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Field Notes

In-depth status reports on specific places — the species, ecosystems, and pressures converging on one piece of land or sea at the same time. Ten locations are planned; each is published only once it clears our editorial review.

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Southeast Asia

Borneo

Orangutans, pygmy elephants and a rhino now extinct in the wild.

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South America

Amazonas

Jaguar, deforestation frontiers, and Indigenous territories.

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Central Africa

Congo Basin

Lowland gorillas, forest elephants, and conflict minerals.

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Arctic

Svalbard

Polar bears, retreating sea ice, and permafrost thaw.

Coming Soon
Australia

Great Barrier Reef

Mass coral bleaching and ocean acidification.

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East Africa

Serengeti–Mara

The Great Migration and cross-border poaching pressure.

Coming Soon
Indian Ocean

Madagascar

Lemurs, extreme endemism, and slash-and-burn agriculture.

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Southeast Asia

Sumatra

Sumatran tiger and rhino against palm oil expansion.

Coming Soon
South America

Pantanal

The world's largest wetland, jaguars, and worsening wildfires.

Coming Soon
South Asia

Western Ghats

A biodiversity hotspot and Asian elephant corridor.