In Sri Lanka, beguiling bloom of cat’s claw vine conceals potential trouble (commentary)
Mar 26, 2020, 1:29 pm By MongabayDuring the middle of March each year, the ornamental cat’s claw vine (Dolichandra unguis-cati)…National parks in Africa shutter over COVID-19 threat to great apes
Mar 26, 2020, 11:20 am By MongabayVirunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo shut its doors to tourists this week in an…The next great threat to Brazil’s golden lion tamarin: yellow fever
Mar 26, 2020, 10:59 am By MongabayA pair of golden lion tamarins in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Image by Andreia Martins. In April…Indonesia ends timber legality rule, stoking fears of illegal logging boom
Mar 26, 2020, 8:11 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Environmental experts have warned of a resurgence in illegal logging in Indonesia after…Idea that electric cars might produce as much emissions as fossil-fueled vehicles ‘essentially a myth’
Mar 25, 2020, 5:33 pm By MongabayElectric cars are intended to help mitigate the climate impacts of the transportation sector, which…Palm oil giant Olam under scrutiny again over Gabon plantations
Mar 25, 2020, 3:44 pm By MongabayThe World Rainforest Movement (WRM) has accused Singapore-based agribusiness company Olam of making…In Kenya, the indigenous music of Afro Simba promotes environmental stewardship and peace
Mar 25, 2020, 1:06 pm By MongabayKombo Chokwe Burns is a musician, producer, and writer of music who has walked the artistic path…First possible COVID-19 indigenous cases detected near key Amazon reserve
Mar 25, 2020, 11:39 am By MongabayThe city of Atalaia do Norte in Amazonas state, Brazil, where a Marubo indigenous man and members of…Biodiversity boon for Niue, the world’s first ‘dark sky nation’
Mar 25, 2020, 10:27 am By MongabayThe Pacific island of Niue, one of the least-populated countries in the world, was designated the…Chilean authorities eye controversial Cruz Grande port project
Mar 25, 2020, 5:53 am By MongabayChile’s largest steel producer is violating the terms of its environmental permit for construction…In race for a sustainable alternative to plastic, Indonesia bets on seaweed
Mar 25, 2020, 4:54 am By MongabayBALI, Indonesia — It’s just after sunrise here in Bali, and a group of locals are preparing to…National parks pay the price as land conflicts intensify in Colombia
Mar 24, 2020, 6:13 pm By MongabayColombia is the world’s second-most biodiverse country after Brazil. Central Colombia’s Macarena…New evidence suggests Ivorian timber merits tougher EUTR due diligence (commentary)
Mar 24, 2020, 2:55 pm By MongabayThe European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which came into force in 2013, prohibits operators from…Keeping gorillas safe amid COVID-19 concerns
Mar 24, 2020, 12:52 pm By MongabayAs the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, gorilla conservation teams are working to ensure that Africa’s…Goldman Prize-winning Cambodian activist arrested, released in Cambodia
Mar 24, 2020, 9:53 am By MongabayFour Cambodian forest defenders were arrested and questioned by a provincial court earlier this…New player starts clearing rainforest in world’s biggest oil palm project
Mar 24, 2020, 8:43 am By MongabayThis article was co-published with The Gecko Project. A new company has begun clearing rainforest in…Koalas vs climate change: Q&A with John Zichy-Woinarski
Mar 24, 2020, 7:44 am By MongabayAs part of World Wildlife Day celebrations, experts from around the world gathered in New York to…Action plan to save Bolivia’s red-fronted macaw awaits its reboot
Mar 24, 2020, 6:39 am By MongabayFor 13 years, Marlene Rivas has been part of a team working to protect the red-fronted macaw (Ara…Scientists call for independent review of dam project in orangutan habitat
Mar 24, 2020, 5:29 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Critics and supporters of a dam that threatens the only known population of Tapanuli…From vegetable plots in a Sri Lankan swamp, a forgotten eel emerges
Mar 24, 2020, 5:08 am By MongabayCOLOMBO — When a team of researchers decided to scan some vegetable plots in a murky swamp area in…
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