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A thriving online market for wild birds emerges in Bangladesh

A thriving online market for wild birds emerges in Bangladesh

Maksuda Aziz Article by: Maksuda Aziz This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa Today - Environment This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0...
Scientists devise a method for removing microplastics from water

Scientists devise a method for removing microplastics from water

Adding compounds known as tannins to wood dust creates a filter that traps microplastic particles in water. Microplastic pollution is one of the gravest environmental...
Indonesian regulator gets 12 years’ jail for palm oil permit bribery

Indonesian regulator gets 12 years’ jail for palm oil permit bribery

An Indonesian court has sentenced a senior land agency official to 12 years in prison for taking bribes from palm oil and mining companies...
For the oceans, global community must fund Sustainable Development Goal 14 (commentary)

For the oceans, global community must fund Sustainable Development Goal 14...

Oceans sustain life by providing myriad ecosystem services and foods which over three billion people depend on for survival, so its conservation is covered...
10 years after land grab, local Nigerian farmers continue fight against palm oil producer

10 years after land grab, local Nigerian farmers continue fight against...

Orji Sunday Article by: Orji Sunday This story first appeared on Mongabay South Africa Today - Environment This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0...
Endangered Formosan black bears caught in Taiwanese ‘snaring crisis’ (commentary)

Endangered Formosan black bears caught in Taiwanese ‘snaring crisis’ (commentary)

The snaring of Formosan black bears is a much worse situation than many realize, a new op-ed says.This species is endemic to Taiwan and...