Norway bumps rate to protect rainforests amid anticipated U.S. climate return
Dec 4, 2020, 9:14 am By MongabayIn its work to combat climate change by preserving the world’s rainforests, Norway has revamped…As Amazon deforestation hits 12 year high, France rejects Brazilian soy
Dec 4, 2020, 8:44 am By MongabayJulien Denormandie (far left) meets with representatives of the vegetable oils and proteins sector…Humanity’s construction footprint in the seas amounts to 32,000 square kilometers
Dec 4, 2020, 3:10 am By MongabayFrom underwater tunnels to bridges to communication cables snaking across the ocean floor,…Can whales and dolphins catch COVID-19 from wastewater? It’s murky
Dec 3, 2020, 10:10 am By MongabayA few months after the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 began to pop up in the U.S., a piece of…Planned road to bisect pristine, biodiverse Brazilian Amazon national park
Dec 3, 2020, 8:20 am By MongabayEven though the new BR-364 branch highway has not been officially approved, local observers say…Podcast: Will a newly discovered ape species face a dammed future?
Dec 3, 2020, 7:24 am By MongabayNorth Sumatra is home to 1 of only 8 known great ape species in the world, the newly described…Study identifies mega trends with ‘major consequences’ for forests, livelihoods
Dec 3, 2020, 6:21 am By MongabayNearly 2 billion people live within 5 kilometers (3 miles) of a forest, and many rely on forests…Coronavirus risk grows as animals move through wildlife trade
Dec 3, 2020, 5:13 am By MongabayThe COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that when coronaviruses leap from wild animals to humans,…To save life on Earth, consult this new map
Dec 3, 2020, 2:17 am By MongabayReversing biodiversity loss, halting climate change and even preventing the emergence of new…Money to burn: Study finds fire-prevention incentives in Indonesia don’t work
Dec 2, 2020, 11:14 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — Paying village in Indonesia to ensure they don’t burn their land for farming appears…French Guiana soy biofuel power plants risk massive Amazon deforestation
Dec 2, 2020, 11:30 am By MongabayThe heavily forested port of Lavirot in Cayenne, French Guiana, where a 120-megawatt soy liquid…Countries fall short of U.N. pledge to protect 10% of the ocean by 2020
Dec 2, 2020, 9:37 am By MongabayCovering a swath of ocean larger than Peru around coral reefs, golden beaches and rocky atolls in…Reforestation projects should include tree diversity targets, too (commentary)
Dec 2, 2020, 8:54 am By MongabayHanging in harnesses 80 feet above the rainforest floor, I realize Ruth and I might be the first…The glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet are running away
Dec 2, 2020, 7:23 am By MongabayThe Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass, and there may be no way to stop it, scientists have…Dolphins face growing pressure as development eats into Borneo’s interior
Dec 2, 2020, 3:59 am By MongabayAmid the steaming swamps adjoining Borneo’s Mahakam River, a fisherman slows his boat to glide…Layers of regulations to protect European seas ‘not working,’ audit finds
Dec 2, 2020, 2:45 am By MongabayEurope is failing to protect its oceans, despite having policies in place to safeguard its marine…Unprecedented sightings of maned wolves in Amazon herald a changing landscape
Dec 2, 2020, 2:00 am By MongabayA mammal native to South America’s savannas, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) now lives in…Pulp producers pull off $168 million Indonesia tax twist, report alleges
Dec 1, 2020, 10:42 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — Two major pulp and paper producers associated with widespread deforestation and land…Alleged gov’t-linked land grabs threaten Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains
Dec 1, 2020, 4:29 pm By MongabayRising across remote stretches of southeast Cambodia, the Cardamom Mountains harbor dense tropical…‘Turning fear into strength’: One woman’s struggle for justice and land rights in Sulawesi
Dec 1, 2020, 11:35 am By MongabayThis article was co-published with The Gecko Project. Read parts one and two of the series, and…
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