In the past few years, previously spotless air-conditioned icons of Singapore such as Changi Airport and the Apple Store have experienced infestations and diseases on indoor greenery. Experts say the rise in extreme temperatures as the city-state loses forest cover explains the migration of flies, bees, butterflies and rats into cooler indoor environments. by Robin Hicks
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As Singapore heats up, pests are seeking refuge indoors
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s reputation as one of the world’s cleanest cities is being put to the test by a surge in rodent and insect infestation...
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🌿 Mongabay founder & CEO Rhett Ayers Butler has been awarded the 2025 Henry Shaw Medal by the Missouri Botanical Garden — one of the oldest conservation honors. The award recognizes individuals whose work has advanced science, conservation, and public understanding of nature. While many recipients have been scientists, Rhett joins a distinguished group from outside academia, including the National Geographic Society and the U.K.’s King Charles III. by Bobby Bascomb
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Mongabay founder Rhett Butler wins the Henry Shaw Award
Mongabay founder Rhett Butler has been awarded the 2025 Henry Shaw Medal from the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, U.S.
Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, on Sept. 30 decided to suspend the Amazon soy moratorium from Jan. 1, 2026. Depending on the probe’s course of action, this could dismantle one of the nation’s most important private sector pacts credited with slowing deforestation of the tropical rainforest for soy plantations. by Shanna Hanbury
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Brazil soy deal that curbs Amazon deforestation to be suspended in 2026
Brazil’s antitrust regulator, CADE, on Sept. 30 decided to suspend the Amazon soy moratorium from Jan. 1, 2026. Depending on the probe’s course...
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