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Aug 17, 2020, 10:27 am By MongabayCottongrass Summer, a new book by the British author Roy Dennis is a breath of fresh air among the…Scientists urge reassessment of threatened species after Australian bushfires
Aug 14, 2020, 4:04 pm By MongabayBetween 2019 and 2020, turbulent bushfires ripped through Australia, turning green forests into ash,…China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet
Aug 14, 2020, 2:24 pm By MongabayFor years, reports of illegal fishing activities have dogged China’s distant-water fishing fleet.…Cameroon halts logging plans in Ebo Forest, home to tool-using chimps
Aug 14, 2020, 9:39 am By MongabayThe Cameroon prime minister’s office recently announced it was suspending plans to log Ebo Forest,…FSC slammed for slow probe into deforestation by firms linked Indonesia’s richest man
Aug 14, 2020, 5:02 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Activists say the Forest Stewardship Council, the world’s leading sustainable forestry…More than 260 major, mostly illegal Amazon fires detected since late May
Aug 13, 2020, 3:20 pm By MongabayA fire hotspot in the Amazon rainforest in Mato Grosso state Brazil, July 2020. © Christian Braga /…Is that ivory from an elephant or a nut? A new guide shows how to tell
Aug 13, 2020, 1:49 pm By MongabayGovernments and businesses looking to crack down on the illegal ivory trade have a new tool in their…All talk, no walk: ‘Green’ financiers still support Amazon beef industry
Aug 13, 2020, 12:36 pm By MongabayIn December 2015, after four years of negotiations, leaders of 195 nations decided to unite to slow…Pioneer study maps regions of Amazon tree flora and may help in future efforts at species conservation
Aug 13, 2020, 12:01 pm By MongabayA recent study published in the Journal of Ecology established a new division of Amazonian flora…Illegal plant trade, tourism threaten new Philippine flowering herbs
Aug 13, 2020, 4:19 am By MongabayPALAWAN, Philippines — Deep in the forests of Palawan, the biodiverse island in the western…In the fight against biodiversity loss, connectivity is key (commentary)
Aug 12, 2020, 3:10 pm By MongabayIt is no secret that habitat destruction and fragmentation are the leading causes of biodiversity…Climate change could put tropical plant germination at risk: Study
Aug 12, 2020, 2:47 pm By MongabayThe germination of plant seeds is already being adversely affected by climate change, an impact…Mongabay’s most popular stories for July 2020
Aug 12, 2020, 2:19 pm By MongabayAmazon indigenous leader: Our survival is at stake. You can help (commentary) (5/12/20) Written by…Before burning comes felling: Brazil’s half-measure fire ban (commentary)
Aug 12, 2020, 10:43 am By MongabayOn July 15, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decreed a ban on fires in the Amazon for 120 days.…COVID is killing indigenous leaders
Aug 11, 2020, 10:27 pm By MongabaySunday – Indigenous Peoples’ Day – felt like anything but a celebration. We are supposed to be…Paper maze and lack of transparency cloak investment in companies involved in Amazon deforestation
Aug 11, 2020, 6:54 pm By MongabayLast year, journalist Débora Gastal decided to start putting aside a nest egg so she will be…‘Something is targeting jaguars’: 200-fold rise in seizures; China link?
Aug 11, 2020, 3:31 pm By MongabayConservationists say that as apex predator, the jaguar has a special role in regulating many…Don’t let Big Oil open a new front in its war on environmental defenders (commentary)
Aug 11, 2020, 11:46 am By MongabayAs sick patients flood hospitals throughout the Sunbelt and healthcare providers step up selflessly…Ecuador races for emergency infrastructure as river’s collapse threatens dam
Aug 11, 2020, 11:18 am By MongabayThe collapse of the San Rafael waterfall on Feb. 2 and the accelerated regressive erosion that began…As wild areas become farmland, species that carry diseases flourish
Aug 11, 2020, 11:04 am By MongabayAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world, much of the blame for the human…
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