Malaysia’s white-handed gibbons may be two subspecies, not one, study shows
Feb 9, 2022, 10:21 am By MongabayIf you get yourself a map of Peninsular Malaysia and color in all the areas in which the Malaysian…Can the little-known tamanu tree replace palm oil in Indonesia’s biofuel bid?
Feb 9, 2022, 8:35 am By MongabayYOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Even as a boy, Budi Leksono knew the tamanu tree had many uses. The small,…New assessment finds dragonflies and damselflies in trouble worldwide
Feb 9, 2022, 5:45 am By Mongabay“The coming of autumn determined by a red dragonfly.” – Kaya Shirao Dragonflies, as depicted…In Indonesia, a ‘devious’ policy silences opposition to mining, activists say
Feb 8, 2022, 10:33 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — In the nearly two years since Indonesian lawmakers passed a controversial mining law,…Gates Foundation among investors backing troubled DRC palm plantation
Feb 8, 2022, 8:38 am By MongabayThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with a number of prominent U.S. university endowments are…‘We should be pretty concerned’: Study shows only 15% of coastal regions still intact
Feb 8, 2022, 8:15 am By MongabayLess than 16% of the world’s coastal regions remain intact, while other parts are severely…In Colombia, Escobar’s hippos spawn another problem: Wildlife trafficking
Feb 8, 2022, 5:30 am By MongabayThe way John Aristides Saldarriaga tells it, he was out for a routine day’s fishing with friends…Journeying in biocultural diversity and conservation philanthropy: Q&A with Ken Wilson
Feb 7, 2022, 11:16 pm By MongabayThe concept of “biocultural diversity” has gained wider prominence in recent decades as…Can ecotourism save Cambodia’s ‘ghost parks’?
Feb 7, 2022, 10:53 pm By MongabayPHNOM PENH — In March 2021, Cambodia signed into law Sub-decree No. 30, which removed official…Endangered wildlife face perilous future as vital habitat loses protection in Cambodia
Feb 7, 2022, 9:52 pm By MongabayPHNOM PENH — In 2017, an elephant in Cambodia’s Kirium National Park was electrocuted as it…How a ‘dirty gambling company’ may have set the standard for destruction in Cambodia
Feb 7, 2022, 8:36 pm By MongabayPHNOM PENH — “I was detained for a night, the authorities had come to tear down another house,…Photos: Caged orangutan found in Indonesian politician’s home
Feb 7, 2022, 2:03 pm By MongabayMEDAN, Indonesia — A politician arrested on charges of bribery last month in Indonesia’s North…Fires threaten vital peatland in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego
Feb 7, 2022, 1:44 pm By MongabayA forest fire that has been spreading for weeks in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego is threatening the…Demand for sea cucumbers turns India-Sri Lanka waters into trafficking hotspot
Feb 7, 2022, 1:20 pm By MongabayCOLOMBO/MANDAPAM — It was a calm October night over Sri Lanka’s northern seas, the silence…Two storms in two weeks carve trail of death and destruction in Madagascar
Feb 7, 2022, 10:03 am By MongabayCyclone Batsirai rammed into Madagascar’s coast on Feb. 5, bringing further devastation to a…Even degraded forests are more ecologically valuable than none, study shows
Feb 7, 2022, 1:35 am By MongabayThey may be labeled “degraded,” but forests that have been logged, or are otherwise no longer…Preventing the next pandemic is vastly cheaper than reacting to it: Study
Feb 4, 2022, 2:06 pm By MongabayAs the novel COVID-19 coronavirus swept the planet in early 2020, researchers scrambled to find…‘There’s not much hope’: Mediterranean corals collapse under relentless heat
Feb 4, 2022, 9:56 am By MongabayFor years, Joaquim Garrabou donned scuba gear and dove into the waters of the Scandola Marine…Gulf of Thailand oil pipeline leak threatens reef-rich marine park
Feb 4, 2022, 9:27 am By MongabayMarine experts in Thailand have warned that a recent oil spill off the country’s east coast could…Polluting with impunity: Palm oil companies flout regulations in Ecuador
Feb 3, 2022, 8:48 pm By MongabayThis is the second in a two-part series. Read Part One. Palm oil, a popular cooking oil as well as…
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