- Launched in 1990, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established to fund climate change, biodiversity, ozone layer protection and international waters projects in developing countries, based on the idea that…
Category: 9. Environment
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Billions spent, biodiversity declines — GEF insists it remains fit for purpose
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Conservationists raise sharks to restore reefs in waters around Thailand
- A new rewilding program aims to boost the local population of bamboo sharks in the waters of Khao Lak, Thailand.
- The species, classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List, used to be abundant in the area, but…
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Study finds worrying uptick in proboscis monkey trade in Indonesia
- Proboscis monkeys, endemic to Borneo, are threatened by habitat destruction, forest fires and hunting. But until two decades ago, trade wasn’t a threat to the CITES-listed species, which is challenging to keep in…
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Bangladesh turns to nature for biodegradable plants to replace plastic ones
In Bangladesh, disposable tableware, including plates made of areca palm leaves, is gaining popularity as a good alternative to single-use plastic during social gatherings and…
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Honey bees in Bangladesh suffer from indiscriminate pesticide use
Experts warn the indiscriminate use of insecticides by farmers in Bangladesh to protect their crops is harming beneficial honey bees, Mongabay contributor Sadiqur Rahman reported in…
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Deadly landslide and flooding in Colombia and Venezuela linked to rapid urbanization
Heavy rainfall in Colombia and Venezuela caused deadly landslides and widespread flooding in June. A new analysis now points to rapid urbanization, deforestation, mining and…
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Louisiana cancels $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. The Mid-Barataria Sediment…
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The price of protecting what’s left in Cambodia
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
In a nation where speaking up can lead to…
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Indonesia moves to revise sea sand export policy after court ruling
- Indonesia’s Supreme Court earlier this year struck down key parts of a 2023 regulation allowing sea sand exports, citing legal contradictions and environmental risks.
- The annulled policy had reversed a two-decade…
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Improved cookstoves enhance household air quality and respiratory health in rural Rwanda
Study sites
The study was conducted in the districts of Musanze and Gatsibo in Rwanda (Fig. S1). Musanze district (1.3°S, 29.3°E, average altitude of 1860 m a.s.l., 476.500 inhabitants) is located in northwest Rwanda in the country’s most…
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