Conservation ‘setback’ looms as Nepal opens protected areas to hydropower projects

KATHMANDU — The Nepali government has approved a controversial proposal allowing the construction of large-scale hydropower plants inside the country’s protected areas, in a move conservationists have slammed as a…

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Beyond the myths: Anthropologist Alison Richard on Madagascar’s environmental realities and future

The island nation of Madagascar is celebrated for its extraordinary biodiversity, characterized by remarkably high rates of endemicism; approximately 90% of its wildlife is unique to the island, making it…

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