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In the pre-dawn hours of Surabaya, Indonesia’s “City of Heroes,” Akhyari Hananto begins each day with a ritual that blends devotion and data. After morning prayers, he dives into Google Analytics to decode the night’s digital storytelling patterns—tracking which environmental…
After decades of silence, the vibrant calls of red-browed amazons are once again echoing through Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. In January 2025, twenty of these brilliantly colored green-and-red parrots were released into a forest reserve in Alagoas state, marking their return…
Three infant gibbons—two siamangs and one Javan gibbon—now huddle together in a rescue center after Indonesian naval forces intercepted their traffickers in the Strait of Malacca in March 2025. The babies, barely six months old, represent the devastating human cost…
In a landmark environmental agreement, more than 220 communities in Sierra Leone have partnered with the Africa Conservation Initiative (ACI) to protect nearly 80,000 hectares of vital mangrove forests in the Sherbro River Estuary. This massive conservation area represents roughly…
A groundbreaking new report is challenging how environmental advocates communicate about the Amazon rainforest crisis, arguing that relentless doom-and-gloom messaging may actually hinder conservation efforts. The “Amazonia in Danger” report, published last week by the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of…
The world has reached a sobering climate milestone—global temperatures last year exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, officially breaching the critical threshold set by the Paris Agreement. While this doesn’t permanently doom our climate goals, it signals that time is running…
Nearly six years have passed since Indigenous forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara was killed and his colleague Laércio Guajajara was wounded in what authorities believe was an ambush by illegal loggers in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Yet the two suspects charged…
For centuries, Sweden’s vast boreal forests have been the stuff of legends—dark, mysterious woodlands that provided sustenance and shelter to generations. Today, these same forests fuel a global industry, making Sweden one of the world’s largest exporters of paper, timber,…
Bill Gates, a prominent advocate for both global health and climate action, has stirred controversy with his recent essay “Three Tough Truths About Climate.” While Gates has historically championed clean energy innovation and climate solutions, critics argue his latest position…
A groundbreaking study reveals that Vietnam’s current network of protected areas covers only 6% of the land where the country’s diverse bat populations live, leaving these crucial mammals vulnerable to mounting environmental threats. Vietnam hosts nearly one-third of all bat…
