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Cases from Nepal show degraded land can regenerate when locals enforce grazing bans, curb logging, and patrol forests—no costly tree-planting needed.
Native species rebound within years, suggesting community-led protection and natural regeneration are more effective and sustainable.
Native species rebound within years, suggesting community-led protection and natural regeneration are more effective and sustainable.
Grassroots forest protection succeeds where planting drives fail in Nepal
NAWALPUR, Nepal — At 75, Hasta Bahadur Sathighare Magar says he still remembers the time when the slopes above his village in the rural municipality of Rupsekot, in central Nepal, looked dead. Dust…
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December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Cases from Nepal show degraded land can regenerate when locals enforce grazing bans, curb logging, and patrol forests—no costly tree-planting needed.
Native species rebound within years, suggesting community-led protection and natural regeneration are more effective and sustainable.
Native species rebound within years, suggesting community-led protection and natural regeneration are more effective and sustainable.
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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.
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…
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December 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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.
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.
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On Lombok’s Tanjung Aan Beach, residents say they were evicted with little notice or compensation as the Mandalika tourism project advances, losing homes and income.
Officials cite payments elsewhere, but locals describe fear and exclusion as growth seems to serve visitors, not communities.
Officials cite payments elsewhere, but locals describe fear and exclusion as growth seems to serve visitors, not communities.
Photos: Tourism ambitions clash with local livelihoods on Indonesia’s Lombok Island
TANJUNG AAN BEACH, Indonesia — Here on the southern coast of Indonesia’s Lombok Island, dozens of residents have been told to dismantle their food stalls and leave the shoreline to make way for the…
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December 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
On Lombok’s Tanjung Aan Beach, residents say they were evicted with little notice or compensation as the Mandalika tourism project advances, losing homes and income.
Officials cite payments elsewhere, but locals describe fear and exclusion as growth seems to serve visitors, not communities.
Officials cite payments elsewhere, but locals describe fear and exclusion as growth seems to serve visitors, not communities.
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A new study finds moist tropical forests in Australia have flipped from carbon sink to source—the first documented case of its kind.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
Tropical forests in Australia are emitting more carbon than they capture: Study
When it comes to capturing carbon, trees have always been our go-to. But a sinister switch is underway. A study published in the journal Nature reveals that moist tropical forests in Australia are…
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December 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A new study finds moist tropical forests in Australia have flipped from carbon sink to source—the first documented case of its kind.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
Nearly 50 years of data show tree deaths doubled around 2000, outpacing new growth as climate change and cyclones push rainforest species beyond their limits.
Πριν από την πεζοπορία, υπάρχει ένα καλό μάθημα μελέτης για τους χάρτες ταξινόμησης εδάφους. Αν έχετε περπατήσει το ίδιο μονοπάτι την άνοιξη, το καλοκαίρι, το φθινόπωρο, ισχύουν εντελώς διαφορετικές αρχές, όπως ο καιρός, οι βροχοπτώσεις, οι αλλαγές θερμοκρασίας ανά ώρα και η ταξινόμηση εδάφους.
December 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Πριν από την πεζοπορία, υπάρχει ένα καλό μάθημα μελέτης για τους χάρτες ταξινόμησης εδάφους. Αν έχετε περπατήσει το ίδιο μονοπάτι την άνοιξη, το καλοκαίρι, το φθινόπωρο, ισχύουν εντελώς διαφορετικές αρχές, όπως ο καιρός, οι βροχοπτώσεις, οι αλλαγές θερμοκρασίας ανά ώρα και η ταξινόμηση εδάφους.
Επειδή οι χιονοστιβάδες είναι πολύ επικίνδυνες και οι συνέπειες μπορεί να είναι μοιραίες, δεν αρκεί να πάρετε τη σωστή απόφαση 9 στις 10 φορές, ή ακόμα και 99 στις 100 φορές.
December 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Επειδή οι χιονοστιβάδες είναι πολύ επικίνδυνες και οι συνέπειες μπορεί να είναι μοιραίες, δεν αρκεί να πάρετε τη σωστή απόφαση 9 στις 10 φορές, ή ακόμα και 99 στις 100 φορές.
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AI is reshaping journalism, but Mongabay is seeing deeper engagement as readers value verified, accountable reporting. As synthetic content floods feeds, trust, transparency, and original journalism matter more than ever.
A reflection by Mongabay Founder and CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social:
A reflection by Mongabay Founder and CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social:
The value of journalism in the AI era
The arrival of generative artificial intelligence has unsettled journalism in familiar ways. Traffic models look fragile. Copyright is contested. The marginal cost of producing words has collapsed.…
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December 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
AI is reshaping journalism, but Mongabay is seeing deeper engagement as readers value verified, accountable reporting. As synthetic content floods feeds, trust, transparency, and original journalism matter more than ever.
A reflection by Mongabay Founder and CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social:
A reflection by Mongabay Founder and CEO @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social:
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New conservation tech is helping counter increasingly sophisticated poachers. A new alliance between open-source platforms combines real-time monitoring with long-term analysis, lowering barriers to adoption, especially in the Global South.
Tech alone won’t stop poaching, but it’s changing how rangers work
As anti-poaching techniques have improved over the years, poachers have increasingly used technology to evade detection by patrols and park rangers. Now, conservationists are rising to the challenge…
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December 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
New conservation tech is helping counter increasingly sophisticated poachers. A new alliance between open-source platforms combines real-time monitoring with long-term analysis, lowering barriers to adoption, especially in the Global South.
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After Cyclone Senyar killed 1,059 people in Sumatra, Aceh deployed trained rescue elephants to clear massive flood debris where machines couldn’t reach.
Officials stressed animal welfare, though at least one Sumatran elephant was lost in the floods.
Officials stressed animal welfare, though at least one Sumatran elephant was lost in the floods.
Tsunami veteran rescue elephants mobilized for Indonesia cyclone disaster relief
PIDIE JAYA, Indonesia — A group of specialist Sumatran elephants have joined recovery operations in Aceh following the catastrophic landfall of Cyclone Senyar in late November — two decades after the…
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December 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
After Cyclone Senyar killed 1,059 people in Sumatra, Aceh deployed trained rescue elephants to clear massive flood debris where machines couldn’t reach.
Officials stressed animal welfare, though at least one Sumatran elephant was lost in the floods.
Officials stressed animal welfare, though at least one Sumatran elephant was lost in the floods.
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Oh man. The 360° Oval Office view is even more obnoxious than I previously thought. The bright side: he’s out of wall space, so the damage should be complete.
December 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Oh man. The 360° Oval Office view is even more obnoxious than I previously thought. The bright side: he’s out of wall space, so the damage should be complete.
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Human–elephant conflict is rising in Southern Africa, fueling calls for culls. Conservation groups instead promote coexistence — using tech to warn farmers and support livelihoods, while both people and elephants adapt to reduce conflict.
How Southern African farmers & elephants can both adapt to coexist
Elephants are considered a sacred totem by many in northwestern Zimbabwe, but they also frequently raid villagers’ crops near harvest time, says Agripa Ngorima, who has studied attitudes toward…
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December 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Human–elephant conflict is rising in Southern Africa, fueling calls for culls. Conservation groups instead promote coexistence — using tech to warn farmers and support livelihoods, while both people and elephants adapt to reduce conflict.
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As forests vanish in Tanzania’s Pare mountains, tree hyraxes are adapting by sheltering in rock crevices on steep cliffs.
A new study found notable vocal differences from other populations. The researchers say this indicates that the Pare hyraxes could be a distinct lineage.
A new study found notable vocal differences from other populations. The researchers say this indicates that the Pare hyraxes could be a distinct lineage.
Tanzania’s tree-climbing hyraxes have adapted to life without trees
Despite their name, tree hyraxes — small, furry, nocturnal African mammals — don’t always live in trees. In Tanzania’s Pare mountains, near the border with Kenya, they’ve adapted to life on steep…
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December 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
As forests vanish in Tanzania’s Pare mountains, tree hyraxes are adapting by sheltering in rock crevices on steep cliffs.
A new study found notable vocal differences from other populations. The researchers say this indicates that the Pare hyraxes could be a distinct lineage.
A new study found notable vocal differences from other populations. The researchers say this indicates that the Pare hyraxes could be a distinct lineage.
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An NGO is building a 1M-hectare wildlife corridor in eastern DRC by securing community forest lands between two reserves.
Nearly 600,000 ha are protected so far, linking conservation with community rights despite conflict challenges.
Nearly 600,000 ha are protected so far, linking conservation with community rights despite conflict challenges.
Congo’s communities are creating a 1-million-hectare biodiversity corridor
Dominique Bikaba’s family was once displaced from vibrant rainforests in the Congo Basin to make way for a sweeping national park. Today, a conservationist who also champions the protection of…
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December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
An NGO is building a 1M-hectare wildlife corridor in eastern DRC by securing community forest lands between two reserves.
Nearly 600,000 ha are protected so far, linking conservation with community rights despite conflict challenges.
Nearly 600,000 ha are protected so far, linking conservation with community rights despite conflict challenges.
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Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind off #knitting
Make a yarn over and pull it over the next stitch together with the previous stitch when casting off. This will make your cast off really stretchy.
Audio: Winter Moon by Mindy Gledhill
Make a yarn over and pull it over the next stitch together with the previous stitch when casting off. This will make your cast off really stretchy.
Audio: Winter Moon by Mindy Gledhill
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy bind off #knitting
Make a yarn over and pull it over the next stitch together with the previous stitch when casting off. This will make your cast off really stretchy.
Audio: Winter Moon by Mindy Gledhill
Make a yarn over and pull it over the next stitch together with the previous stitch when casting off. This will make your cast off really stretchy.
Audio: Winter Moon by Mindy Gledhill
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Rob and Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Quietmoments peaceful captures of birds. As we're nearing the year end, maybe a contemplative shot of a bird many seemed to love this year, namely that tufted titmouse in my favorite grassy spot 🦉🐦
#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Wildlife
#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Wildlife
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Rob and Alan's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Quietmoments peaceful captures of birds. As we're nearing the year end, maybe a contemplative shot of a bird many seemed to love this year, namely that tufted titmouse in my favorite grassy spot 🦉🐦
#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Wildlife
#Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Wildlife
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Jamaica’s crocodiles are protected by law and are endangered.
Whether you like or dislike crocodiles, there is no excuse for what was shown in this video.
If anyone knows the individual involved, I hope you will report him to the police or to NEPA.
Special thanks to the members of social media
Whether you like or dislike crocodiles, there is no excuse for what was shown in this video.
If anyone knows the individual involved, I hope you will report him to the police or to NEPA.
Special thanks to the members of social media
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Jamaica’s crocodiles are protected by law and are endangered.
Whether you like or dislike crocodiles, there is no excuse for what was shown in this video.
If anyone knows the individual involved, I hope you will report him to the police or to NEPA.
Special thanks to the members of social media
Whether you like or dislike crocodiles, there is no excuse for what was shown in this video.
If anyone knows the individual involved, I hope you will report him to the police or to NEPA.
Special thanks to the members of social media
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Lot's of brachiopods in this 470 million years piece of limestone from Catoosa, County, Georgia. It represents ancient sea life that was thriving during the Ordovician period.
December 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Lot's of brachiopods in this 470 million years piece of limestone from Catoosa, County, Georgia. It represents ancient sea life that was thriving during the Ordovician period.
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On Dasher, on Prancer … sorry, I’ve got Christmas on the mind.
This is actually a late 2nd-early 3rd c. imperial cameo (once owned by Rubens) which may depict the deified Empress Julia Domna as the goddess Luna or Dea Syria. Note how the horns of the bulls form crescents. 🏺 1/
#BritishMuseum 📸 me
This is actually a late 2nd-early 3rd c. imperial cameo (once owned by Rubens) which may depict the deified Empress Julia Domna as the goddess Luna or Dea Syria. Note how the horns of the bulls form crescents. 🏺 1/
#BritishMuseum 📸 me
December 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On Dasher, on Prancer … sorry, I’ve got Christmas on the mind.
This is actually a late 2nd-early 3rd c. imperial cameo (once owned by Rubens) which may depict the deified Empress Julia Domna as the goddess Luna or Dea Syria. Note how the horns of the bulls form crescents. 🏺 1/
#BritishMuseum 📸 me
This is actually a late 2nd-early 3rd c. imperial cameo (once owned by Rubens) which may depict the deified Empress Julia Domna as the goddess Luna or Dea Syria. Note how the horns of the bulls form crescents. 🏺 1/
#BritishMuseum 📸 me
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A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 21, 2025: #FLOAT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 21, 2025: #FLOAT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 21, 2025: #FLOAT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
Share your art, words, poetry, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.
Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for December 21, 2025: #FLOAT
#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
Art by @whistberry.bsky.social
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This will be my last #FossilFriday of the year. I’m going to try to tune out as much as possible now to make the most of the rest of this year with family.
Leaving you with this shot of a #Trepassia and an #Arborea spinosa from our Inner Meadow site.
Leaving you with this shot of a #Trepassia and an #Arborea spinosa from our Inner Meadow site.
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This will be my last #FossilFriday of the year. I’m going to try to tune out as much as possible now to make the most of the rest of this year with family.
Leaving you with this shot of a #Trepassia and an #Arborea spinosa from our Inner Meadow site.
Leaving you with this shot of a #Trepassia and an #Arborea spinosa from our Inner Meadow site.
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There is growing evidence that the famous Riace Bronzes, discovered by a diver off the coast of Calabria in 1972, had been submerged near Riace by traffickers just a few months earlier in order to hide them. They had been secretly recovered from the seabed near Brucoli in Sicily in the late 1960s.
December 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
There is growing evidence that the famous Riace Bronzes, discovered by a diver off the coast of Calabria in 1972, had been submerged near Riace by traffickers just a few months earlier in order to hide them. They had been secretly recovered from the seabed near Brucoli in Sicily in the late 1960s.
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Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Felt a little festive at the microscope this morning for #FluorescenceFriday 🎄
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!
Here’s the nervous system of a juvenile sea star ⭐️
Green = acetylated tubulin, red = nuclei
Happy holidays!