/its-a-real-mess-mining-and-deforestation-threaten-unparalleled-drc-wildlife-haven/
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Kenya’s Lake Victoria floods leave orphaned children to run their households
12 Oct 2023 04:00:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/kenyas-lake-victoria-floods-leave-orphaned-children-to-run-their-households/
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Cut down once again: Uncontrolled logging puts new Sahel reforestation projects at risk
06 Oct 2023 07:00:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/cut-down-once-again-uncontrolled-logging-puts-new-sahel-reforestation-projects-at-risk/
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On Jakarta’s vanishing shoreline, climate change seen abetting child marriages
28 Sep 2023 08:08:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/on-jakartas-vanishing-shoreline-climate-change-seen-abetting-child-marriages/
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Elephants invade as habitat loss soars in Nigerian forest reserve
21 Aug 2023 21:33:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/elephants-invade-as-habitat-loss-soars-in-nigerian-forest-reserve/
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A just energy transition requires better governance & equity in the DRC
19 Jul 2023 21:05:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/07/a-just-energy-transition-requires-better-governance-equity-in-the-drc/
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West African fishers strike for fair wages and ‘respect’ on EU-owned vessels
18 Jul 2023 14:55:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/west-african-fishers-strike-for-fair-wages-and-respect-on-eu-owned-vessels/
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Can community payments with no strings attached benefit biodiversity?
13 Jun 2023 13:26:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/can-community-payments-with-no-strings-attached-benefit-biodiversity/
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For urban poor in Global South, nature-based solutions have always been a way to get by
08 Jun 2023 15:59:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/for-urban-poor-in-global-south-nature-based-solutions-have-always-been-a-way-to-get-by/
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Fish deaths near Rio Tinto mine in Madagascar dredge up community grievances
16 May 2023 10:19:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/fish-deaths-near-rio-tinto-mine-in-madagascar-dredge-up-community-grievances/
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It’s time to embrace community-led conservation vs. the colonial kind (commentary)
15 May 2023 19:54:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/its-time-to-embrace-community-led-conservation-vs-the-colonial-kind-commentary/
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Rio Tinto must repair the damage caused by their Madagascar mine (commentary)
28 Apr 2023 13:33:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/rio-tinto-must-repair-the-damage-caused-by-their-madagascar-mine-commentary/
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Mongabay Explores the Congo Basin: The ‘heart of the world’ is at a turning point
25 Apr 2023 18:49:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/04/mongabay-explores-the-congo-basin-the-heart-of-the-world-is-at-a-turning-point/
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‘During droughts, pivot to agroecology’: Q&A with soil expert at the World Agroforestry Centre
28 Feb 2023 20:17:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/during-droughts-pivot-to-agroecology-qa-with-soil-expert-at-the-world-agroforestry-centre/
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Herders turn to fishing in the desert amid severe drought, putting pressure on fish population
28 Feb 2023 19:17:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/herders-turn-to-fishing-in-the-desert-amid-drought-putting-pressure-on-fish-population/
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Changing circumstances turn ‘sustainable communities’ into deforestation drivers: Study
01 Feb 2023 22:59:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/changing-circumstances-turn-sustainable-communities-into-deforestation-drivers-study/
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Chile’s denial of Dominga port project is a just energy transition victory and lesson (commentary)
24 Jan 2023 20:52:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/chiles-denial-of-dominga-port-project-is-a-just-energy-transition-victory-and-lesson-commentary/
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A Philippine resin trade proves sustainable for forests, but not tappers
30 Nov 2022 16:44:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/a-philippine-resin-trade-proves-sustainable-for-forests-but-not-tappers/
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Saving the economically important hilsa fish comes at a cost to Bangladesh fishers
28 Oct 2022 09:08:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/saving-the-economically-important-hilsa-fish-comes-at-a-cost-to-bangladesh-fishers/
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Broken houses and promises: residents still in poverty near massive diamond project
24 Oct 2022 23:29:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/broken-houses-and-promises-residents-still-in-poverty-near-massive-diamond-project/
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Mangrove restorers in Haiti bet on resilience amid rising violence
29 Sep 2022 23:00:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/mangrove-restorers-in-haiti-bet-on-resilience-amid-rising-violence/
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Haiti: An island nation whose environmental troubles only begin with water
28 Sep 2022 15:06:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/haiti-an-island-nation-whose-environmental-troubles-only-begin-with-water/
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‘Viable, just & necessary’: Agroecology is a movement in Brazil
13 Sep 2022 17:31:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/viable-just-necessary-agroecology-is-a-movement-in-brazil/
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For lightning-prone communities in Bangladesh, new warning system may not be enough
09 Sep 2022 06:46:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/for-lightning-prone-communities-in-bangladesh-new-warning-system-may-not-be-enough/
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Human pressures strain Lake Tanganyika’s biodiversity and water quality
09 Sep 2022 01:04:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/human-pressures-strain-lake-tanganyikas-biodiversity-and-water-quality/
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The Western Indian Ocean lost 4% of its mangroves in 24 years, report finds
07 Sep 2022 23:56:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/the-western-indian-ocean-lost-4-of-its-mangroves-in-24-years-report-finds/
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On the frontlines of drought, communities in Mexico strive to save every drop of water
06 Sep 2022 16:05:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/on-the-frontlines-of-drought-communities-in-mexico-strive-to-save-every-drop-of-water/
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Niger Delta mangroves in ‘grave danger’ from oil spills, poverty, invasive species
22 Aug 2022 20:19:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/niger-delta-mangroves-in-grave-danger-from-oil-spills-extraction-invasive-species/
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How a rare Colombian flower cultivated with Indigenous know-how is changing lives
18 Aug 2022 17:55:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/how-a-rare-colombian-flower-cultivated-with-indigenous-know-how-is-changing-lives/
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As their land and water turns saline, Kenyan communities take on salt firms
18 Aug 2022 11:39:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/as-their-land-and-water-turns-saline-kenyan-communities-take-on-salt-firms/
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Let it grow: Q&A with reforestation and land restoration visionary Tony Rinaudo
17 Aug 2022 20:33:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/let-it-grow-qa-with-reforestation-and-land-restoration-visionary-tony-rinaudo/
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In Sumatra, rising seas and sinking land spell hard times for fishers
16 Aug 2022 00:54:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/in-sumatra-rising-seas-and-sinking-land-spell-hard-times-for-fishers/
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Farmer-to-farmer agroecology: Q&A with Chukki Nanjundaswamy of Amrita Bhoomi Learning Centre
03 Aug 2022 16:17:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/farmer-to-farmer-agroecology-qa-with-chukki-nanjundaswamy-of-amrita-bhoomi-learning-centre/
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For women on Bangladesh’s coast, rising seas pose a reproductive health dilemma
08 Jul 2022 13:49:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/for-women-on-bangladeshs-coast-rising-seas-pose-a-reproductive-health-dilemma/
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Return to agroforestry empowers women in Nepal
08 Jul 2022 03:52:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/return-to-agroforestry-empowers-women-in-nepal/
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Does citizen ownership of natural resources hold the key to realizing deforestation commitments? (commentary)
06 Jun 2022 20:51:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/does-citizen-ownership-of-natural-resources-hold-the-key-to-realizing-deforestation-commitments-commentary/
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In Sierra Leone, local fishers and foreign trawlers battle for their catch
24 May 2022 13:12:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/in-sierra-leone-local-fishers-and-foreign-trawlers-battle-for-their-catch/
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