With fire contained, Sri Lanka faces plastic pellet problem from stricken ship
May 31, 2021, 3:22 pm By MongabayCOLOMBO — Authorities in Sri Lanka say they have largely contained a fire on board a cargo ship…Lean times leave orangutans wasting away. Habitat loss makes things worse
May 31, 2021, 11:18 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Orangutans in Borneo have been found to physically waste away when fruit is scarce — a…In the International Year of Caves and Karst, Brazilian caves are at high risk (Commentary)
May 31, 2021, 11:17 am By MongabayBrazil is internationally known for its astonishing biodiversity. Nevertheless, there is another…Book Review: ‘Planet Palm’ reveals a world map stained by red oil
May 31, 2021, 8:47 am By MongabayIn the pantheon of global commodities that play starring roles in our narratives of history, palm…Declining fish biodiversity in Peruvian Amazon affecting human nutrition
May 28, 2021, 2:13 pm By MongabayAs the biodiversity of freshwater fish declines, what does this mean for human nutrition? Declining…Illegal miners fire shots, burn homes in Munduruku Indigenous Reserve
May 28, 2021, 2:04 pm By MongabayWildcat miners fired shots and set houses ablaze in an Indigenous village in the Brazilian Amazon…Hold the scuba: These lizards can breathe underwater
May 28, 2021, 10:12 am By MongabayLuke Mahler didn’t exactly set out to study lizards that could breathe underwater. But when he and…Tale of two traffickers is a rare spell of Congolese conservation convictions
May 28, 2021, 6:28 am By MongabayTwo of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most prolific wildlife traders have been handed jail…Oil palm plantations a ‘threat to global health,’ says study on outbreaks
May 28, 2021, 2:10 am By MongabayThe COVID-19 pandemic has raised plenty of questions about whether the planet’s declining health…Drugs, fire, settlers poised to wipe out one of Paraguay’s most biodiverse forests
May 27, 2021, 7:40 pm By MongabaySan Rafael National Park/Proposed National Reserve sits in eastern Paraguay, quietly encompassing a…Brazil’s Xingu River Basin feels the heat from Bolsonaro’s fiery rhetoric
May 27, 2021, 3:41 pm By MongabayThe Xingu River Basin, one of the most biodiverse regions of the Brazilian Amazon, is reeling from…New clearing of forest in protected area in Brazil linked to mining
May 27, 2021, 2:54 pm By MongabayAn expansive clearing of primary forest has been detected in a protected area in the Brazilian…In Pennsylvania, agroforestry holds a key to cleaning up waterways and Chesapeake Bay
May 27, 2021, 10:55 am By MongabayFrom her porch on Village Acres Farm in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, Angela Brubaker can see the…Specter of tailings disaster looms after spill at Canadian firm’s Brazil mine
May 27, 2021, 5:06 am By MongabayOn March 25, water from a pond owned by Canadian miner Equinox Gold spilled over its embankments in…Reptile traffickers trawl scientific literature, target newly described species
May 26, 2021, 4:09 pm By Mongabay“What happens when a new species of gecko is discovered? Two Germans grab their suitcases and get…New bill seeks to end Hong Kong’s days as an illegal wildlife trade hub
May 26, 2021, 3:51 pm By MongabayIn 2019, Hong Kong customs authorities inspected a cargo ship bound for Vietnam. Hidden beneath…Giant otter thought to be extinct in Argentina resurfaces. Literally
May 26, 2021, 3:31 pm By MongabayTen days ago, Sebastian di Martino was kayaking along the Bermejo River in Argentina’s…Chirp, chuckle and growl: Neotropical river otters call out to communicate
May 26, 2021, 2:11 pm By MongabayWhat growls, chirps, chuckles and swims in the swift flowing rivers of Central and South America? A…What stops the rubber industry from being sustainable? (commentary)
May 26, 2021, 11:46 am By MongabayEvery time I meet someone new and tell them I work on defining sustainability for the rubber…Indigenous in Brasília: The fight for rights in Brazil’s power base
May 25, 2021, 2:38 pm By MongabayBRASÍLIA — In April 1997, Brazil’s capital was the site of the brutal murder of an Indigenous…
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