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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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Hydropower in doubt as climate impacts Mekong Basin water availability
21 Feb 2024 03:02:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/hydropower-in-doubt-as-climate-impacts-mekong-basin-water-availability/
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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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Mangrove crab sustainability is vital for fishers in Indonesia’s Aru Islands
31 Jan 2024 01:36:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/mangrove-crab-sustainability-is-vital-for-fishers-in-indonesias-aru-islands/
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Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
07 Dec 2023 11:18:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/thailand-tries-nature-based-water-management-to-adapt-to-climate-change/
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How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
22 Nov 2023 04:03:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/how-scientists-and-a-community-are-bringing-a-bornean-river-corridor-back-to-life/
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New study pushes for protection of one of Africa’s ‘least understood treasures’
15 Nov 2023 07:30:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/new-study-pushes-for-protection-of-one-of-africas-least-understood-treasures/
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Dam-building on Mekong poses risk to regional industries, report says
08 Nov 2023 16:00:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/dam-building-on-mekong-poses-risk-to-regional-industries-report-says/
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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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‘It gives life’: Philippine tribe fights to save a sacred river from a dam
09 May 2023 19:10:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/it-gives-life-philippine-tribe-fights-to-save-a-sacred-river-from-a-dam/
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‘Chasing giants’: Q&A with megafish biologist and author Zeb Hogan
09 May 2023 12:58:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/chasing-giants-qa-with-megafish-biologist-and-author-zeb-hogan/
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Power of traditional beliefs lies at the heart of an anti-mine campaign in PNG
17 Apr 2023 13:14:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/power-of-traditional-beliefs-lies-at-the-heart-of-an-anti-mine-campaign-in-png/
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Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams
30 Mar 2023 16:12:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/robust-river-governance-key-to-restoring-mekong-river-vitality-in-face-of-dams/
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As hydropower dams quell the Mekong’s life force, what are the costs?
29 Mar 2023 16:57:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/as-hydropower-dams-quell-the-mekongs-life-force-what-are-the-costs/
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Loss of wetlands threatens South Sumatra’s rich fish-preserving tradition
15 Mar 2023 15:12:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/wetlands-sumatra-freshwater-fish-palm-oil-plantations-degradation-conversion/
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Reciprocal Water Agreements protect millions of hectares of Bolivian forest
19 Jan 2023 15:32:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/reciprocal-water-agreements-protect-millions-of-hectares-of-bolivian-forest/
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Unsustainable fishing to be banned in Irrawaddy dolphin’s Bornean sanctuary
22 Dec 2022 17:01:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/unsustainable-fishing-to-be-banned-in-irrawaddy-dolphins-bornean-sanctuary/
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Sulawesi hydropower dam could flood important archaeological sites
14 Dec 2022 08:17:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/sulawesi-hydropower-dam-could-flood-important-archaeological-sites/
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Cambodian mega dam’s resurrection on the Mekong ‘the beginning of the end’
15 Sep 2022 03:30:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/cambodian-mega-dams-resurrection-on-the-mekong-the-beginning-of-the-end/
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Mining the Mekong: Land and livelihoods lost to Cambodia’s thirst for sand
29 Aug 2022 04:03:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/mining-the-mekong-land-and-livelihoods-lost-to-cambodias-thirst-for-sand/
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In Congo, a carbon sink like no other risks being carved up for oil
28 Jul 2022 07:46:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/in-congo-a-carbon-sink-like-no-other-risks-being-carved-up-for-oil/
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In restoring polluted rivers, Indonesia looks at restocking endemic fish
12 Jul 2022 12:16:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/in-restoring-polluted-rivers-indonesia-looks-at-restocking-endemic-fish/
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Beyond boundaries: Earth’s water cycle is being bent to breaking point
21 Jun 2022 14:34:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/beyond-boundaries-earths-water-cycle-is-being-bent-to-breaking-point/
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Giant stingray caught in Cambodia is world’s largest freshwater fish
21 Jun 2022 08:22:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/giant-stingray-caught-in-cambodia-is-worlds-largest-freshwater-fish/
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In the Mekong’s murky depths, giants abound, new expedition finds
24 May 2022 10:10:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/in-the-mekongs-murky-depths-giants-abound-new-expedition-finds/
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The world’s dams: Doing major harm but a manageable problem?
21 Apr 2022 15:43:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/the-worlds-dams-doing-major-harm-but-a-manageable-problem/
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Death of last river dolphin in Laos rings alarm bells for Mekong population
14 Apr 2022 13:25:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/death-of-last-river-dolphin-in-laos-rings-alarm-bells-for-mekong-population/
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GM fish engineered to glow in the dark are found in Brazil creeks
06 Apr 2022 07:00:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/gm-fish-engineered-to-glow-in-the-dark-are-found-in-brazil-creeks/
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Dams on Brazil’s Jamanxim River: The advancing assault on the environment and Indigenous peoples in the Tapajós basin (commentary)
29 Mar 2022 19:11:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/dams-on-brazils-jamanxim-river-the-advancing-assault-on-the-environment-and-indigenous-peoples-in-the-tapajos-basin-commentary/
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Cambodian project aims to revive flagging fish populations in Tonle Sap Lake
22 Mar 2022 10:52:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/cambodian-project-aims-to-revive-flagging-fish-populations-in-tonle-sap-lake/
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Pharmaceutical water pollution detected deep in the Brazilian Amazon
21 Mar 2022 18:16:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/pharmaceutical-water-pollution-detected-deep-in-the-brazilian-amazon/
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One fish, two fish: New goby species described from the Philippines
21 Feb 2022 14:00:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/one-fish-two-fish-new-goby-species-from-the-philippines-just-dropped/
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The past, present and future of the Congo peatlands: 10 takeaways from our series
16 Dec 2021 07:04:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-congo-peatlands-10-takeaways-from-our-series/
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Carbon and communities: The future of the Congo Basin peatlands
14 Dec 2021 06:02:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/carbon-and-communities-the-future-of-the-congo-basin-peatlands/
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In Laos, a ‘very dangerous dam’ threatens an ancient world heritage site
10 Dec 2021 05:45:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/in-laos-a-very-dangerous-dam-threatens-an-ancient-world-heritage-site/
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Holding agriculture and logging at bay in the Congo peatlands
09 Dec 2021 06:22:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/holding-agriculture-and-logging-at-bay-in-the-congo-peatlands/
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Restoring coastal forests can protect coral reefs against sediment runoff: Study
07 Dec 2021 23:36:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/restoring-coastal-forests-can-protect-coral-reefs-against-sediment-runoff-study/
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Layers of carbon: The Congo Basin peatlands and oil
07 Dec 2021 05:39:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/layers-of-carbon-the-congo-basin-peatlands-and-oil/
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The ‘idea’: Uncovering the peatlands of the Congo Basin
02 Dec 2021 12:15:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/the-idea-uncovering-the-peatlands-of-the-congo-basin/
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Young forests can help heal tropical aquatic ecosystems: Study
19 Nov 2021 00:08:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/young-forests-can-help-heal-tropical-aquatic-ecosystems-study/
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Stretch of Borneo’s Mahakam River eyed for protection to save Irrawaddy dolphins
05 Nov 2021 14:49:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/stretch-of-borneos-mahakam-river-eyed-for-protection-to-save-irrawaddy-dolphins/
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Pingers on fishing nets found to save river dolphins in Indonesian Borneo
29 Oct 2021 10:18:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/pingers-on-fishing-nets-found-to-save-river-dolphins-in-indonesian-borneo/
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In a sea of oil palms, even monitor lizards need islands of natural forest
11 Oct 2021 12:14:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/in-a-sea-of-oil-palms-even-monitor-lizards-need-islands-of-natural-forest/
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Snapshot of hatchlings raises hopes for Siamese crocs in northeast Cambodia
24 Sep 2021 12:42:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/snapshot-of-hatchlings-raises-hopes-for-siamese-crocs-in-northeast-cambodia/
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Not just sea life: Migratory fish, birds and mammals also fall foul of plastic
03 Sep 2021 16:28:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/not-just-sea-life-migratory-fish-birds-and-mammals-also-fall-foul-of-plastic/
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Illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon threatens Indigenous communities
24 Aug 2021 22:17:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/illegal-mining-in-colombias-amazon-threatens-indigenous-communities/
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Loss of mangroves dims the light on firefly populations in Malaysia
15 Aug 2021 13:30:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/loss-of-mangroves-dims-the-light-on-firefly-populations-in-malaysia/
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Lessons from the 2021 Amazon flood (commentary)
23 Jul 2021 16:25:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/lessons-from-the-2021-amazon-flood-commentary/
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Planned Brazil-Peru highway threatens one of Earth’s most biodiverse places
22 Jul 2021 11:54:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/planned-brazil-peru-highway-threatens-one-of-earths-most-biodiverse-places/
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Amazon dams: No clean water, fish dying, then the pandemic came
23 Jun 2021 10:27:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/amazon-dams-no-clean-water-fish-dying-then-the-pandemic-came/
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Chirp, chuckle and growl: Neotropical river otters call out to communicate
26 May 2021 18:11:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/chirp-chuckle-and-growl-neotropical-river-otters-call-out-to-communicate/
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‘Opening the lid’ on toilet innovation: Q&A with author Chelsea Wald
06 Apr 2021 16:20:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/04/opening-the-lid-on-toilet-innovation-qa-with-author-chelsea-wald/
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Amazon’s Belo Monte dam cuts Xingu River flow 85%; a crime, Indigenous say
08 Mar 2021 17:18:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/amazons-belo-monte-dam-cuts-xingu-river-flow-85-a-crime-indigenous-say/
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Historical analysis: The Amazon’s mineral wealth — curse or blessing?
21 Dec 2020 16:29:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/historical-analysis-the-amazons-mineral-wealth-curse-or-blessing/
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Multiplying Amazon river ports open new Brazil-to-China commodities routes
19 Nov 2020 07:00:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/multiplying-amazon-river-ports-open-new-brazil-to-china-commodities-routes/
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Brazil’s Bem Querer dam: An impending Amazon disaster (commentary)
16 Nov 2020 14:18:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/brazils-bem-querer-dam-an-impending-amazon-disaster-commentary/
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Peruvian Indigenous groups thwart oil drilling in their territory — for now
30 Oct 2020 10:40:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/peruvian-indigenous-groups-thwart-oil-drilling-in-their-territory-for-now/
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Brazil’s Amazon dam plans: Ominous warnings of future destruction (commentary)
22 Oct 2020 09:59:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/brazils-amazon-dam-plans-ominous-warnings-of-future-destruction-commentary/
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Madagascar shuts down ‘illegal’ gold mine but activists remain in legal limbo
21 Oct 2020 13:55:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/madagascar-shuts-down-illegal-gold-mine-but-activists-remain-in-legal-limbo/
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Mining covers more than 20% of Indigenous territory in the Amazon
09 Oct 2020 11:43:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/mining-covers-more-than-20-of-indigenous-territory-in-the-amazon/
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