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By Kevin Damasio HUMAITÁ, Brazil — At dawn, 20 fishers received a tip that matrinxãs were swimming down the Aripuanã River toward the Madeira, the Amazon Basin’s largest tributary. It was their opportunity to interrupt a week of unproductive fishing in Novo Aripuanã, a municipality in southern Amazonas state, in the Brazilian Amazon. So, they divided themselves among three wooden canoes and went to the river. It was just a matter of waiting for the shoal, which swims on the surface, and throwing the net. At 11 a.m., with no sign of the matrinxãs (Brycon melanopterus), half of them gave up and,...
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By Juliet Akoth Ojwang In recent years, there has been a significant trend in young people from around the world joining the fight against environmental threats and climate change. These educated youths have played a crucial role in raising awareness among their peers, inspiring even more young people to participate in campaigns for a sustainable future. A good example is that of Kenyan siblings Michelle and Jeremy Muchilwa (19 and 16, respectively), who founded Osiepe Sango (Friends of Lake Victoria). Their organization aims to combat plastic pollution in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest fresh...
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By Hailey Smalley In the dark undergrowth of mangrove forests, an anthology of color stirs. Flickers of turquoise rise like exhales from the brackish marshlands, and flashes of sunset orange spark alive in the shadows. The Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh and India is largely known as one of the last remaining habitats for the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), but the coastal groves also thrum with a wealth of smaller animals, including 37 known species of butterfly. The small stature of these butterflies belies their importance; they pollinate flowering plants and nourish the bir...
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By Romi Castagnino In this episode of Mongabay Sessions, Romi Castagnino, Mongabay’s associate video producer, sits down with the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize winner Andrea Vidaurre. Vidaurre, co-founder of the People’s Collective for Environmental Justice, received the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize in recognition of her pivotal role in advancing two landmark transportation regulations that dramatically cut trucking and railway emissions in California. These regulations, the result of Vidaurre’s relentless advocacy and community backing, introduced the first national standards for train...
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By Anton L. Delgado A recent deep-dive biodiversity survey in Cambodia identified hundreds of unique species swimming, flying, crawling and prowling within one of mainland Southeast Asia’s largest mangrove forests. The abundance of animals within the Kingdom’s Pream Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary and Koh Kapik Ramsar site ranged from endangered otters and rare cats to migratory birds and unique bats. The report by Fauna & Flora and the Fishing Cat Ecological Enterprise identified more than 700 unique species, spanning several taxonomic groups, with camera traps and rapid biodiversity surveys. “Ofte...
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By Jaqueline Sordi For decades, scientists have been warning that the world is heading toward catastrophic scenarios due to climate change. But Ailton Krenak refuses to think about an apocalypse. On the contrary, he argues that there are several possible futures — but they will only be achievable when we realize that “being is more important than having.” For the Brazilian Indigenous leader, environmentalist, philosopher, poet and writer, Western society is facing an urgent need for a paradigm shift that challenges the ideas of progress and development themselves. “I’m not a pessimist, but I’m...
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By Abhishyant Kidangoor Figuring out what technology to use to monitor a species you’re studying? Or maybe you’re developing a new tech product for conservation and are in need of some help? There’s now a tech tool for that, bringing together those who use conservation tech out in the field with those who develop it. Developed by a team at conservation technology community WildLabs, the Inventory is Wikipedia-style platform for everything conservation technology. Scientists, conservationists and researchers need only search like they would on Wikipedia to get details on what technology they ca...
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By Musinguzi Blanshe Oil drilling by French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies is disturbing wildlife in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest and most-visited protected area. This is according to a briefing by environmental advocacy group Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), which warns that noise pollution is driving animals out of the park, leading to increased conflict with nearby communities. AFIEGO says that between the start of drilling operations last year and April 2024, five people have been killed by elephants moving outside the park into the neighboring district ...
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By Annelise Giseburt Japan is at a crossroads in its controversial use of burning forest biomass to make electricity. While the government and private sector’s understanding of the fuel’s harmful environmental and climate impacts is growing, biomass power plants long in the pipeline continue to come online, requiring ever-greater volumes of imported wood pellets from primary forests in Canada or plantations in Vietnam. Biomass importers and users in Japan are being forced to reevaluate their supply chains after U.S. wood pellet producer Enviva declared bankruptcy in March and prominent ecologi...
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By Jhesset O. Enano MANILA — Calls for greater protection of threatened wildlife in the Philippines have intensified following the fatal shooting of a critically endangered Philippine eagle, the national bird, earlier this month. Wildlife experts said stronger enforcement of the country’s wildlife law is needed to further prevent the persecution of the iconic apex predator. Current estimates indicate only 392 breeding pairs of Philippine eagles (Pithecophaga jefferyi) remain in the wild. The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF), a rescue and rehabilitation center, reported the death of the eagle ...
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