- Endangered angelsharks have been served to schoolchildren in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul for years, as well as in hospitals, clinics, shelters and other public institutions, Mongabay has found.
- We identified 52 tenders totaling…
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Brazilian state buys endangered angelsharks for school lunches
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Brazil serves potentially contaminated shark meat to children in public schools
Brazil has served more than 5,600 metric tons of potentially contaminated shark meat in schools and other public institutions since 2004, a Mongabay investigation has revealed….
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Strategies against deforestation across the Amazon Basin
- Across the Amazon, governments have tackled deforestation by creating protected areas, formalizing the rights of Indigenous People and by expanding control over how land is used.
- Most Amazon countries have also…
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World’s first industry-wide climate mandate could be launched with shipping vote
- Shipping could become the first industry governed by a global treaty that sets enforceable decarbonization standards.
- In October, more than 100 nations will gather at a meeting of the International Maritime…
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As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights
The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but complicated political and practical negotiations stand in the way.
The river and its…
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Jaguar cub born in Argentina’s Gran Chaco after three decades
A 5-month-old jaguar cub has been spotted along the Bermejo River in northern Argentina’s Gran Chaco region — the first wild-born cub in the region following a rewilding program…
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Edward McNabb, pioneer of conservation bioacoustics died on May 7, aged 81
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
For most people, the bush falls silent after…
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Restoration brings back fresh water, wildlife to degraded páramos in Ecuador
- Ecuador’s Antisana páramo, southeast of Quito, was degraded for centuries by cattle ranches.
- In 2010, the Quito Water Conservation Fund and the Quito’s water utility secured funding to buy one of the most…
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Deadly monsoon rains in Pakistan made worse by climate change: Study
Unusually heavy monsoon rains that killed more than 300 people across Pakistan since late June were made 15% more intense by human-caused climate change, according to a new…
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Surge in critical minerals claims puts Brazil’s land reform communities at risk
- The greed for critical minerals is invading land reform settlements in Brazil, threatening food production and environmental protection.
- An analysis has identified 3,391 mining processes overlapping with 1,432 areas…
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