Imagine a Florida panther slinking its way 400 miles (645 kilometers) from the Big Cypress Swamp, in the southwest part of the state, to Okefenokee Swamp, on Florida’s northern border with Georgia, without ever being spotted by a human….
Category: 9. Environment
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England’s flooded farmlands offer habitat, carbon storage & storm protection
When aging infrastructure failed to protect coastal farmland in southwest England from sea level rise, conservationists chose to embrace the flooding and created a new wetland…
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Southeast Asia’s fisheries thrive despite decades of overfishing warnings: Study
- Overfishing in Southeast Asia’s coastal waters is a long-standing concern, but recent research suggests a more optimistic outlook, with 43% of marine stocks classified as underfished — 3.6 times higher than the…
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Orangutan habitat under siege as palm oil company clears forest in Borneo
- Indonesian palm oil company PT Equator Sumber Rezeki (ESR), part of First Borneo Group, has begun clearing critical orangutan habitat in West Kalimantan province, threatening high conservation value (HCV) forests…
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Global offshore oil platforms are among top ocean polluters, report finds
Most new oil and gas projects in 2024 were located offshore, where spills can be hard to detect. Researchers at the nonprofit SkyTruth recently published a report identifying the…
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Refocusing conservation funding on trust & community leadership after USAID freeze (commentary)
- The USAID funding freeze revealed a systemic vulnerability in global conservation finance: over-dependence on external donors and top-down funding models; yet community-led initiatives show that local stewardship,…
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We can’t plant our way out of climate change
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries.
Forests with diverse tree species are more…
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Earthquake-driven land sinking could increase flood risk in Pacific Northwest
This map (left image) indicates the sites of the 24 estuaries along the coast in the Cascadia subduction zone where Tina Dura and her team took geological core samples. The… Continue Reading
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Multistakeholder solutions for urban resilience for coastal cities
A conceptual framework for addressing urban flash floods and waterlogging hazards to building resilient and sustainable strategies. Credit: Risk Sciences (2025). DOI:… Continue Reading
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Glaciers offer clues into the path of fossil fuel pollution
New research examines the sources of carbon in glaciers, such as those exported from Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska. Credit: Amy Holt
Glaciers provide a…
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