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Protecting biodiversity is protecting human rights

The global biodiversity crisis is often framed as an environmental issue vanishing species, degraded ecosystems, and collapsing food webs. But this framing is incomplete.Protecting biodiversity is not ...
On a long low wall alongside the Liangshui river in Beijing, a trader has several small cages with tiny twittering birds.
In Kansas, 15 million acres of grassland support cattle ranchers, the largest agricultural industry in the state.
This past March, a wildfire caused by high winds and a smoldering brush pile tore through 130 acres in Yates Center, ...
From their cozy homes in suburban Burlington, children curiously watch their new neighbors through windows and brainstorm nicknames.
It's a matter of survival. Researchers issue warning after observing alarming trend across famous mountain range: 'Even the ...
The Coconucos volcanic chain is a mountain ridge dotted with at least 14 volcano craters, including one that is active and ...
On Nov. 30, 2025, YouTuber AntsCanada posted a video describing a clash between the various bugs and insects that inhabit his ...
The Trump administration weakened protections for the greater sage grouse, making it easier for oil and gas drilling, mining and grazing operations to take place on about 50 million acres of land ...
An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In recent ...
At grassland sites worldwide, including the Midwest and Great Plains, scientists simulated extreme drought conditions. The study provides a far-reaching and systematic look at the effects of drought ...