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The exotic pet trade fuels biodiversity and disease risks. Here's how to curb it

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Kynan Tegar wants 'a future that exists' for Indonesia's Indigenous communities

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Iwi and communities bring kiwi back to Wellington after 150 years

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Home Planet Fund succeeds in conservation by investing in local knowledge

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'Big Cats' highlights the remarkable power of photojournalism

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A health crisis for Peru's recently contacted people brings planetary health to the fore

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Christiana Figueres and Garik Israelian on Jane Goodall's legacy and the search for truth

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In Bhutan, the pursuit of happiness extends to the food system

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'Remembering Wildlife' before it goes extinct

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Historic fire seasons are the 'new normal' without 'serious action' on climate change

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The 'quiet revolution' inspired by Delhi's urban wildlife

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Why are forests in Liberia disappearing?

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Oil has brought destruction to the Niger Delta; women and human rights may save it

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The Mediterranean Sea's beauty hides an ecosystem under pressure

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Wildlife crossings are having a moment

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The radical plan to rethink work, wealth and planetary well-being

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Addressing the 'toxic legacy' of mining in Bougainville

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Healing the planet requires healing ourselves, says Katharine Wilkinson

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A 'coalition of the willing' to urge the world to drop fossil fuels

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Australia claims it's 'on track' to meet its environment targets. Scientists disagree

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The world must address pandemic threats urgently, says former CDC officer

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Protest works, but it needs your help now more than ever, veteran activists say

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A new Netflix documentary captures rare mountain gorilla behavior

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Centering an Indigenous approach to forestry through reciprocity, not extraction

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Across oceans, seabird flyways gain recognition — and a chance at protection

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The coyotes next door: What we get wrong about America's 'song dog'

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The 'lonely conservationist' advocating for better care of workers

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The conservation sector must speak truth to power, says political ecologist

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A year after the shuttering of USAID conservation projects fight to stay afloat

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Save a tiger, save an ecosystem: Why protecting the big cats is a biodiversity boon

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Understanding how elephants experience time might change how we protect them

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Tyson Yunkaporta on how the 'wrong story' harms nature, and how we can change it

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Live theater tells the story of how Mongabay detected narco airstrips in the Amazon

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Kiliii Yüyan details 'Guardians of Life' and how we can learn from them

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Lessons from 60 years of USAID development projects have been saved by this company

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Writer Megan Mayhew Bergman on the lessons and moral clarity of 'Silent Spring'

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Massive decline of European olive groves harms nature and culture, but solutions exist

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Joy is a winning environmental strategy for drag artist Pattie Gonia

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On plastic pollution, we have all the evidence — and solutions — we need

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How outdoor adventurers are collecting crucial conservation data

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Shark is on the menu for millions of Brazilians, but few know

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Russ Feingold on the nonpartisan nature of conservation

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Freeing ourselves from cars is simpler (and healthier) than we may think

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Indigenous and local communities regain millions of hectares of land via successful legal effort

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Madagascar conservation successes hinge on public education and health, famed primatologist says

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Mongabay founder reflects on success, Jane Goodall, and more

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Australia's inspiring 'humpback comeback' and why krill need protection

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Understanding the psychology of environmental crime

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Innovative initiatives for nature recognized with World Future Policy Awards

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Bird-watching's wide appeal and social justice impact

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Storytelling with wildlife photography drives global impact and healing

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Stewarding nature & Indigenous culture with shared knowledge & radio

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Canada's mining sector a stain on the nation, Indigenous journalist reports

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Top court delivers a 'huge' climate win for island nations

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Saving ourselves and nature means tackling inequality

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Tales of wonder in an age of extinction with author Natalie Kyriacou

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Rewilding the world, one acre at a time

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Alan Weisman's 'Hope Dies Last' weaves stories of environmental hope

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How empathy and spiritual ecology can heal humanity's rift with nature

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How Singapore leads the way in urban-wildlife coexistence

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To change the world, change the narrative

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Cash for community conservation is tight, but this nonprofit unlocks it

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Are Rivers Alive? Author Robert Macfarlane argues they are.

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Coffee drives tropical deforestation, but doesn't have to

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Lessons from 30 years of successfully fending off mines in an Ecuadorian cloud forest

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Kim Stanley Robinson's 'Ministry for the Future' has lessons for the present

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Why protected Congo rainforests look 'like a war zone'

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Inspiring action for the ocean wins top environmental prize for ex-engineer

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'De-extinction' is misleading and dangerous, ecologist says

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How the sounds of whales guide conservation efforts

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How a prize-winning project brought saiga antelope back from the brink

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The impact-driven success of Mongabay's nonprofit news model

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The climate movement must move beyond carbon and emphasize humanity, too, Paul Hawken says

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Why has Australia paused key environment commitments?

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What environmental history says about our current 'planetary risk'

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How 'ecological empathy' can shape a better world

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Degrowth's benefits in Barcelona are getting noticed across the globe

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How corporations meet their climate targets, on paper

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Bobcats provide health benefits for ecosystems and humans, but are largely misunderstood

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Perceptions of law enforcement in Africa's protected areas vary

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Justice for people, animals and environment are closely linked

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Turning problems into solutions for culture and agriculture, with Anthony James

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Christiana Figueres remains optimistic on climate action

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Secretive regional fisheries management organizations need media coverage

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A new tropical forest conservation fund with great potential

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Do we need a 'moral reckoning' on aquaculture's environmental impacts?

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Conservation is key for planetary health & preventing pandemics

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Grounded: This pilot quit flying to help the aviation industry change, for the better

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Don't call it the 'high seas treaty': New oceans agreement should center biodiversity, expert says

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Global Nature Positive Summit features Indigenous & conservation leaders but gets negative marks on government action

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Jane Goodall and Rhett Butler celebrate Mongabay's 25th anniversary

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Community conservation, Indigenous rights, and phasing out fossil fuels at Climate Week NYC

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High CO2 levels are greening the world's drylands, is that good news?

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"What If We Get It Right?" marine biologist & climate action author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson asks

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Private profit from public lands: How a Cambodian elite with military ties claimed a community forest

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The rights of nature, legal personhood & other new ways laws can protect the planet

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How coastal communities are adapting to rising seas naturally with Living Shorelines

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Experts warn bird flu poses 'an existential threat' to biodiversity, and a possible threat to humans

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Indigenous communities' traditional ecological knowledge is key to conservation: National Geographic photographer Kiliii Yüyan

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The 'Wild Frequencies' of Indian wildlife revealed by bioacoustics