Dugong deaths in Sri Lanka lend urgency to calls for stronger protections
Jul 12, 2021, 7:06 am By MongabayPUTTALAM, Sri Lanka — Samith Fernando runs a tour boat service in Puttalam Lagoon, a scenic spot…Indonesia bets on biofuels over oil, but EVs could render both moot
Jul 12, 2021, 6:48 am By MongabayJAKARTA — The rapid development of electric vehicles looks set to overtake the biofuel…Sri Lanka seeks peace with pachyderms as human-elephant conflicts escalate
Jul 10, 2021, 2:18 am By MongabayHAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka — The first time Mahinda Samarawickrama, a farmer in Hambantota district,…Colombia brings landmark rulings of importance closer to Indigenous communities
Jul 9, 2021, 2:59 pm By MongabayBOGOTÁ — The year 2021 marks 30 years since Colombia adopted its current Constitution. Considered…Our World Heritage is deeply tied to rivers and they need protection from dams (commentary)
Jul 9, 2021, 2:17 pm By MongabayWhen the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) meets from July 16 to 31, they will be tasked with…Amazon deforestation rises modestly in June
Jul 9, 2021, 11:58 am By MongabayDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continued on an upward trajectory in June, reports the…Environmental defenders in Ecuador aren’t safe, new report shows
Jul 9, 2021, 5:08 am By MongabayQUITO — For almost five years, Andres Durazno and his niece Elizabeth would march, block roads,…Green peafowl flourish in Thailand’s northern forests, but conflict looms
Jul 8, 2021, 11:28 pm By MongabayCHIANG MAI, Thailand — Once widespread across Southeast Asia, from Java to southern China, green…‘Technical problems’ holding up enforcement of rulings in Indonesian fire and haze cases, official says
Jul 8, 2021, 1:57 pm By MongabayDifficulty tracing the assets of plantation companies convicted in civil court of causing forest and…As Arctic melt sets early July record, hard times lie ahead for ice: Studies
Jul 8, 2021, 11:37 am By MongabaySea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean hit a record low on Monday for this time of year, surpassing even…Seafloor microbes hoover up methane, keeping global warming in check
Jul 8, 2021, 10:42 am By MongabayJeffrey Marlow says we should be thinking more about microbes — those teensy, tiny organisms that…The Brooklyn Bridge needs a makeover. Is rainforest lumber still in style?
Jul 8, 2021, 8:37 am By MongabayPETÉN, Guatemala — Once or twice a year, a jaguar visits Uaxactun at night. It slinks under the…Overcoming community-conservation conflict: Q&A with Dominique Bikaba
Jul 7, 2021, 8:07 pm By MongabayKahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is renowned for its…For Norway salmon farms giving up deforestation-linked soy, Cargill proves a roadblock
Jul 7, 2021, 11:40 am By MongabayTwo major salmon producers in Norway now have deforestation-free soy supply chains, following…Billions in fishing subsidies finance social, ecological harm, report finds
Jul 7, 2021, 10:37 am By MongabayA new report shows that the world’s top fishing nations are using subsidies worth billions of…Tiger habitat threatened by Malaysian royals’ mining plans
Jul 7, 2021, 6:43 am By MongabayAn environmental report has revealed the Malaysian royal family is requesting permission from the…Activists take Indonesia’s mining law to court, but don’t expect much
Jul 7, 2021, 5:14 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Activists in Indonesia have filed a legal challenge to controversial mining legislation…Former dam executive found guilty in the killing of Berta Cáceres
Jul 6, 2021, 7:41 pm By MongabayThe alleged mastermind of the 2016 killing of environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta…Wildfires turn up the heat on farmers growing Indonesia’s hottest pepper
Jul 6, 2021, 12:40 pm By MongabayHIYUNG, Indonesia — For the village cultivating Indonesia’s most pungent chili pepper, July is a…In DRC, community ownership of forests helps guard the Grauer’s gorilla
Jul 6, 2021, 11:24 am By MongabayIn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla…
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