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🙈 The price of a monkey
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The price of a monkey
The long-tailed macaque has lost a battle for its survival — but won one for scientific integrity, reports Mongabay’s Gerald Flynn. In early October, the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, reaffirmed the species’ endangered status, rejecting an appeal by the U.S. National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR). The lobby group had argued that the […]

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-the-amazon-political-systems-fail-to-prioritize-the-environment/

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment
Realizing the goals of sustainable development and environmental conservation in the Pan Amazon will require profound changes in the region’s legal and economic framework. This type of change can only be obtained via the political process. Fortunately, there is broad support within Amazonian nations for a change in the policies that drive deforestation and unsustainable […]

"Minesweeper" wird 35: Vom Windows-Klassiker zum Abo-Schreck
Am 8. Oktober 1990 veröffentlichte Microsoft das Minispiel "Minesweeper". Wer es heute spielen will, muss sich von Microsoft abwenden.

At her memorial, a call to carry Jane Goodall’s hope forward
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/at-her-memorial-a-call-to-carry-jane-goodalls-hope-forward/

at_migrations: Austrian internal migrations (2002-2022)
A network of migrations between municipalities in Austria, from 2002 to 2022. A weighted directed link from source to target indicates a migration flow from these two municipalities. Edges are annotated with migration volume (number of people), nationality, sex, and year.
This network has 2115 nodes and 2908569 edges.
Tags: Social, Economic, Travel, Weighted, Politlcal, Timestamps, Metadata

The AI boom is delaying US municipal projects, as ~$4T in AI infra spending through 2030 shifts skilled construction workers to AI data centers (Brooke Sutherland/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/202…

"Women in Mexico step up to protect the island farms traditionally inherited by men"
#Mexico #Women

Women in Mexico step up to protect the island farms traditionally inherited by men
This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and Mongabay. MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out at the water as the wooden boat she is in crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. “Let’s close our eyes […]

A cacao rush drives ‘alarming’ deforestation in Liberia #Liberia

A cacao rush drives ‘alarming’ deforestation in Liberia
A rush to plant cacao in southeastern Liberia is destroying large tracts of rainforest. According to satellite data as well as interviews with local environmental advocates and government officials, the establishment of new plantations in regions that border Côte d’Ivoire is causing extensive deforestation and spurring conflicts over land. While some of the plantations are […]

Losing Nemo: In the Red Sea, clownfish vanish as anemones bleach
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/losing-nemo-in-the-red-sea-clownfish-vanish-as-anemones-bleach/

Big Oil isn’t part of the clean energy push, despite its claims, study shows https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/big-oil-isnt-part-of-the-clean-energy-push-despite-its-claims-study-shows/

Big Oil isn’t part of the clean energy push, despite its claims, study shows
A new study that mapped the portfolios of the world’s 250 biggest oil and gas companies found their deployment of renewable energy is paltry: they’re responsible for just 1.42% of the global renewable energy capacity in operation. Despite announcing ambitious plans to embrace renewables, a mere 0.1% of the primary energy they produce comes from […]