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Tourism project threatens Indonesian fishers’ livelihood

The coastal district of Majene on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is being developed to attract tourists. Local fishers, however, …

‘Geofencing’ helps reduce human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka

In the past two decades, Sri Lankan scientists have pioneered an effort to track the movements of more than 100 …

Native Brazilian bees benefit agriculture, but agriculture kills them

Native Brazilian bees provide several environmental services, the most important being pollination of plants, including agricultural crops. Stingless beekeeping also …

Human activities threaten Tanzania’s Manyara monkey

Researchers have identified a new-to-science subspecies of diademed monkey in Tanzania’s Lake Manyara region. Much of the animal’s known range …

Sri Lankan NGO launches app for reporting environmental crimes on forests, wetlands

A newly developed mobile app by a conservation group in Sri Lanka offers citizens a quick and easy platform to …

Activists brace fight vs Manila Bay reclamation as quarantine relaxes

Controversial land reclamation projects in Manila Bay look set to resume as the Philippines emerges out of the strict lockdown …

2 months after, still no update on Vietnam wildlife trade ban

In March, responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested draft legislation banning the trade and …

COVID-19 cases reportedly originating from Semirara Island’s continued mining ops despite lockdown

Activists, clergy and politicians have demanded an investigation into the continued coal-mining activity on the Philippine island of Semirara while …

Indigenous groups in Brazil report 537 COVID-19 cases, 102 deaths

537 COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths are being reported by 38 indigenous groups in Brazil. Most of the cases are …

Living whales’ services estimated by economists to be at $82 billion

Last year, a team of four economists published a report suggesting that living whales have a high market value for …

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