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Policy & Finance
Meagre pay, little support: Budget cuts for Philippines’ forest guards put conservation commitment under question
There has been a severe shortfall in funding for natural park management, and forest rangers are bearing the brunt of these budget cuts. This is despite the risks they face, and amid an expansion of top-down efforts to establish more government-protected areas which demand enforcement and patrol resources.
The small village of Lytton in British Columbia, Canada was once a pitstop for hikers and tourists taking in nearby scenic mountain ranges and rivers.
CITES, the international endangered wildlife trade convention, has suspended Bangladesh, one of its signatory countries, due to the illegal trade of birds – mainly import – for commercial purposes.
Policy & Finance
Malayan tiger roadkills drive national conversation on how to save the endangered icon
Habitat fragmentation is pushing the apex predator closer to extinction, spurring urgent calls for enhanced conservation measures.
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Carbon & Climate
Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?
We feel ecological grief when we lose places, species or ecosystems we value and love. These losses are a growing threat to mental health and wellbeing globally.
Carbon & Climate
‘Ghost roads’ are cracking open pristine rainforests in Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
A new study finds that illegal roads have enabled illicit logging, mining, poaching and land grabbing in some of the world's most biodiversity-rich ecosystems.
Carbon & Climate
Myanmar’s military coup is a blow to democracy, and the nation’s stunning biodiversity
The coup threatens to irreparably damage the Southeast Asian country's environment, and harm the people who rely on it.
Policy & Finance
It’s not all bats’ fault
Human encroachment into wildlife habitats and economic growth are among the main drivers of the emergence of pandemics. We could face greater risks if we pass diseases to wild animals.
Policy & Finance
Endangered wildlife should pay for its own protection
Carbon & Climate
How can the climate crisis cut through the Covid-19 media storm?
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Food & Agriculture
Pandemics and the exploitation of wildlife — what’s the connection?
The origin of Covid-19 is believed to be a market selling live wild animals. Eco-Business asked Anbarasi Boopal of Singapore-based animal welfare charity Acres about the link between the exploitation of animals and pandemics, and what can be done to curb the illegal wildlife trade.
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Policy & Finance
How can the Philippines make a green recovery in the Covid era?
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As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.
