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Seven years after Brazil’s worst dam disaster, mining operations bounce back
16 Feb 2026 08:11:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/seven-years-after-brazils-worst-dam-disaster-mining-operations-bounce-back/
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Farmers fear displacement, drought, flooding tied to Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
12 Feb 2026 06:33:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/farmers-fear-displacement-drought-flooding-tied-to-cambodias-funan-techo-canal/
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When nature becomes a security risk
02 Feb 2026 14:58:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/when-nature-becomes-a-security-risk/
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Bird diversity drops in human-dominated habitats, Nepal study suggests
26 Nov 2025 13:55:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/bird-diversity-drops-in-human-dominated-habitats-nepal-study-suggests/
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Makassar women press for water as taps and wells run dry in sweltering Indonesian city
20 Nov 2025 12:14:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/makassar-women-press-for-water-as-taps-and-wells-run-dry-in-sweltering-indonesian-city/
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Study finds deforestation fuels West Africa’s water crisis
07 Nov 2025 15:02:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/study-finds-deforestation-fuels-west-africas-water-crisis/
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How to clean solar panels in arid areas? Waterless systems could improve efficiency
24 Oct 2025 16:41:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/how-to-clean-solar-panels-in-arid-areas-waterless-systems-could-improve-efficiency/
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Guava yields in South Asia shrink due to unpredictable heat & rainfall
20 Oct 2025 11:32:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/guava-yields-in-south-asia-shrink-due-to-unpredictable-heat-rainfall/
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‘We can have abundant rivers and wildlife’: Director of ‘The American Southwest’ on new film
15 Oct 2025 13:51:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/we-can-have-abundant-rivers-and-wildlife-director-of-the-american-southwest-on-new-film/
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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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Lithium mining leaves severe impacts in Chile, but new methods exist: Report
10 Sep 2025 14:45:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/lithium-mining-leaves-severe-impacts-in-chile-but-new-methods-exist-report/
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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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In Nepal, artificial ponds offer drought relief despite lingering doubts
28 Aug 2025 09:23:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/in-nepal-artificial-ponds-offer-drought-relief-despite-lingering-doubts/
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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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Can rainwater-fed ponds revive Bangladesh’s hilly streams?
01 Aug 2025 14:56:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/can-rainwater-fed-ponds-revive-bangladeshs-hilly-streams/
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Report reveals severe impact of last year’s drought on Amazonian communities
31 Jul 2025 13:59:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/report-reveals-severe-impact-of-last-years-drought-on-amazonian-communities/
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A forest garden project attempts to expand into the Sahel
28 Jul 2025 06:00:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/a-forest-garden-project-attempts-to-expand-into-the-sahel/
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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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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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In Pakistan, desert irrigation plans spark protests & fears among Sindh farmers
28 May 2025 03:00:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/in-pakistan-desert-irrigation-plans-spark-protests-fears-among-sindh-farmers/
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Future of Mexican communal land in limbo as mining company overstays agreement
27 May 2025 14:38:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/future-of-mexican-communal-land-in-limbo-as-mining-company-overstays-agreement/
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Study offers new tool to compare environmental impacts of crops
13 May 2025 10:43:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/study-offers-new-tool-to-compare-environmental-impacts-of-crops/
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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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In Brazil’s Jequitinhonha valley, communities share how to reduce lithium mining impacts
30 Apr 2025 16:09:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-brazils-lithium-valley-communities-share-how-to-reduce-mining-impacts/
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Eucalyptus for Brazil’s steelmaking dries out communities in Minas Gerais
29 Apr 2025 15:01:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/eucalyptus-for-brazils-steelmaking-dries-out-communities-in-minas-gerais/
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Bolivian communities push back against foreign-backed lithium projects
17 Apr 2025 12:00:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/bolivian-communities-push-back-against-foreign-backed-lithium-projects/
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Lithium Triangle mining may strain water sources more than expected, study says
04 Apr 2025 17:13:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/lithium-triangle-mining-may-strain-water-sources-more-than-expected-study-says/
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Groundwater overuse puts Brazil’s river flow at risk, study finds
03 Apr 2025 08:45:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/groundwater-overuse-puts-brazils-river-flow-at-risk-study-finds/
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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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World Water Day: 3 stories of resistance and restoration from around the globe
21 Mar 2025 07:57:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/world-water-day-3-stories-of-resistance-and-restoration-from-around-the-globe/
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Yaku Raymi: The Quechua Ritual to Save a Glacier
06 Mar 2025 15:14:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/video/2025/03/yaku-raymi-the-quechua-ritual-to-save-a-glacier/
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‘Silent killing machines’: How water canals threaten wildlife across the globe
20 Feb 2025 14:59:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/silent-killing-machines-how-water-canals-threaten-wildlife-across-the-globe/
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Photo series on Himalayan water-saving ice stupas wins global award
18 Feb 2025 20:14:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/02/photo-series-on-himalayan-ice-stupas-wins-award/
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Better government policies could help as migratory birds lose habitat in Bangladesh
05 Feb 2025 08:00:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/better-government-policies-could-help-as-migratory-birds-lose-habitat-in-bangladesh/
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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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Andes glacier melt threatens Amazon’s rivers & intensifies droughts
11 Dec 2024 13:35:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/andes-glacier-melt-threatens-amazons-rivers-intensifies-droughts/
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Western Kenya’s most important water-capturing forest is disappearing, satellites show
28 Nov 2024 00:56:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/western-kenyas-most-important-water-capturing-forest-is-disappearing-satellites-show/
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Organizations tackle droughts, floods in Brazil by planting forests
18 Nov 2024 23:06:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/organizations-tackle-droughts-floods-in-brazil-by-planting-forests/
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In Kenya, a water fund brings to light Indigenous cultural identity issues
12 Nov 2024 19:06:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/in-kenya-a-water-fund-brings-to-light-indigenous-cultural-identity-issues/
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A Kenya water fund partners with farmers to protect vital resources
11 Nov 2024 18:02:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/a-kenya-water-fund-partners-with-farmers-to-protect-vital-resources/
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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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Community-led wetland restoration may hold key to Harare’s water crisis
10 Oct 2024 18:11:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/community-led-wetland-restoration-may-hold-key-to-harares-water-crisis/
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Ever-smarter consumer electronics push world toward environmental brink
30 Sep 2024 15:15:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/ever-smarter-consumer-electronics-push-world-toward-environmental-brink/
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In Chile, a copper mining project tainted by environmental damage sues 32 locals
16 Sep 2024 09:12:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/in-chile-a-copper-mining-project-tainted-by-environmental-damage-sues-32-locals/
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Lack of research as contaminated Yaqui River poses health risks
10 Sep 2024 13:28:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/lack-of-research-as-contaminated-yaqui-river-poses-health-risks/
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Drought forces Amazon Indigenous communities to drink mercury-tainted water
05 Sep 2024 17:35:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/drought-forces-amazon-indigenous-communities-to-drink-mercury-tainted-water/
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Crop fields make way for profitable orchards in Bangladesh, imperiling food security
03 Sep 2024 06:43:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/crop-fields-make-way-for-profitable-orchards-in-bangladesh-imperiling-food-security/
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Polluting copper mine in Java suspended as farmers decry lost crops
30 Aug 2024 16:04:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/polluting-copper-mine-in-java-suspended-as-farmers-decry-lost-crops/
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Rio Tinto-linked mine still not fulfilling promises to Mongolian herders
28 Aug 2024 15:09:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/rio-tinto-linked-mine-still-not-fulfilling-promises-to-mongolian-herders/
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Acre’s communities face drinking water shortage amid Amazon drought
16 Aug 2024 14:31:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/acres-communities-face-drinking-water-shortage-amid-amazon-drought/
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Uttarakhand villagers thirst for water as tourism, temps & development rise
09 Aug 2024 02:30:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/uttarakhand-villagers-thirst-for-water-as-tourism-temps-development-rise/
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Cerrado’s current drought impossible without human-caused climate change: Study
31 Jul 2024 15:00:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/cerrados-current-drought-impossible-without-human-caused-climate-change-study/
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Loss of water means loss of culture for Mexico’s Indigenous Yaqui
16 Jul 2024 17:42:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/loss-of-water-means-loss-of-culture-for-mexicos-indigenous-yaqui/
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Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal project: A catalog of worries (analysis)
15 Jul 2024 05:19:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/cambodias-funan-techo-canal-project-a-catalog-of-worries-analysis/
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As drought parches Mexico, a Yaqui water defender fights for a sacred river
09 Jul 2024 18:36:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/as-drought-parches-mexico-a-yaqui-water-defender-fights-for-a-sacred-river/
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Activists blame policy failures over climate change for Nepal Terai’s water crisis
27 Jun 2024 06:03:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/activists-blame-policy-failures-over-climate-change-for-nepal-terais-water-crisis/
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‘Water grabs’ pose big threat to farmers amid water crises
21 Jun 2024 14:01:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/water-grabs-pose-big-threat-to-farmers-amid-water-crises/
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If forests truly drive wind and water cycles, what does it mean for the climate?
18 Jun 2024 22:57:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2024/06/if-forests-truly-drive-wind-and-water-cycles-what-does-it-mean-for-the-climate/
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An ancestral solution ensures water for Peruvian alpaca farmers, but is it enough?
30 May 2024 14:59:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/an-ancestral-solution-ensures-water-for-peruvian-alpaca-farmers-but-is-it-enough/
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In Brazil’s Cerrado, aquifers are losing more water than they can replace
24 May 2024 14:30:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/in-brazils-cerrado-aquifers-are-losing-more-water-than-they-can-replace/
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