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Thu 2:05pm By MongabayFor decades, scientists observed a puzzling group of whales in the Gulf of Mexico. The animals…First the savior, now the villain: Fire suppression is often overhyped in the American west (commentary)
Thu 11:14am By MongabayWestern forests are pretty healthy, though our relationships with them may not be. Humans crave…Will new US EPA head continue his opposition to burning forests for energy?
Thu 9:58am By MongabayEnviva’s Sampson County North Carolina forest biomass facility. Wood pellets made there are mostly…In Indonesia, a village held hostage by coal pleads for change
Thu 5:38am By MongabayBANTEN, Indonesia — Every day, Subur and his wife walk past giant chimneys, painted red and white…A wet Amazon may be more resilient to a drying climate than thought: Study
Feb 3, 2021, 3:26 pm By MongabayIn some of the wettest parts of the Amazon rainforest, dry air may increase plant photosynthesis…Trader Cargill, pension fund TIAA linked to land grabs in Brazil’s Cerrado
Feb 3, 2021, 1:38 pm By MongabayIn the far west of Brazil’s Bahia state, sprawling soybean plantations extend from the edges of…For border-crossing Thai tigers, the forest on the other side isn’t as green
Feb 3, 2021, 10:55 am By MongabayBig cats require big home ranges. In February 2016, a young male Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris…New approaches needed to protect biodiversity as Aichi Targets go unmet
Feb 3, 2021, 9:57 am By MongabayAs the planet continues its trajectory into what some have dubbed “the sixth mass extinction,”…Newly described chameleon from Madagascar may be world’s smallest reptile
Feb 3, 2021, 8:10 am By MongabayFrank Glaw is no stranger to discovery. The German herpetologist has helped describe scores of new…Study reveals how species once extinct in the wild have bounced back
Feb 3, 2021, 6:52 am By MongabayIn 1992, global leaders gathered at a United Nations summit in Rio de Janeiro to sign the landmark…Podcast: Omens and optimism for Sumatran orangutans
Feb 2, 2021, 5:56 pm By MongabayThe Sumatran orangutan is in a difficult position, heavily dependent as it is on the Indonesian…‘Race against time’: Saving the snakes and lizards of Brazil’s Cerrado
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Feb 2, 2021, 11:12 am By MongabayA new study has found that sea levels are rising faster than expected, which would put 40% of the…Legal failings leave illegal loggers unpunished and certified in Indonesia
Feb 2, 2021, 5:55 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Illegal loggers in Indonesia’s remote Papua region have largely evaded any meaningful…Mob killing of Malagasy officer spotlights risks faced by forest guardians
Feb 2, 2021, 12:30 am By MongabayA Malagasy law enforcement officer was hacked to death by a mob during a confrontation over illegal…Mongabay editor Philip Jacobson wins courage in journalism award
Feb 1, 2021, 6:51 pm By MongabayOn Sunday, Mongabay editor Philip Jacobson won the 2020 Oktovianus Pogau Award for Courage in…Brazil’s Belo Monte Dam: Greenwashing contested (commentary)
Feb 1, 2021, 5:35 pm By MongabayEven in this era of “alternative facts,” the letter to the New York Times from Norte Energy (the…The climate crisis needs feminism (commentary)
Feb 1, 2021, 3:01 pm By MongabayAs we welcome the new year, Democrats control both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives,…Brazil guts agencies, ‘sabotaging environmental protection’ in Amazon: Report
Feb 1, 2021, 1:54 pm By MongabayIllegal mining, deforestation and stream destruction within the Yanomami Indigenous Reserve in…Eye in the Sky: Tech makes satellite imagery increasingly attractive for wildlife surveys
Feb 1, 2021, 3:11 am By MongabayHigh-resolution satellite imagery, modern digital cameras and drones have opened up new…
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