In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, October 18, 2019
Oct 18, 2019, 11:09 am By MongabayTropical forests Research links deforestation in the Amazon to higher rates of malaria (Inverse,…Indonesian official at center of licensing scandal charged in new case
Oct 18, 2019, 10:06 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency has charged a former politician from Borneo in…These rare pigs can dig it. With a tool, that is. And moonwalk too
Oct 18, 2019, 8:34 am By MongabayPARIS — Priscilla grabs a piece of tree bark and uses it to dig the dirt in front of her. It’s…Peru: Gold mine operating without license destroys primary forest in protected area
Oct 17, 2019, 6:52 pm By MongabayWhen inspectors from Peru’s Technical Administration for Forestry and Wildlife (ATFFS) in Puerto…Reforesting a village in Indonesia, one batch of gourmet beans at a time
Oct 17, 2019, 6:28 pm By MongabayCIBULAO, Indonesia — A light drizzle falls outside Kiryono’s home as he peers at the thermostat…Failure in conservation projects: Everyone experiences it, few record it
Oct 17, 2019, 1:31 pm By MongabayWe’ve all had duds. We’ve worked on projects far longer than we would have liked to and failed.…On the front line of climate change in India’s Sundarbans
Oct 17, 2019, 11:25 am By MongabaySAGAR ISLAND, India — Saktipada Bhuinya looks out over the ocean that surrounds Sagar Island. The…Biodiversity ‘not just an environmental issue’: Q&A with IPBES ex-chair Robert Watson
Oct 17, 2019, 11:22 am By MongabayThe World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are holding their annual meetings this week, Oct.…Violence against indigenous peoples explodes in Brazil
Oct 17, 2019, 6:34 am By MongabayOn the same day that President Jair Bolsonaro made his anti-indigenous speech at the U.N. General…Venezuelan crisis: government censors environmental and scientific data
Oct 16, 2019, 4:48 pm By MongabayTepui shrublands in Venezuela. A lack of baseline data within this and other ecosystems prevents…Extreme snowfall led to reproductive collapse in some Arctic wildlife in 2018
Oct 16, 2019, 2:20 pm By MongabayPlants and animals in the Arctic are adapted to harsh climatic conditions. But extreme weather…Biodiversity boosts crop pollinators and pest controllers, study finds
Oct 16, 2019, 2:13 pm By MongabayFarms with just one or a handful of different crops encourage fewer species of pollinating and…Modern farms need both high- and low-tech farming practices (commentary)
Oct 16, 2019, 1:38 pm By MongabayFrom the devaluation of the peso and changing weather patterns to meeting the growing demand for…Audio: Exploring the deep sea with biologist Diva Amon
Oct 16, 2019, 1:32 pm By MongabayOn today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with deep sea biologist Diva Amon about what…Malaysian attempt at Sumatran rhino IVF fails on low quality of sperm
Oct 16, 2019, 8:22 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A recent effort by scientists to produce a Sumatran rhino embryo using egg and sperm…For the Philippines, a warming world means stronger typhoons, fewer fish
Oct 16, 2019, 6:38 am By MongabayMANILA — The Philippines gets hit by an average of 20 typhoons a year, according to the national…At India’s Assam Zoo, decades of experience lead to rhino-breeding success
Oct 16, 2019, 5:43 am By MongabayGUWAHATI, India — One August afternoon in 1991, rangers at India’s Kaziranga National Park…Cook Islands MPA leader fired after supporting seabed mining freeze
Oct 15, 2019, 10:09 pm By MongabayThis story is part of a series on Marae Moana, the massive, recently enacted multiple-use marine…Misuse of wildlife trade data jeopardizes efforts to protect species and combat trafficking (commentary)
Oct 15, 2019, 1:39 pm By MongabayThis commentary is in response to Scheffers et al. (2019). Global wildlife trade across the tree of…‘Weird’ police probe rules Indonesian activist died in drink-driving crash
Oct 15, 2019, 9:26 am By MongabayMEDAN, Indonesia — Police in Indonesia insist that an outspoken environmental activist found dead…
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