Togo monkey seizure turns spotlight on illicit wildlife trafficking from DR Congo
Jan 8, 2024, 5:53 am ByLUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo — On Dec. 2, Togolese authorities intercepted 38…How will we know when local communities benefit from carbon offset schemes? (commentary)
Jan 5, 2024, 2:44 pm ByRecently, carbon offset projects have been in the media, and not in the positive way that carbon…Do carbon credits really help communities that keep forests standing?
Jan 5, 2024, 10:51 am ByThis is the second article in our five-part series on forest carbon credits and the voluntary…Conservation ‘setback’ looms as Nepal opens protected areas to hydropower projects
Jan 5, 2024, 10:17 am ByKATHMANDU — The Nepali government has approved a controversial proposal allowing the construction…‘No end in sight’ for potential of conservation tech: Q&A with Megan Owen
Jan 5, 2024, 3:17 am ByEarly in her career, Megan Owen recalls, she often found herself wishing for more data to understand…Who protects nature better: The state or communities? It’s complicated
Jan 4, 2024, 12:00 pm ByWhat works better: protected areas managed by the state, or areas conserved by Indigenous peoples…As Sri Lanka floods swell with climate change, so does human-crocodile conflict
Jan 4, 2024, 11:22 am ByMATARA, Sri Lanka — Flying birds, running squirrels, hopping hares and snakes are species that…‘Indigenous’ and ‘local’ shouldn’t be conflated: Q&A with Indigenous leader Sara Olsvig
Jan 4, 2024, 10:01 am ByDUBAI — It was Sara Olsvig’s love of ice that brought her to the desert of Dubai for the 2023…False claims of U.N. backing see Indigenous groups cede forest rights for sketchy finance
Jan 4, 2024, 9:12 am ByReporting for this story was supported by the Dom Phillips Grant of the Rainforest Journalism Fund…Extreme drought in western Pará pushes family farmers into agroforestry
Jan 4, 2024, 5:17 am ByJURUTI, Pará — As we approach the airport in Santarém, Pará, astonishment echoes loudly…Sumatra coffee farmers brew natural fertilizer as inflation bites
9:57pm ByBATUTEGI FOREST, Indonesia — Like millions of small farmers across Indonesia, Sri Atmiatun’s…Beyond the myths: Anthropologist Alison Richard on Madagascar’s environmental realities and future
6:18pm ByThe island nation of Madagascar is celebrated for its extraordinary biodiversity, characterized by…Count, connect, conserve: Southern Africa elephant survey points the way (commentary)
3:32pm ByIn the more than 10 years since Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe signed a 2011 treaty…Forest carbon credits and the voluntary market: A solution or a distraction?
12:13pm ByThis is the first article in our five-part series on forest carbon credits and the voluntary market.…Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients
12:13pm ByYukon River chinook salmon boast the longest freshwater migration in North America, traveling more…In Brazil’s Caatinga, adapted agroforests are producing food from dry lands
10:45am ByUAUÁ, Bahia, Brazil — Everything is growing in Perpétua’s grove now. “Can you see? This is…Study: Tiny tortoise may play large role in South Africa’s Karoo landscape
10:43am ByThe diminutive Karoo dwarf tortoise (Chersobius boulengeri) may play an outsized role as gardener in…Finance and support are key to fishers adopting eco-friendly gear, study shows
2:00am ByJAKARTA — Small-scale fishers who have better access to financing, the support of a peer group,…2024 outlook for rainforests
12:16am ByLast week, Mongabay published a recap of the major trends in the world’s tropical rainforests for…Sumatran dugong hunter struggles to adapt to changing times
Tue 7:53pm ByBINTAN ISLAND, Indonesia — Ever since Munsa was a young man, he would quietly paddle a small boat…
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