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In an intriguing conservation story, BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt was recently taken to an undisclosed location deep within the Welsh mountains of Eryri, known internationally as Snowdonia National Park, on a mission to document one of the region’s rarest…
Along the banks of Indonesia’s longest river, the Kapuas, daily life continues much as it has for generations. Children play in the muddy waters while mothers wash clothes where the Sekadau tributary meets the main river channel. This 1,143-kilometer waterway…
In the ancient settlement of Khokana, perched on the southern edge of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, Manhera Shrestha’s family faces the loss of everything they hold dear. For generations, they have cultivated the same ancestral land, but a 2016 government land…
Conservation efforts typically respond to visible environmental damage—deforestation, declining fish populations, and shrinking protected areas. But what about the less obvious changes that haven’t yet reached crisis levels? A groundbreaking study led by William J. Sutherland of Cambridge University, published…
Small-scale farmers across Southeast Asia are struggling to prepare for the European Union’s sweeping new deforestation regulation, which could potentially shut them out of lucrative European markets despite their significant contributions to regional agriculture. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), now…
Nepal’s Indigenous peoples are mounting fierce legal and grassroots resistance against infrastructure development projects that threaten their ancestral territories and traditional ways of life. Throughout 2024 and into 2025, communities across the Himalayan nation have filed court cases and organized…
Sky watchers and aurora enthusiasts have reason to be excited as 2026 approaches, with scientists predicting increased opportunities to witness the mesmerizing Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis. The enhanced aurora activity stems from the Sun’s current position in…
More than ten years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared into the vast Indian Ocean, cutting-edge underwater technology may finally solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. The Malaysian government has approved a new $70 million search effort using state-of-the-art robotic…
In an era when animal protection was dismissed as sentimental and unserious, French film icon Brigitte Bardot made a radical career pivot that would reshape wildlife advocacy forever. During the latter half of the 20th century, animal welfare rarely intersected…
In Portland, Maine, husband-and-wife folk duo Zak and Lena Kendall are channeling the harsh realities of climate change into haunting melodies that resonate far beyond their home state. Performing as GoldenOak, the pair has found their artistic voice by weaving…
