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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Shola Lawal |Priyanka Shankar
In a three-storey building in a residential neighbourhood in Gran Canaria, about an hour’s drive from the airport, more than a dozen teenage Senegalese boys in colourful, flowing robes sit in a circle, soulfully chanting supplications. Behind them, girls sit with their heads covered, praying. On the top-floor terrace a feast of steaming rice, meat and vegetable gravy is being prepared. It is a bright Sunday afternoon in February.
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3 weeks ago | 
india.mongabay.com | Simrin Sirur |Priyanka Shankar
A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river basin hosts 12 different types of forests, with a diversity of habitats that fosters rich biodiversity. The disappearance of habitats, in the form of deforestation and development, are among the biggest threats to biodiversity, conservationists say.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Priyanka Shankar |Shola Lawal
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2 months ago | 
aljazeera.com | Priyanka Shankar |Shola Lawal
Berlin/Cottbus, Germany - Germany is preparing for high-stakes elections, amid fears that far-right sentiment rising while migration policies sit at the center of political debate. In Cottbus, a city in eastern Brandenburg, the mood is tense as voters prepare to head to the polls with the rest of Germany on February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition government led by his Social Democratic Party (SPD) collapsed last November.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
india.mongabay.com | Priyanka Shankar
A study conducted in Delhi’s informal settlements found that high temperatures cause significant economic losses and health impacts for the informal sector workers. As temperatures rise, expenditures on essentials such as medicine, ice, and water, also surge. Researchers highlight the urgent need for policies to protect informal workers from the severe impacts of extreme heat, which is expected to intensify with climate change.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
india.mongabay.com | Priyanka Shankar
Mongabay India reported several stories on emerging technologies in 2024 and their role in agriculture, industry, conservation and climate mitigation. Stories based on artificial intelligence (AI) and genetic and genome analyses of different species were prominent in our reporting. We also looked at futuristic technologies such as solar geoengineering, air-to-water systems, and deep-sea mining.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
india.mongabay.com | Priyanka Shankar
There is an increasing popularity of local and hyperlocal food in India with food festivals, pop-up food events and tours, that promote seasonal indigenous produce. Food industry experts say that people are more conscious about the health impacts of food and the environment sustainability of the produce, post the COVID-19 pandemic. Seasonal produce must overcome the economic challenge of being in a market with all-year-round crops.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
india.mongabay.com | Priyanka Shankar
The International Court of Justice is deliberating the legal obligations states have in mitigating the climate crisis. The case is an opportunity to look at the Paris Agreement in the context of other international treaties whose principles could apply to climate law, say experts. While the Court’s advisory opinion is not legally binding, it could inform international climate policy in the future.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
india.mongabay.com | Priyanka Shankar
Design amendments to Guwahati’s upcoming Dighalipukhuri-Noonmati flyover were announced following citizen protests. Though the flyover aims at reducing traffic congestion, some experts argue that flyovers are not good traffic solutions and suggest focussing on public transport and non-motorised transport. Some activists say that the protest evolved into a greater movement in Guwahati to raise awareness about environmental conservation, biodiversity, citizen rights, and urban planning.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
india.mongabay.com | Priyanka Shankar
Researchers have developed an eDNA protocol to track and monitor the critically endangered northern river terrapin in the Sundarbans. Hunting, habitat loss, and tropical cyclones that erode potential nesting sites, have contributed to the decline in this turtle’s population. While there are in-situ conservation efforts in India, researchers call for more studies and transboundary efforts.
