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UAE marks Earth Day with pioneering biodiversity, clean energy, water security initiatives

The United Arab Emirates joins the world in marking Earth Day, observed annually on 22nd April, to promote international efforts to address the escalating challenges of climate change and...

South Africans challenge mine rush in biodiversity hotspot

03 Apr 2026

Kim Harrisberg, Reuters South Africa's western coastline is known for its wildflowers, archaeological sites and pristine beaches, but for mining companies, the real attraction is not what you can...

Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining

02 Jul 2025

A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame. 'They told...

Species loss hastened by climate change

21 May 2025

Palaeo climate research shows that past global warming events triggered significant ecological changes, favouring deciduous forests over evergreen ones, according to an analysis by Mongabay-India (MI). The analysis highlights...

Urban biodiversity parks essential in city planning

11 Mar 2025

Experts are advocating treating biodiversity parks as essential green infrastructure in city planning, aligning with global and national environmental commitments, according to a Mongabay-India (MI) report. Initiatives such as...

Nature-based solutions for resilient cities

03 Dec 2024

Indian cities need to adopt, integrate and scale up nature-based solutions (NbS) as part of their climate mitigation and adaptation efforts to build climate resilience, according to the India...

Protecting the oceans to protect people

21 Feb 2023

The United Nations meeting of its 193 members in New York this week will not attract media headlines because the top political leaders will not be attending it, but the...

Climate resilience lessons from North-east India

07 Feb 2023

A United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation report, highlighted by Mongabay-India, says that the Indigenous food system of the Khasi community in Nongtraw village in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya,...

Landmark biodiversity deal at Montreal

20 Dec 2022

The United Nations biodiversity summit at Montreal on Monday reached a landmark deal where it was agreed with a few murmurs of protest from African, Latin American and Asian developing...

India, UAE projects among World Restoration Flagships

20 Dec 2022

The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) brought together governments from around the world. Participants were expected to set out new goals...

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