BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh – where bile bears find a happy end
The BEAR SANCTUARY Ninh Binh gives a new home to bears that grew up in horrible conditions to extract their bile.
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Turning the tide for Vietnam’s primates
Vietnam is home to highest diversity of primate species on the South-East Asian mainland. However, 90% of these spectacular designs of nature are facing extinction threats due to the high demand for wild meat and wildlife parts used in traditional medicine.
The Endangered Primate Rescue Center focuses on the rescue, rehabilitation, breeding, and release of Vietnam’s rare primates, many of which have been confiscated from wildlife traffickers.
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What does the future hold for the Mekong and its communities?
The Mekong River bursts with color and life, hosts rich aquatic life and boasts one of the world’s most diverse and productive inland fisheries. However, massive hydropower projects are threatening the future of the Mekong ecosystem. That’s why communities living along the Mekong River Basin have joined hands to push for change.
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Inspiring awe for OurLand and nature
At OurLand, Vijo Varghese and his team have created a place for people to feel awe in nature and learn about sustainable living.
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The regeneration of the Sundarbans – community-driven action for the world’s largest mangrove forest
The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest shared by Bangladesh and India, is threatened by coastal erosion, climate change, and deforestation. Many of those living near the Sundarbans exist below the poverty line, depending heavily on the forest’s resources. The Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) helps these vulnerable communities benefit from ecological restoration in a unique way.
How WildTeam fights for the tigers and the people of the Sundarbans
The NGO WildTeam is protecting one of the most iconic animals in the world by helping the communities that live alongside the tigers of the Sundarbans.
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Sloth bear-human coexistence in Marwahi
The dry deciduous forests of Northern Chhattisgarh host one of India’s largest sloth bear populations. But unfortunately, sloth bears don’t have a good reputation here. Quite the contrary, they are considered by many to be one of the most dangerous wild animals in the area.
Conservationists are now trying to identify the last islands with substantial bear populations in the region of Marwahi. But what will it take to protect Marwahi’s decreasing sloth bear population in a highly cultivated landscape?
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A thirteen-year battle to save the Hasdeo forests from coal mining
The forests of Hasdeo are called the lungs of India’s Chhattisgarh state. Sadly for its inhabitants, Hasdeo grows atop of a huge coalfield, and the government decided to start mining it. Fast forward thirteen years, the Save Hasdeo movement is fighting tirelessly against the total diminishment of the natural ecosystem of Hasdeo.
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Achanakmar – a reserve at a crossroads
Achanakmar is both a tiger reserve and biosphere reserve for its wildlife and unique landscape. But a lack of management and monitoring threatens nature in Achanakmar.
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What will the world’s largest refinery planned in Konkan do to local livelihoods and the environment?
Destroying 12.000-year-old prehistoric petroglyphs for an oil refinery that will best (or worst) case scenario run for the next 50 years – this is what the Maharashtra government plans by erecting the world’s largest refinery in the Konkan region. However, locals are enraged.