The Indonesian government is revising a regulation that reopened the export of dredged sea sand, after the country’s Supreme Court annulled key provisions over environmental and legal concerns. In a ruling last month, the court struck down three articles in a 2023 regulation that had lifted a 20-year ban on sea sand exports.
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In Bangladesh, disposable tableware, including plates made of areca palm leaves, is gaining popularity as a good alternative to single-use plastic during social gatherings and festival celebrations, Mongabay’s Abu Siddique reported in May. A survey from 2018 estimates that Bangladesh used around 250 metric tons of single-use plastic tableware and straws every month.
What does socialist practice mean in the event of a new leftwing party? by Jonas Marvin Zarah Sultana’s resignation from the Labour Party has brought the burning question of a new leftwing political formation right to the very centre stage of everyone’s minds. Last year’s election of five in
This manifesto is a call for constructive defiance. We cannot wait for top-down solutions. The future must be built from below—by cultivating water, restoring land, training youth, and constructing homes that regenerate rather than consume.
Heavy rainfall in Colombia and Venezuela caused deadly landslides and widespread flooding in June. A new analysis now points to rapid urbanization, deforestation, mining and overgrazing as having reduced the region’s climate resilience.
In suspending four MPs this week for 'persistent breaches of party discipline', the Labour government sank to new lows of incompetence and infirmity. In reality, the rebel MPs were guilty of nothing more than being too right, too soon.
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a nation where speaking up can lead to prison, a group of young Cambodians has refused to be silent.
My time at QVdL reinforced everything I believe about ERC’s approach to restoration. We’re not just planting trees or improving soil – we’re building resilient communities that can adapt, learn, and scale their impact.