With fracking promising a quick energy boost, can Colombia say no?
Oct 11, 2022, 10:32 am ByGustavo Petro’s government has promised to eschew extractivism, but it’s not all…Amazonian river communities seek to boost hard-won land rights to fight loggers
Oct 11, 2022, 9:50 am ByLed by a teacher and a family farmer, 15 traditional communities living in public forests in…Indonesia foresters hope Garuda poachers turn gamekeepers
Oct 11, 2022, 3:37 am ByBANYUMAS, Indonesia — When community foresters ascended one of Java’s most sacred mountains to…In Madagascar, a tree-planting business goes long on social, short on eco
Oct 10, 2022, 6:43 pm ByANDRAMASINA, Madagascar — It’s transplanting season in Andramasina’s rice fields. The town is…On Indigenous People’ Day, five inspirational nature conservation stories in the U.S.
Oct 10, 2022, 3:54 pm ByThe second Monday of October marks Indigenous Peoples’ Day in multiple cities and states across…Alternatives to farmwork empower communities and save forests, study finds
Oct 10, 2022, 2:09 pm ByProtected areas are important for saving tropical forests and biodiversity, but for them to be…Easygoing bonobos accepting of outsiders, study says
Oct 10, 2022, 1:24 pm ByBonobos, sometimes referred to as the “hippies” of the ape kingdom, have long been known for…Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane
Oct 10, 2022, 12:23 pm ByOn a mountaintop in Ecuador, a researcher spotted some spots. The polka-dotted frog, it turned out,…Thai zoos come under scrutiny again as tourism rebounds from COVID-19
Oct 10, 2022, 2:07 am ByBANGKOK — A run-down department store tucked among Bangkok’s skyscrapers is home to the rooftop…Mongabay probe key as Brazil court rules on palm oil pesticide contamination
Oct 7, 2022, 6:00 pm ByA Mongabay investigation into palm oil contamination in the Brazilian Amazon has helped federal…Mangroves and wildlife in Bornean bay at risk from Indonesia’s new capital
Oct 7, 2022, 4:13 pm ByJAKARTA/NORTH PENAJAM PASER, Indonesia — The Indonesian government’s strategy to minimize the…Ahead of election, deforestation increases in Brazil
Oct 7, 2022, 1:44 pm ByDeforestation in the Amazon rainforest is surging ahead of the presidential election in Brazil.…Brazil may fail Paris Agreement targets by 137% if Bolsonaro keeps in office
Oct 7, 2022, 10:33 am ByIn a civilized world, commitments should be kept. Sometimes it is impossible due to uncontrollable…Cambodia’s elites swallow up Phnom Penh’s lakes, leaving the poor marooned
Oct 7, 2022, 8:30 am ByPHNOM PENH — On the edges of Boeung Tamok, Phnom Penh’s largest lake, 25-year-old Kong Khun…Fished out at sea and smoked out on land, Senegal fishers take on a fishmeal factory
Oct 6, 2022, 4:34 pm ByDAKAR — A fishers’ collective called Taxawu Cayar has brought a case before the Senegalese…Greenland shark, world’s longest-living vertebrate, gets long-awaited protection
Oct 6, 2022, 3:42 pm ByEverything about the Greenland shark seems to be slow: these long-bodied animals swim slowly, grow…Locals in the dark about oil auctions in DRC: report
Oct 6, 2022, 2:07 pm ByOne of the first on-the-ground investigations into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s proposed oil…Indonesian program pays fishers to collect plastic trash at sea
Oct 6, 2022, 10:57 am ByJAKARTA — The Indonesian government has launched a program that will pay thousands of traditional…Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for October 2022
Oct 6, 2022, 10:14 am ByIs simply having fewer children really a viable solution to the climate crisis? Mongabay dove into…Sulawesi islanders grieve land lost to nickel mine
Oct 6, 2022, 2:03 am ByWAWONII ISLAND, Indonesia — The coconut palm has been a source of food and identity for centuries…
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