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Mexico tackles trafficking of endangered lizards

The tree-dwelling lizards...
What’s old is new again: Bioarchitects plot route to circular economy

What’s old is new again: Bioarchitects plot route to circular economy

The modern construction industry is built on cement, with factories and public buildings, commercial space and apartment buildings, and homes fashioned out of it....
New Arctic permafrost clues lie at the bottom of the sea

New Arctic permafrost clues lie at the bottom of the sea

Emissions released from thawing Arctic Ocean permafrost mean there is even less room for GHG emissions if we’re to meet global warming targets. Some of...
Video: For farmer imprisoned over wildfires, fear and poverty linger

Video: For farmer imprisoned over wildfires, fear and poverty linger

Aseanty Pahlevi Article by: Aseanty Pahlevi This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa Today - Environment This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0...
The European Bison is No Longer a Vulnerable Species

The European Bison is No Longer a Vulnerable Species

13 January 2021. In the midst of a challenging and tumultuous year we have some wonderful news to share. Due to long-term conservation work,...
Local and national food crops in the Andean Amazon

Local and national food crops in the Andean Amazon

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...

Can jaguar tourism save Bolivia’s fast dwindling forests?

She has a grand vision for scaling up the ecotourism model across the region using San Miguelito as a demonstration project. “This area...
Amazon catfish must be protected by the Convention on Migratory Species COP-14 (commentary)

Amazon catfish must be protected by the Convention on Migratory Species...

The latest Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as the Bonn Convention) meeting (COP-14) is taking place in Uzbekistan this month,...
The farmer guardian of birds in Bangladesh

The farmer guardian of birds in Bangladesh

Jashodhon Pramanik, a farmer from Natore, Bangladesh, has initiated a bird conservation movement.His 23 years of activism led to the banning of air guns,...
Toxic air pollution is a health hazard. . . even in your car

Toxic air pollution is a health hazard. . . even in...

The link between exposure to chronic air pollution and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease is significant. Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of chronic conditions...

Plascon’s new TradePro Roof & More is set to make waves...

It’s good for roofs, it’s good for consumers and it’s good for the environment – what more could you ask for from a roof...