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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/09/2026
A new @globalwitness.org report highlights escalating violence against Philippine environmental defenders, who face legal harassment, "red-tagging," and state repression. The country recorded 12 killings in 2025, making it the deadliest in Asia for defenders for the 13th straight year.
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Philippines is the deadliest country in Asia for environmental defenders, report finds
The Philippines remains the deadliest country in Asia for land and environmental defenders, according to a new report by the non-profit Global Witness. In its report, Global Witness says it could…
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GregoryP @gregariusp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Με ποιο καθεστώς θα ανοίξει η Σαμαριά το 2027;
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pairi Daiza presents a shoebill in all its magnificence: #AGoodPlace
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GregoryP @gregariusp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Gallery: These buildings are made of … bamboo?
Plunge into the deep Balinese jungle and you might suddenly find a bamboo building soaring above you. Made from a frankly unlikely building material, the ethereal structures are the brainchildren o…
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Friso Dubbelboer @frisodubbelboer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Opmerkelijk: Taiwan stuurt extra kustwachtschip naar Pratas Islands en.. "The Coast Guard also said that it had ​confiscated nine Chinese fishing boats around Pratas since the start ​of this ⁠year and had repurposed them for reef patrol and marine conservation work." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity for vulnerable South China Sea outpost
Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, ​the government said, responding to an incre...
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Climate News Now @climatenewsnow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marine protected areas aren’t as protected as you think. Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign. grist.org/oceans/marin...
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Marine protected areas aren't as protected as you think
Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign.
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 25/09/2026
Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign. @jbwinters.bsky.social reports via @grist.org: buff.ly/tE0qMyM
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Marine Protected Areas Aren’t as Protected as You Think
Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign.
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The Press @thepress.co.nz · 25/09/2026
New Zealand’s Quota Management System (QMS), long praised as a world-leading model for sustainable fisheries, is driving small-scale inshore fishers out of business and severely depleting coastal marine ecosystems, according to a report by marine conservation group LegaSea.
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Quota system blamed for fish stock depletion and demise of small-scale operators
New Zealand’s Quota Management System (QMS), long praised as a world-leading model for sustainable fisheries, is driving small-scale inshore fishers out of business and severely depleting coastal marine ecosystems, according to a report by marine conservation group LegaSea.
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Ellen Prager, PhD @elprager.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Nor'Easter pounding Mid Atlantic with high surf, coastal flooding and erosion, continues through tomorrow and thankfully #Nolo moving away from Hawaii in today's update for the All Hazards Consortium. Please stay aware and stay safe. 🌀🧪🌊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=53r0...
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Nor'Easter Pounding Mid Atlantic States, Hurricane Nolo Moving Away from Hawai'i SISE Update
YouTube video by StormCenter Communications | GeoCollaborate
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GregoryP @gregariusp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ακόμη και κοντά στη μεγαλύτερη λίμνη της Ευρώπης, η στάθμη των υπόγειων υδάτων είναι εξαιρετικά χαμηλή.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 26/09/2026
In Malawi, floating weeds at Chia Lagoon are blocking boat routes and flooding farmland, causing crops to rot. Scientists point to severe watershed deforestation and heavy flooding as key drivers behind the crisis. Read more. 👇️
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Floating weeds threaten farming and fishing at Malawi’s Chia Lagoon
A mass of floating weeds at Chia Lagoon, Malawi’s largest, is choking out waterways and livelihoods as farmers and fishers struggle to access fields and fishing areas. Seven months after the rainy…
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Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mo-day crow from Liquorice our rescue rooster
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 21/09/2026
A Review in Nature Metabolism defines seven hallmarks of skeletal muscle homeostasis, providing a unifying framework for understanding, measuring and preserving muscle health. go.nature.com/4h3kZOU #medsky 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows the hallmarks of skeletal muscle health.
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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I need everyone to know this vessel has as many washers/dryers as my apartment building (and nicer ones at that) 😂🧪🌊🫧
A set of 2 washers and 2 dryers in an onboard laundry room.
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The Deep-Sea Podcast @deepseapod.com · 21/09/2026
Be honest now, who fell for the #anglerfish in #SOMA? In our latest episode we interviewed #frictionalgames Thomas Grip, creative lead on SOMA. Join us in the Arc at deepseapod.com or all the usual #podcast places.
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Botany One @botany.one · 21/09/2026
The Week in Botany September 21, 2026 www.botany.one/the-week-in-... This week: Pollinators in the City, Seeds in the Bank, and Speed Dating in the Soil. #Botany #PlantScience
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The Week in Botany September 21, 2026
This week: Pollinators in the City, Seeds in the Bank, and Speed Dating in the Soil.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 19/09/2026
Rescuers in Indonesia are racing to save orangutans as fires sweep through their habitat inside an oil palm concession. While several animals have been evacuated, others remain trapped. Concession owner First Resources says it enforces a strict zero-burning policy. Hans Nicholas Jong reports.
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Rescuers race against time as fires ravage orangutan habitat inside Indonesian oil palm concession
JAKARTA — Conservationists are racing to rescue orangutans from a fire-ravaged peat-swamp forest inside an RSPO-certified oil palm concession in West Kalimantan, with smoke still rising and the…
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 19/09/2026
Severe drought and extreme heat in Sri Lanka are shrinking water holes, forcing Yala National Park to temporarily close. With animals congregating at limited water points, conservationists warn of a rising threat: poachers poisoning water holes to hunt wildlife for meat. Malaka Rodrigo reports.
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As drought shrinks Sri Lanka’s water holes, poisoning poses threat to wildlife
YALA, Sri Lanka – One early morning in July 2016, six wildlife officers waited in a patch of scrubland close to a small pond in southern Sri Lanka. They had received information that poachers had…
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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Research Cruise AR103 Thread: Views & Critters Yesterday’s Wilson’s storm-petrel extravaganza off the back deck! 🪶🌿🦑
A wilson’s storm petrel flying over the ocean’s surfaceA wilson’s storm petrel flying over the ocean’s surfaceA wilson’s storm petrel flying over the ocean’s surfaceA wilson’s storm petrel flying over the ocean’s surface
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 16/09/2026
Rising sea levels in Gambia are forcing rice farmers to abandon salt-blighted fields along the Bintang Bolong estuary. While villagers build seasonal earthen dikes to block advancing seawater, experts warn permanent concrete barriers could worsen salinization. Yero S. Bah reports for #Mongabay.
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As saltwater advances, Gambian farmers rethink how to protect rice fields
Every year, the villagers of Kiang Jifarong contribute labor and money to build earthen dikes using clay and mud in an effort to keep seawater out of their farms. Rice fields once stretched unbroken…
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 16/09/2026
In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, gold mining fuels deforestation and toxic mercury pollution. In La Pampa, a formalized artisanal operation is attempting to produce mercury-free "clean gold" despite facing violence, informal economies, and government neglect. Watch this report 👉️ mongabay.cc/rbodDA
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 15/09/2026
North American forestry trade groups and lawmakers are lobbying to ease rules for timber goods under the EU Deforestation Regulation. Millions in lobbying and campaign funds aim to secure exceptions to new European traceability standards for North American paper products. Elizabeth Schell reports.
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The EU approved an antideforestation law. The US paper lobby sought to weaken it
When the European Union’s new anti-deforestation law threatened to expose the environmental costs of logging in North America’s forests, the American paper industry, supported by the U.S. government,…
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 15/09/2026
A paper in Nature Communications reports a detailed structural analysis of the Roman Empire’s entire road network, covering topographical information from nearly 300,000 km of roads. go.nature.com/4gU64b5 🏺🧪
City streets in Ostia, the ancient sea port of Rome at the mouth of the river Tiber. Credit: Tom Brughmans So-called Arch of Drusus in Rome, near the start of the Via Appia. This was an ancient road over 2000 years ago, and is still in use as a road today. Credit: Tom Brughmans
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Daryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Some gorgeous views of great shearwaters this morning pre-ops. Also got my lifer Manx and Cory’s shearwaters 🪶🦑🌿
A shearwater soars just above the ocean’s surface
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 16/09/2026
A volcanic eruption near the Indonesia’s Javan rhino’s sole habitat highlights the peril of harboring an entire critically endangered species in one location. Though the rhinos survived, conservationists argue a second population center is crucial to prevent their extinction. Basten Gokkon reports.
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Javan rhinos survive eruption in Indonesia, but single habitat leaves species vulnerable
Indonesia’s critically endangered Javan rhinos appear to be safe despite an ongoing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near their last remaining habitat, conservation authorities said. Ardi Andono, head…
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 16/09/2026
In Vietnam, incentive payments in biodiversity corridors are boosting family incomes while protecting intact forests. A study comparing 120 households highlights how conservation-linked payments offer a practical model for pairing local livelihoods with nature protection. Carolyn Cowan reports.
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Biodiversity corridor payments boost household incomes in Vietnam’s Annamite mountains
Conservationists say connecting existing protected areas through biodiversity corridors is vital in many landscapes to prevent further loss of species and habitats. Yet the households living inside…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Ocean Networks Canada @oceannetworks.ca · 14/09/2026
ONC had a busy summer! From supporting BC's shellfish industry w/ improved ocean monitoring, to helping develop infrastructure for a deep-sea neutrino telescope, we’ve been busy advancing ocean research & innovation. See what's making waves in our latest newsletter 🌊 bit.ly/4xlrxPf #KnowTheOcean
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 14/09/2026
Moving beyond marine protected areas, researchers propose active "marine rewilding" to restore degraded ocean ecosystems. Key principles include restoring food webs, reconnecting fragmented habitats, and integrating coastal communities to build resilience against climate impacts.
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How to enhance ocean health and resilience with marine rewilding
Ocean ecosystems are under extreme stress on several fronts including overfishing, ocean acidification, climate change and marine warming. While ocean conservation efforts often tend to focus on…
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Agolf Twitler Slayer @slayeragolf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
EVERYONE GETS A PONY!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2026
THERE ARE SOLUTIONS… While America fights over where to put the next massive AI data center, China already has them under the ocean. Samsung is developing floating AI data centers that could move massive computing workloads offshore.
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 13/09/2026
Household air conditioning may avert more than 5,000 heat-related deaths in the US annually, according to research in Nature Health. go.nature.com/3Syh3xz 🧪
This is figure 1, which shows a map of temperature and household AC usage in the CONUS.
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Seismofaults @seismofaults.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Seismofaults is heading to 👉 SGI-SIMP2026! Want to get to know DISS (diss.ingv.it) up close? Curious about the newly released PDF-Italy (seismofaults.eu/pdf-italy)? 🌍 If you are attending the SGI-SIMP conference, visit us at session 10 (becong.it/BECong/sessi...)!
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 13/09/2026
Texas prisons showed what happens when independent journalism is replaced by propaganda. Now the same thing is happening to Stars and Stripes.
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The Stars and Stripes firings look familiar to those behind bars
What censorship of prison newspapers can tell us of where the military news outlet may be headed
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Botany One @botany.one · 13/09/2026
*Asimina* : Pawpaw Fruit www.botany.one/ballantinia-... The Unknown Fruit of North America #Botany #PlantScience
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*Asimina* : Pawpaw Fruit
The Unknown Fruit of North America
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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Today's Feature: "As for the Fog that Starts Burning Away" by @brentameneyro.bsky.social from A Face Out of Clay published by Center for Literary Publishing Read here: poems.com/poem/as-for-...
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As the Fog Starts Burning Away
Three things: I've never been to a funeral, a man is his own prophet in the morning, a door
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
America’s endangered species have survived because previous generations protected them and the habitats they depend on.   Now, this administration is trying to tear down those protections and push endangered species closer to extinction.   Not on our watch.
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US states sue Trump administration for weakening endangered species protections
U.S. states filed two lawsuits on Wednesday accusing President Donald Trump's administration of ​illegally weakening the federal Endangered Species Act, a landmark law that has shielded the bald eagle...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/KaEKGcAlKd4
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Trump LOSES as plot to steal mail in ballots and lower voter turnout backfires!
YouTube video by Legal AF
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GregoryP @gregariusp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Cardiac arrest is an extremely rare and life-threatening side effect of plasmapheresis (plasma exchange). The treatment is generally considered safe, but since it involves handling large volumes of blood and plasma extracorporeally, serious physiological changes can in rare cases .(no education)
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Tiina Törmä @ttt68.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Black plumage #birds #linnut 🪶 Mustarastas, Turdus merula
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Red-billed blue magpie 65-68cm native to parts of Asia. Monogamous pairs build a nest, female incubates 18 days, the male feeds her. Chicks are fed 21 days in the nest Off spring from previous years or other non-breeding adults belonging to the same social circle help feed and raise the chicks
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invertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Take a stroll along a mossy log with this Euryurus leachii, one of eastern North America’s beautiful native millipedes.
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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
No election fraud to be seen here.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Naples, Italy, 1949. Original post
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Meyer's parrots 21-24cm across central, eastern, and southern Africa. Lifespan 20-35 years! Nest in tree hallow, female incubates 28 days, male feeds her, Parents feed chicks 9 weeks. The family remain together for several months after the chicks fledge. Flock with 50 or more for the winter.
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 11/09/2026
#FactFriday ➡️ The top three military spenders—the USA, China and Russia—spent a combined total of $1480 billion, or 51% of the global total in 2025. Learn more: www.sipri.org/publications... #SIPRI#MilitaryExpenditure
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eschneider @eschneider.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Cock pix 🐓
Rooster on a perch
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Red legged honey creeper: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Dr Nick 🦉🇦🇺 @doktrnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Powerful Owlet stretching its wings. Even its sibling seems surprised. #brisbane #birds #wildoz
Floofy Powerful Owlet stretching its wings wide as its startled sibling looks on
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