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More than one in four birds have been lost across diverse groups and habitats, in what researchers describe as a ‘wake-up call’ The US and Canada have lost more than one in four birds – a...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2019/sep/19/us-canada-bird-population-losses

The lions of the Namib Desert survive against incredible odds, but can they survive trophy hunting, human-wildlife conflict and climate change? Desert lions aren’t a distinct species or even...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/aug/22/can-namibias-desert-lions-survive-humanity

Coral Triangle could be key to conserving the world’s reefs as Indonesia corals survive worst coral bleaching event in history. A recent scientific survey off the coast of Sulawesi Island in ...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/the-coral-triangle/2018/aug/13/ai-identifies-heat-resistant-coral-reefs-in-indonesia

One third of all cetacean species are found in the waters off Timor-Leste, but measures are needed to protect them Olive Andrews believes Timor Leste could be one of the best destinations in th...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2018/jul/31/timor-leste-a-mecca-for-whales-but-they-face-threats

By resurrecting a proposal to allow trophy hunters to shoot 250 hippos annually, Zambia stirs controversy. The hippo — really? That’s the common response when tour guides in Africa tantaliz...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/jul/18/hippos-zambia-africa-cull-trophy-hunting-shifting-baselines

Special rapporteur on indigenous peoples criticises conservation movement and calls for a new, rights-based approach The United Nations special rapporteur on indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2018/jul/16/rights-not-fortress-conservation-key-to-save-planet-says-un-expert

Dr Cristiana Pașca Palmer, UN assistant secretary general and executive secretary of the convention on biological diversity, discusses Half Earth, a future biodiversity agreement and where to fi...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/jun/28/biodiversity-is-the-infrastructure-that-supports-all-life

Conservation scientists believe our current mass extinction crisis requires a far more ambitious agreement, in the style of the Paris Climate Accord. And they argue that the bill shouldn’t be h...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/jun/28/scientists-call-for-a-paris-style-agreement-to-save-life-on-earth

Part 1 of a report on the indigenous Siona people in the Putumayo region in the Amazon Placido Yaiguaje Payaguaje, an indigenous Siona man, was standing right where his 80-something mother was ...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2018/jun/27/the-war-goes-on-one-tribe-caught-up-in-colombias-armed-conflict

In a country of more than 17000 islands, seaweed might be the ideal raw material for a bio-plastics revolution. Indonesia produces more marine plastic pollution than any other country except Ch...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2018/jun/27/could-seaweed-solve-indonesias-plastic-crisis

The right-wing triumph in Ontario shows the left needs a new populism – backed by street protest and a bold NDP The guardians of respectable opinion forecast that Doug Ford would never become...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2018/jun/13/doug-fords-disastrous-agenda-can-be-derailed-by-a-massive-grassroots-movement

A surging NDP can defeat Canada’s Trump – whose folksy act is a front for an assault on working people and the environment A recent episode perfectly captures the appeal of Ontario Tory lea...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2018/may/25/doug-ford-isnt-for-the-little-guy-hes-a-mercenary-for-the-millionaire-class

Snares – either metal or rope – are indiscriminately killing wildlife across Southeast Asia, from elephants to mouse deer. The problem has become so bad that scientists are referring to prote...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/may/22/snares-southeast-asia-cambodia-vietnam-laos-tigers-elephants-saola

The discovery of the Tapanuli orangutan has not stopped a Chinese state-run company from clearing forest for a planned dam. Conservationists fear this will be the beginning of the end for a speci...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/apr/23/worlds-newest-great-ape-threatened-by-chinese-dam

Justin Trudeau is bailing out a Texas oil billionaire. He should be bailing out Canada’s workers and the climate. Last Saturday, Indigenous leaders stood arm-in-arm in front of the gates of K...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2018/apr/16/whos-defending-canadas-national-interest-first-nations-facing-down-a-pipeline

Raja Ampat is the global epicentre of marine biodiversity – and the species count is still rising, thanks in large part to two scientists ... I’m at five metres, clutching a rock outcrop on ...

https://www.theguardian.com/global/the-coral-triangle/2018/apr/10/raja-ampat-survey-reveals-new-species-key-manta-ray-data

The A’I Cofan in the Amazon fight back against small-scale gold-miners invading their land and new, large-scale concessions upriver Three A’I Cofan men were staring down at a pit of rocks, ...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2018/apr/09/our-territory-our-life-struggle-mining-ecuador

Illegal pigeon hunting across Samoa is risking the extinction of the country’s national bird: the little dodo or manumea. Will this little-known island pigeon suffer the same fate as its namesa...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/apr/09/little-dodo-manumea-tooth-billed-pigeon-samoa-critically-endangered-hunting

A shoestring expedition to one of the remotest places in Sumatra has returned with stunning photos of tigers, tapirs, clouded leopards among other rare species, large and small. Will they find or...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/mar/20/shoestring-expedition-returns-with-wild-photos-of-sumatra

Major step taken by government Multi-Sector Commission following 15 year process Two “naked” people spotted hunting armadillo. One “naked” family on a river-bank. About five other “na...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2018/feb/28/peru-moves-huge-new-indigenous-reserves-amazon