Experts are drawing attention to the unregulated nature of squid fishing, which they say could lead to the overexploitation of species, allow illegal fishing activity to flourish, and contribute to inequity, reports Elizabeth Claire Alberts.

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In an interview with Mongabay, artist, educator and political activist Daiara Tukano talks about the pathways by which art inspires critical thinking for the general public and helps in the fight for Indigenous rights. news.mongabay.com/2023/03/they-w…

In Sri Lanka and beyond, seagrass key to livelihoods, marine habitats news.mongabay.com/2023/03/in-sri…

Rural communities in South Sumatra, an Indonesian province that’s two-fifths wetlands, have long relied on catching freshwater fish as a source of livelihood.

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A top Mexican official confirmed the arrest of criminals who illegally fished for totoaba, fish whose bladders can go for as much as $80,000/kilo. These practices have contributed to the decline of the critically endangered vaquita, per Max Radwin.

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Fishy business of squid vessels needs stronger regulation, study says news.mongabay.com/2023/03/fishy-…

Loss of wetlands threatens South Sumatra’s rich fish-preserving tradition news.mongabay.com/2023/03/wetlan…

A new joint investigation with Pulitzer Center reveals a Cambodian military general and top official appears to be a notorious illegal logger, per Gerry Flynn.

Among the revelations revealed by Gerry Flynn's new exposé is that a senior government news.mongabay.com/2023/03/logged…

The presence of Mennonite families, which began arriving in Mexico's Bacalar municipality in 2001, has continued to grow in the region. Satellite imagery and field visits reveal vast swaths of rainforest have been cleared for large-scale agriculture.

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A new study supports mounting evidence that deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest correlates with regional rainfall reduction. Environmentalists see an opportunity to reshape conservation activism and policy towards local communities, reports Sarah Brown.

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‘They will not put us in a display case’: Q&A with Indigenous artist Daiara Tukano news.mongabay.com/2023/03/they-w…

Japan, EU, UK biomass emissions standards fall short, full of loopholes: Critics

A global biomass boom continues, with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom among those gov'ts providing large subsidies for the burning of wood to make energy.

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Not much is known about the critically endangered Philippine eagle's range and wild population. Using satellite images and citizen science data, a team of researchers has recently identified forest areas suitable for the eagles, reports Keith Anthony Fabro.

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Kashmir’s architecture evolved in response to the Valley’s climate, including addressing harsh winter periods. Here's a photo story by Amir Bin Rafi featuring the old homes of Kashmir’s cold valley on Mongabay India:
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Deforestation on the rise in southern Mexico as Mennonite communities move in news.mongabay.com/2023/03/defore…

The Madia Gond tribes of India, who have lived in and around Maharashtra's Tadoba Andhari reserve for many years, are being forced to leave their ancestral lands due to gov't conservation efforts and rising human-animal conflict, reports Mongabay India.
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Japan, EU, UK biomass emissions standards fall short, full of loopholes: Critics news.mongabay.com/2023/03/japan-…

The Philippine eagle has been declared threatened with extinction for nearly three decades, but little is definitely known about its range and its wild population, reports Keith Anthony Fabro.

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Make it local: Deforestation link to less Amazon rainfall tips activism shift news.mongabay.com/2023/03/make-i…

A study published in the Science Magazine highlights that 'extinct in the wild' species, those that cling on in captivity or as part of conservation efforts outside their natural habitat, are at serious risk of disappearing entirely, per Liz Kimbrough, Ph.D. 🌈.

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