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Irrawaddy dolphin death in Thailand’s Songkhla Lake underscores conservation needs

Irrawaddy dolphin death in Thailand’s Songkhla Lake underscores conservation needs

As few as 14 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins remain in the world’s smallest freshwater population of the species, in southern Thailand’s Songkhla Lake.The recent...
Violence in Brazil’s Amazon are also crimes against humanity, lawyers tell international court

Violence in Brazil’s Amazon are also crimes against humanity, lawyers tell...

Three organizations, including Greenpeace Brazil, filed a case with the International Criminal Court (ICC) pressing for the investigation into a network of politicians, law...
Lebanese youths take up rods and reels to learn sustainable fishing

Lebanese youths take up rods and reels to learn sustainable fishing

Lebanon’s fisheries face multiple challenges, including the prevalence of illegal and destructive practices, like dynamite fishing.New initiatives aim to shift mentalities, particularly among the...
Illegal road found in Yanomami land accelerates destruction

Illegal road found in Yanomami land accelerates destruction

In December, Greenpeace and the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) discovered a 150-kilometer- (93-mile-) long illegal road, as well as four hydraulic excavators in the Yanomami...
As a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs

As a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs

The deepwater port at Kribi, Cameroon, is a massive project, begun in 2011 and slated for completion in 2040.It aims to decongest the existing...
An El Niño is forecast for 2023. How much coral will bleach this time?

An El Niño is forecast for 2023. How much coral will...

Forecasts suggest that an El Niño climate pattern could begin later this year, raising sea temperatures at a time when global temperatures are already...
Bonobos, the ‘hippy apes’, may not be as peaceful as once thought

Bonobos, the ‘hippy apes’, may not be as peaceful as once...

Bonobos have a reputation of being the hippies of the ape world, due to their propensity to “make love, not war.”But a new study...
Some corals are putting up a fight against warming temperatures

Some corals are putting up a fight against warming temperatures

Heat-tolerant alga can help corals endure well into the second half of the current century. Climate change and other environmental stresses like water pollution are...

The river of blood (insider)

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