3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (960+ words) Land scarcity defines every planning decision in Singapore. On a tiny island of just over 700 square kilometres (km²), every plot of land is contested ground, caught between competing needs – public housing, critical infrastructure, industry, and green space. The strong public reaction…...

6+ day, 52+ min ago   (1347+ words) Healthy coral reefs are a cacophony of purrs, whoops and snaps as fish, shrimp, turtles and more go about their daily business. But on some reefs, a less healthy sound can be heard: the rumble of explosions. Blast fishing is…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1289+ words) But the intrusion of seawater has also transformed the landscape. Saltwater mangroves, which can buffer the coast from storms, began taking root on abandoned farmlands, including Gawand’s two-hectare plot. Hashiware and its surrounding areas have since survived powerful cyclones making…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (859+ words) The collective push to save nature is insufficient. That’s the headline from the first formal report card on the world’s plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The Global Review is the first attempt to measure how far governments have…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1483+ words) Schemes funnelling Chinese tour groups through illegal wildlife shopping sites in Laos appear to be persisting and even expanding in spite of some law enforcement action by authorities, Mongabay has learned. In July 2025, a joint Mongabay investigation identified up to…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (156+ words) When Jerald Mahusay was a kid, he and his friends saw turtle eggs so often, they treated them like toys. “We were always playing with the eggs,” Mahusay recalled of his childhood in Santo Niño, a village in the Philippines…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (476+ words) For decades, Southeast Asia was the global epicentre of mangrove deforestation, but a recent study reveals a dramatic reversal: Since 2010, the region has transitioned from a net loss to a net gain in mangroves, making it a primary contributor to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1141+ words) When Jessa Cabaay began working in marine conservation in the Philippines, she frequently found she was the only woman in the room. Her isolation meant she often felt anxious while presenting at stakeholder meetings, sensing her audience questioned her credibility....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (267+ words) As the planet warms, animals living in tropical mountains may find it increasingly difficult to shift to new areas, according to a new study. Tropical mountains are particularly at risk when the impacts of climate change combine with changes in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1651+ words) One of the busiest highways in the western US is I-25, a concrete artery that runs north to south across the state of Colorado, funnelling roughly 100,000 cars per day through the fast-growing exurbs south of the capital, Denver. While I-25 facilitates human…...