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Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 03, 2019 • 14 min read

Endangered wildlife trade Hunting the hunters

By Ben Davies • Jul 03, 2019
From our print archive: A few unsung heroes try to stem a trade that begins in the forests of Asia and then spans the restaurants and pet shops of the world

Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 26, 2019 • 19 min read

Illegal wildlife trade Prescription for extinction

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jun 26, 2019
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a flagship of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. But scientists say demand for medicine containing animal parts could push tigers, bears, rhinos and pangolins to the brink of extinction

Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 15, 2019 • 6 min read

Mekong Wildlife Fishing for DNA

By Uffe Wilken       • Feb 15, 2019
Scientists are rapidly developing new DNA-methods to identify what kind of life is present in rivers, lakes and the ocean. Advocates of the method claim that it has the potential to revolutionise the way environmental monitoring is done

Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 24, 2019 • 8 min read

Illegal ivory trade A mammoth task

By Claire Baker-Munton • Jan 24, 2019
Cambodia is playing a growing role in the international illegal ivory trade

Nature • Nov 30, 2018 • 5 min read
Sustainable tourism

Turning shark hunters around

A Singaporean schoolteacher-turned-social entrepreneur is fighting to save sharks from extinction in a unique way: by working with the shark hunters
By Lily Hess

Nature • Oct 23, 2018 • 4 min read
Thailand

The marine biologist on a mission to save Koh Samui’s coral reefs

In a region where so much of life and livelihood relies on a healthy coastline, the efforts of marine biologists to protect, preserve and educate are especially needed. Thepsuda Loyjiw uses her position as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) manager at Banyan Tree resort in Koh Samui, Thailand, to introduce tourists and locals to the area’s aquatic wonders and to spread the word on how to sustain them for the next generation
By Janelle Retka

Nature • Oct 11, 2018 • 12 min read
Sustainable development

Vietnam’s good life

Vietnam performed the best of 151 countries in a study that assessed quality of life versus environmental sustainability
By Michael Tatarski

Nature • Apr 23, 2018 • 7 min read
West Papua

Preserving paradise

Indonesia's Raja Ampat archipelago is the most biodiverse marine environment in the world. But as word of its magnificence gets out, and visitors swoop in, locals and expats alike are striving to protect the paradise
By Carolyn Beasley

Nature • Mar 14, 2018 • 10 min read
Exotic wildlife trade

Are we helping illegal animal traffickers?

Southeast Asia has long been a hub for the exotic wildlife trade, but the business is increasingly moving online - where unwitting social media users are playing a part in its proliferation
By Cristyn Lloyd

Nature • Jan 24, 2018 • 9 min read
Cambodia

Bat faeces turn to ‘black gold’

Nutrient rich Guano provides powerful fertility to farmers' lands and a solid income to those who farm bats, and their faeces
By Claire Baker-Munton