The Consultant: Why did a palm oil conglomerate pay $22m to an unnamed ‘expert’ in Papua
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Wed 3:08pm By MongabayIn early June, it was widely reported that the Chinese government had banned pangolin scales in…Podcast: Animals have culture, too, and for some it’s crucial to their survival and conservation
Wed 11:14am By MongabayOn today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast we explore animal culture and social learning with…World’s top tapir expert prepares for unprecedented Amazon mission
Wed 11:02am By MongabaySocial and travel restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Brazilian…‘Betting on impunity’: Brazilian Amazon under attack despite logging crackdown
Jun 23, 2020, 8:03 pm By MongabayIn a corner of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, a handful of clandestine roads neatly slice the dense…Illegal farms on indigenous lands get whitewashed under Bolsonaro administration
Jun 23, 2020, 3:30 pm By MongabayThe administration of President Jair Bolsonaro has legitimized more than a hundred farms established…China and EU appetite for soy drives Brazilian deforestation, climate change: Study
Jun 23, 2020, 3:22 pm By MongabayThe vast scale of native vegetation clearance for industrial soy cultivation in Brazil is apparent…The fire prophet: Dolors Armenteras on saving the Amazon and fighting misogyny in science
Jun 23, 2020, 12:18 pm By MongabayRecognized as one of the 50 most influential women scientists in fire studies in the world by the…Using photography and indigenous art to help Amazon communities during COVID
Jun 23, 2020, 11:29 am By MongabaySome indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest are being devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic,…‘It’s a success’: Pangolins return to a region where they were once extinct
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Jun 23, 2020, 6:52 am By MongabayCamera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool…Indonesian court jails indigenous farmers for ‘stealing’ from land they claim
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Jun 22, 2020, 1:24 pm By MongabayThe lush, green interior of British Columbia, Canada, is renowned as the home of one of the…Ancient Sri Lankans built canals. Their legacy today? A new type of forest
Jun 22, 2020, 11:40 am By MongabayPOLONNARUWA, Sri Lanka — For centuries, Sri Lanka’s ancient civilization diverted river water to…Indonesia resumes release of captive wildlife amid COVID-19
Jun 22, 2020, 10:38 am By MongabayJAKARTA — The Indonesian government has lifted a moratorium on the release of captive wild…The world’s great rainforests
Jun 22, 2020, 12:10 am By MongabayFlooded forest in the Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay Tropical rainforests have an…Mercury with that? Shark fins served with illegal doses of heavy metals
Jun 19, 2020, 1:01 pm By MongabayShark fin soup is said to be the food of emperors, but a new study finds this “luxury” dish may…Marcellus Adi Riyanto: The Indonesian vet who lived for the Sumatran rhino
Jun 19, 2020, 12:45 pm By MongabayCamera traps monitor a handful of the world’s remaining Sumatran rhinos in Sumatra’s Way Kambas…Sri Lanka reopens national parks post-lockdown with strict guidelines
Jun 19, 2020, 6:25 am By MongabayCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — On June 15, 2020, Sri Lanka’s wildlife and nature lovers were finally able…
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