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Botswana, 2024

Life in the ‘wildlife corridor’ unfolds, exploring shifting traditions, conflict mitigation, and community–conservation balance with the Eretsha village dance group and herding programmes.

Photographer: Verity FitzGerald (verityfitzgerald.com)
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM
NEWS DIGEST | Geopolitics of Venezuela’s Oil + Minerals

Venezuela’s oil is back in focus—but minerals matter too. Rare earths face limits: China processes most; mining threatens Indigenous lands and forests. Stability hinges on transition, accountability.

Sources: @cnn.com @newsweek.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
IRAN | Revolution, Repression, Resistance

Since 1979, Iranians have cycled through hope, betrayal, and revolt. A stolen revolution, eroded freedoms, economic collapse, and recurring uprisings—this isn’t chaos. It’s continuity. What’s still erased? 💬

#Iran #SystemicViolence #HumanRights #Resistance
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
NEWS DIGEST | Ice Outside The Law

Humans have laws about land and sea — but not about sea ice. As the Arctic melts and shipping, drilling and new commercial routes expand, the region is entering a legal vacuum: one where frozen water isn’t clearly governed by existing treaties.

#SystemicChange
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
NEWS DIGEST | 2025: The Year in Climate

Policy failures, natural disasters, and a warming future defined the year, serving as both a recap and a warning about the stakes for the next decade.

💬 What defined 2025 for you?

Full report by @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/2812202...
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Prints for Lanka is a photo & art print fundraiser with 50 Sri Lankan and international artists. Every print supports families affected by Cyclone Ditwah, centring women and children. Sale ends 31 Dec 🤍 printsforlanka.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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As an expert, I agree: “Experts say the impact of climate change will be far worse for biodiversity than any individual renewable energy project.”

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Climate a bigger threat to biodiversity than renewables, experts say
As the green energy boom gathers pace, experts say climate change is a bigger threat to biodiversity than wind farms and other renewables projects.
www.abc.net.au
December 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Surging demand for construction sand threatens Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake.

Research shows Mekong sand mining has deepened channels and halved wet-season flows into Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the river’s “heartbeat,” underscoring urgent calls for coordinated basin governance.
Mekong sand mining risks collapse of SE Asia’s largest freshwater lake, study finds
Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, new research indicates. The Mekong’s annual wet…
news.mongabay.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NEWS DIGEST | South Sudan Floods

This digest traces how climate change interacts with conflict, underdeveloped infrastructure, and restricted aid access - turning floods into a long-term emergency rather than a short-term shock.

Read complete reporting by @apnews.com

apnews.com/article/sout...
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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The Arctic Ocean acts to stabilize the AMOC

New paper in #ScienceAdvances by researchers from @bjerknes.uib.no and @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social showing how ongoing Atlantification and sea ice loss leads to a strengthening of the Arctic overturning circulation.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Atlantification drives recent strengthening of the Arctic overturning circulation
A less ice-covered Arctic shifts dense water formation northward, strengthening the Arctic Ocean overturning circulation.
www.science.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Sweden has approved the Nunasvaara South graphite mine on Sámi winter grazing land. The company says design changes and seasonal shutdowns will limit harm, but herders fear displacement, criticize weak safeguards, and say the EU fast-track bypassed meaningful consultation.
Sámi reindeer herders protest EU-backed graphite mine, fearing lost grazing ground
Sweden has granted the Australia-based battery anode and graphite company, Talga Group, the necessary permits to move forward with its Nunasvaara South graphite mine near Vittangi in northern Sweden.…
news.mongabay.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
OPEN CALL | 'How do you experience climate as it interacts with the built environment?'

Join the 'Built Environment' series to explore how constructed spaces relate to climate. Share a photo that highlights this connection in everyday life.

Deadline: 10th Jan, 2026
Submission Form: bit.ly/3YOYJQ1
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Record heat was tied or set in over a dozen states Sunday.
More are expected today.
Daily records are at risk during this holiday week.

Climate Shift Index shows this 15°-25°F+ above average December warmth has a strong climate change fingerprint...and in some places would be rare without it.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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NEWS DIGEST | Heating Cities With Data Centres

Finland is capturing waste heat from underground data centres and feeding it into district heating networks — turning server heat into a shared urban resource.

#AI #DataCentres #HeatIslands #UrbanResource
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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The climate headwinds have felt stronger and uniquely destructive this year. However, at Project Drawdown, we are NOT slowing down our work on climate solutions - we are stepping up in a big way.

There is no scientific or ethical reason to stop fighting for the future! 💚 if you agree!
December 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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It's official: We'll surpass 1.5 C. This major climate target has been dead for years. This year, people are finally acknowledging it.

So, what happens now?

@umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4726...
We’re passing a dangerous global warming threshold — but we’re not doomed
This major climate target has been dead for years. Now, people are finally acknowledging it.
www.vox.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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A people centered climate transition could generate a net gain of up to 375M jobs in the next decade. 🏗️👷

New analysis from WRI Climate and Systemiq outlines a 10 point Action Agenda to put jobs, skills, and equity at the core of the new economy: bit.ly/4pGZ5Ef
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?

US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.

grist.org/accountabili...

#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
The country's biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who's going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left behind a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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During the Amazon’s 2023 heat wave, half of monitored lakes topped 37°C, a study finds.

In Tefé Lake, record 41°C waters killed more than 200 river dolphins and thousands of fish — a stark warning as Amazon lakes warm by 0.6°C per decade.
The Amazon’s lakes are heating up at ‘alarming’ rate, research finds
Five out of 10 lakes in the central Amazon had daytime temperatures over 37° Celsius, (98.6° Fahrenheit) during the region’s 2023 extreme heat wave, a recent study found. One of the most well-known…
news.mongabay.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🗞️ ISSUE 07 | Icarus Complex Annual Magazine

Check out the latest publication by Icarus Complex Magazine, an independent media exploring the systemic roots of the climate crisis: in-depth stories + creative solutions from around the world.

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December 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEWS DIGEST | Sumatra Floods

Extreme rainfall, landslides, and river surges hit the western Sumatra provinces (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra).

The floods have killed around 950 people and left hundreds missing.

Sources:
@climatechangenews.com
@japantimes.co.jp
@antaranews

#ClimateShift
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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In 2024, nearly 8.1 million hectares of forest were permanently lost around the world — an area roughly half the size of England. Experts say the world is far off track to meet a target pledged four years ago during COP26 to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030.
Covering Deforestation — Covering Climate Now
Story Spark: Deforestation In 2024, nearly 8.1 million hectares of forest were permanently lost around the world — an area roughly half the size of England. Though annual deforestation rates have almo...
coveringclimatenow.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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For 15 million people, the Rio Grande River is indispensable. Unfortunately, it is also vulnerable. This summer, the river ran dry, threatening the livelihoods of farmers who grow vital crops for the U.S. food system. We need to protect this river for the communities and ecosystems it supports.
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]

In 2012, Mongabay shifted from ads to a nonprofit model. Mongabay Indonesia showed that journalism could drive real transparency and impact. Leaving ads behind let us focus on public-interest reporting, collaboration and global reach — not clicks.
How dropping ads set us free to focus on impact
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo, Mongabay’s senior marketing associate,…
news.mongabay.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM