Why I fight for my tribe’s forest: it gives us food, culture, and life (commentary)
Aug 8, 2020, 4:21 pm By MongabayGoogle Earth image showing the Knasaimos landscape in South Sorong, West Papua. Credit line: ©…Amazon rainforest the size of Sao Paulo cleared in July in Brazil
Aug 7, 2020, 9:46 pm By MongabayAn area of rainforest larger than the city of São Paulo was cleared during the month of July,…Fires in Argentina’s Paraná Delta are burning ‘out of control’
Aug 7, 2020, 7:10 pm By MongabayArgentina’s Paraná Delta is on fire, and conservationists are sounding the alarm, warning that…Brazilian Amazon protected areas ‘in flames’ as land-grabbers invade
Aug 7, 2020, 6:05 pm By MongabayIn a remote slice of Triunfo do Xingu, deep in Brazil’s northern Pará state, swaths of lush…Probe begins into alleged deforestation by Olam, ‘world’s largest farmer’
Aug 7, 2020, 11:34 am By MongabayThe Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is carrying out an investigation into whether Singapore-based…Deforestation in the Amazon is drying up the rest of Brazil: Report
Aug 7, 2020, 11:06 am By MongabayIn northeastern Brazil’s biggest reservoir, Sobradinho, the water level reached the lowest point…In Colombia, a protected park is buffeted by social, environmental conflicts
Aug 7, 2020, 10:58 am By MongabayBetween the departments of Boyacá and Santander in Colombia is one of the last remnants of tropical…For the Philippines’ Mangyans, COVID-19 extends a long history of discrimination
Aug 7, 2020, 1:07 am By MongabayMINDORO, Philippines — On May 12, the Philippine island of Mindoro reported its first confirmed…Fires in the Pantanal: ‘We are facing a scenario now that is catastrophic’
Aug 6, 2020, 6:50 pm By MongabayA canopy of thick smoke blanketed a vast patch of Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, stretching as far as…Industry releases first standard to improve safety of mine waste storage
Aug 6, 2020, 2:33 pm By MongabaySpurred by a deadly Brazilian dam disaster in early 2019, a partnership between the U.N. and…Traversing Russia’s remote taiga in pursuit of the Blakiston’s fish owl
Aug 6, 2020, 10:43 am By MongabayWhen one imagines Russia’s snow-covered taiga, a Siberian tiger is the creature that may most…How do we save charisma-challenged species? Start with a story
Aug 6, 2020, 8:14 am By MongabayThis is part 2 of a series written by Mongabay columnist Jeremy Hance. Part 1 is here. Let’s…Indonesian fishers who fought off tin miners prepare to battle all over again
Aug 6, 2020, 4:31 am By MongabayBANGKA BELITUNG, Indonesia — Fishers in Sumatra have joined forces in opposition to a government…Analysis: Vietnam’s leadership flex shows how to drive electricity reform
Aug 6, 2020, 1:13 am By MongabayDealing with climate change should be a no-brainer, right? To paraphrase Greta Thunberg, the science…Understaffed and under threat: Paraguay’s park rangers pay the ultimate price
Aug 5, 2020, 2:53 pm By MongabayThis story is a collaboration between La Nación and Mongabay Latam. It is the fourth installment of…To flourish, Sri Lanka’s whale-watching industry must operate responsibly (commentary)
Aug 5, 2020, 2:21 pm By MongabayIn the early 1990s, whale watching opportunities in Sri Lanka were few and far between as both…More than 500 dams planned inside protected areas: Study
Aug 5, 2020, 12:07 pm By MongabayHundreds of dams are planned within global protected areas, a prospect that threatens people, plants…Brazil end runs environmental laws via huge surge in executive acts: Study
Aug 5, 2020, 11:54 am By MongabayEnvironment Minister Ricardo Salles (left) in a July 28 meeting with Agriculture Minister Tereza…New Guinea has the most plant species of any island
Aug 5, 2020, 11:02 am By MongabayNASA Landsat image of the island of New Guinea. The western half of the island in controlled by…Vietnam approves $9 billion development within mangrove reserve
Aug 5, 2020, 9:29 am By MongabayHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — A $9.3 billion residential and tourism development has been approved…
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