The U.S. aims to build an AI and semiconductor hub in the Philippines to reduce reliance on China, but the initiative faces resistance.

Local groups warn the project threatens Indigenous Aeta ancestral domain, along with regional water and energy resources.

Michael Beltran reports for #Mongabay.

Women form the backbone of Nepal's agriculture, yet cultural barriers keep many from owning their land despite legal equality.

Experts note that expanding land access for women boosts farm productivity, reduces poverty, and slows environmental degradation.

Haven Sager reports for #Mongabay.

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In Nepal, women who till the soil often lack the legal title to it, yet they must secure these rights to ensure food security. #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/in-nepa...

In its first major wildlife crime operation, Australia’s new National EPA disrupted a Sydney trafficking ring allegedly supplying native reptiles to foreign nationals for export.

Authorities seized 36 animals alongside over $215,000 in cash and gold bullion.

Johan Augustin reports for #Mongabay.

It is a haunting supply chain loop where U.S. defense contractors unknowingly fund illegal Amazon mining via White Solder. #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/us-cont...

A new study in Bali finds coral reefs continue to decline despite restoration efforts that ignore root causes like runoff & wastewater.

Uncoordinated governance stalls progress, but tourism could help fund and implement long-term solutions if properly managed.

Carolyn Cowan reports for #Mongabay.

In Sanur, where tourism began in the 1920s, new research suggests visitors might actually help save the coral reefs they love. #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/tourism...

Nearly a year after extreme storms devastated Indonesia’s Batang Toru ecosystem, critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans still lack a recovery plan.

Now, gold mine expansions, fresh habitat clearing, and severe fire risks threaten the species' survival.

Hans Nicholas Jong reports for #Mongabay.

The return of a giant anteater to Argentina’s Gran Chaco shows how passive restoration and removing hunting & fishing, can help ecosystems heal.

While experts call for monitoring to see if it’s a full recovery, the sighting offers hope for biodiversity.

Sean Mowbray reports for #Mongabay.

The African dwarf crocodile, the world’s smallest crocodile, faces rising pressure in Nigeria from overexploitation and habitat loss.

Driven by high demand in the bushmeat trade, a new study assesses the scale of sales across markets in the Niger Delta.

Amir Sadiq reports for #Mongabay.

You might know the music, but did you know Australian scientists named a whole genus of bugs after Taylor Swift? #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/you-bel...

A Zambian prisoner's story reveals a brutal truth: wildlife crime isn't just greed, it's the desperate need for a phone number to call a buyer in the capital. #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/how-did...

Canada promised a better watchdog for overseas corporate pollution but critics say their new replacement lacks the teeth to stop it #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/canada-...

India's growing tiger population is a conservation win, but with 30% living outside reserves, encounters with humans are rising.

Experts say reconnecting wildlife corridors and landscape-scale management are crucial to keeping both communities and big cats safe.

Arathi Menon reports for #Mongabay.

Prince William's Earthshot finalists champion Indigenous-led conservation to unlock wild corridors. #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/britain...

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Designed to burn 3,000 metric tons of trash daily, a new 42.5 MW waste-to-energy plant in Dhaka aims to ease landfill pressure.

However, local residents fear severe air pollution, even as officials loosen incineration regulations to allow construction to proceed.
Eyamin Sajid reports for #Mongabay.

Four Amazonian nations are currently run by right-wing leaders favoring resource exploitation.

With Brazil’s upcoming election, up to 95% of the Amazon could soon be governed by mining and agribusiness-friendly administrations.

@lucas-berti.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.

After 11 years of waiting for dolphins in Cambodia's Mekong, Heang Koeurn finds cautious hope that they can survive a river in crisis #Mongabay sugataai.com/blog/mekong-...