Middle East
Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians as Gaza ceasefire comes under strain
The Israeli military has said its forces continue to target Hamas fighters and other threats despite the ceasefire
World News
China’s new cotton law deepens control over Uyghur farmers’ land and labor
The official documents China's new cotton-quality regulation show how cotton production is being integrated into a system of land transfer, labor mobilisation, political instruction,…
Asia Pacific
Singapore made a crow-friendly city. Now it wants to shoot them
The resumption of a crow-shooting campaign in Singapore has revived intense debate over lethal wildlife management in the highly urbanized city-state. Government officials revived…
Africa
South Africa’s new gold rush: Big money, high stakes in emerging spekboom restoration sector
This is the first article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem restoration in South Africa. It is part of an award-winning collaboration between…
World News
The day after the central Nepal flood
In the longer term, Nepal will need to have an effective strategy to deal with seismic and climate change-induced disasters that are almost certainly going to increase in…
Uncategorized
How Buryat fashion designer Oksana Alkhunsaeva stitched her life back together in Russia
At school, Oksana’s classmates mocked her surname and appearance. Now a successful designer, she still thinks about the trauma.
World News
Thousands of little penguins to be vaccinated against bird flu
“These penguins are part of what makes our community so special. We are lucky to share our home with them, and we’re going to…
World News
In Cameroon, before the scroll, there was the dance floor
Every holiday season, young people from Ebolowa in the South of Cameroon, and surrounding villages gather for community dance nights that combine entertainment, socializing,…
Asia Pacific
Indigenous leaders face criminal charges for setting up anti-mining barricades in the Philippines
"This case is just a small part of our struggle compared with what we are fighting for – not only for our community, but…