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  • As Thailand’s fishing cats face habitat loss and conflict, experts seek resolution

    As Thailand’s fishing cats face habitat loss and conflict, experts seek resolution

    Jul 7, 2025

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    Carolyn Cowan
    Carolyn Cowan

    Fishing cats have lost vast swathes of their former range in Thailand, where decades of wetland conversion to fish farms, shrimp ponds and plantations have decimated their numbers.

  • Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’

    Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’

    Apr 8, 2025

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    Carolyn Cowan
    Carolyn Cowan

    Environmental law watchdog ClientEarth is demanding immediate action from authorities in Poland to crack down on imports of sanctioned Myanmar teak into the country

  • Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand

    Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand

    Mar 25, 2025

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    Carolyn Cowan
    Carolyn Cowan

    Discarded or “ghost” fishing gear comprises 10% of all marine plastic debris in the ocean, persisting for decades and passively catching and killing species from sea snails to whale sharks

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