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

Mekong Wildlife Fishing for DNA

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
By Uffe Wilken      

Feb 15, 2019

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

Illegal ivory trade A mammoth task

Cambodia is playing a growing role in the international illegal ivory trade
By Claire Baker-Munton

Jan 24, 2019

Nature • STORY OF THE DAY • 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

Nov 30, 2018

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

Nature • Sep 15, 2017 • 5 min read
Elephant Tourism

A cruel world

Since 2015, World Animal Protection has visited 220 venues across Asia that use elephants to entertain tourists. The findings were worrying, but better informed tourists can be part of a crucial change, argues World Animal Protection advisor Jan Schmidt-Burbach  By Jan Schmidt-Burbach

Nature • Jun 07, 2017 • 10 min read
Cambodia

The less forests, the more floods

Massive deforestation is playing a crucial role in the droughts that are devastating Cambodia. But despite an official ban on timber exports, forests continue to be cut down at a record rate By Euan Black