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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 04 > talks-to-reduce-funding-for-overfishing-remain-stalled-at-wto-meeting > amp

Talks to reduce funding for overfishing remain stalled at WTO meeting

13+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1236+ words) Governments across the world have pledged to re-ignite stalled "Fish Two" negotiations and finalize the second part of a long-sought agreement to curb harmful fishing subsidies by mid-2028. The commitment came at the World Trade Organization's recently concluded 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 04 > today-is-jane-goodall-day-her-movement-continues

Today is Jane Goodall Day. Her movement continues.

13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1748+ words) April 3 now carries a different kind of weight. It was always Jane Goodall's birthday. Now it is also a marker'a point in the year when people are asked not just to remember her, but to do something with what she…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 03 > peru-brazil-bioceanic-railway-brings-too-much-risk-to-the-amazon-experts-warn

Peru-Brazil Bioceanic Railway brings too much risk to the Amazon, experts warn

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1608+ words) The idea of a railway line stretching across the width of South America " from Peru on the Pacific coast to Brazil on the Atlantic " has gained steam since the inauguration of the megaport of Chancay in Peru. To complete its…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 03 > in-peru-indigenous-women-work-to-save-an-ancestral-potato-from-disappearance

In Peru, Indigenous women work to save an ancestral potato from disappearance

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (950+ words) This time-honored knowledge, however, is now facing increasing threats. "The young prefer to migrate to the city to work as they no longer see the chacras as a sustainable option; mostly, those who stay are the older ones," she says....

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 03 > traditional-protection-proves-more-successful-for-clams-in-american-samoa

Traditional protection proves more successful for clams in American Samoa

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1135+ words) For coastal Indigenous communities in American Samoa, giant clams are deeply rooted in fa'a S'moa (the Samoan way of life) and local food systems. On Tutuila, which had multiple types of management zones, subsistence and remote sites had the highest…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 03 > investigation-of-permit-violations-in-south-africas-shark-fishery-pending

Investigation of permit violations in South Africa’s shark fishery pending

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (351+ words) Following an October 2025 Mongabay report of the shark fishing vessel Zanette violating the conditions of its permit to catch endangered sharks, the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) announced that it would consider suspending or revoking…...

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news.mongabay.com > short-article > 2026 > 03 > the-squid-rush-in-the-south-pacific-is-forcing-regulators-to-act

The squid rush in the South Pacific is forcing regulators to act

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (316+ words) A recent annual meeting of the fisheries regulator for the South Pacific tackled a familiar challenge: how to manage one of the world's largest squid fisheries before mounting pressure turns it into a depleted one. The meeting produced some new…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 03 > behind-the-scenes-of-the-amazons-gold-rush-director-richard-ladkani-on-the-making-of-yanuni

Behind the scenes of the Amazon’s gold rush: Director Richard Ladkani on the making of ‘Yanuni’

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1943+ words) Austrian director and cinematographer Richard Ladkani knew little about the Amazon Rainforest before he decided to make a film about it. It was 2019. Fires raged across the Amazon. Ladkani had just finished his film Sea of Shadows, about the desperate…...

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news.mongabay.com > 2026 > 03 > new-farming-method-replaces-traditional-jhum-in-crowding-bangladesh-hills

New farming method replaces traditional jhum in crowding Bangladesh hills

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1456+ words) Cucumber and bitter gourd plants climbed over bamboo trellises, their fruits swaying gently in the breeze, while Milan Tanchangya, a 43-year-old farmer, plucked the cucumbers using a knife and placed them in a basket. Only a few years ago, he…...

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news.mongabay.com > short-article > 2026 > 03 > huge-amounts-of-nanoplastics-discovered-in-tap-and-bottled-water

Huge amounts of nanoplastics discovered in tap and bottled water

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (488+ words) The amount of nanoplastics in drinking water in the U.S. has been wildly underestimated. That's according to a new study that found the amount of plastic in both tap and bottled water was 10-100 times higher than previous estimates. For the new…...