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Fight for survival: The battle to save the last Tapanuli orangutans

Fight for survival: The battle to save the last Tapanuli orangutans

The Tapanuli orangutan was described in 2017 as a new great ape species, and with a population of less than 800, is the most...
Mating urge adds new pressure to human-elephant conflict in Nepal

Mating urge adds new pressure to human-elephant conflict in Nepal

Domesticated elephants kept in or near human settlements are a magnet for wild male elephants from Nepal’s Chitwan National Park.The males, looking to mate,...

Bringing the tapir back to Borneo

Malayan tapirs were...
In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is on limiting damage

In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is...

Artisanal gold mining by local cooperatives abounds in protected areas across Bolivia, in particular the Apolobamba highlands near the border with Peru.The mining boom...

Q&A with author Meindert Brouwer

Central African Forests...
Only fundamental change can fix our broken food systems (commentary)

Only fundamental change can fix our broken food systems (commentary)

As the climate crisis deepens, extreme weather events are growing in frequency and severity, with droughts, floods and storms devastating crops, disrupting water supplies...
Breakout room discussion on sustainable finance

Marine Protected Areas: Together we can do more

Johannesburg, 25 May23: Earlier this month over 60 delegates from various sectors, including private finance, insurance, government, community leaders, multilateral organisations, and Marine Protected...

Batik artisans make rhinos a fashion statement

Campaigners in Indonesia...
Forest-razing biomass plant in Indonesia got millions in green funds

Forest-razing biomass plant in Indonesia got millions in green funds

An Indonesian oil and gas company is using government money to clear rainforest for a biomass power plant, according to a new report.The project...
Science and culture join forces to restore 120 miles of Hawaiian reefs

Science and culture join forces to restore 120 miles of Hawaiian...

A new program in Hawai‘i, known as Ākoʻakoʻa, will focus on restoring 193 kilometers (120 miles) of coral reefs off the west of the...