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A plan to save Bali’s vanishing fireflies takes root in organic farming

Four decades ago, Wayan Wardika says, clouds of fireflies would illuminate the night sky above the rice fields of his native village in Bali, Indonesia. Today, the insects have virtually disappeared from here due to rapid land development, light pollution, habitat degradation, and heavy use of agricultural pesticides, reports contributor Rizky Maulana Yanuar and Mongabay’s […]

A plan to save Bali’s vanishing fireflies takes root in organic farming

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