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…Palm oil from Indonesian grower that burned forest is still being sold
Jun 19, 2020, 6:00 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Palm oil from a company that burned a pristine orangutan habitat in Sumatra has entered…Indonesia’s $300m geothermal play risks being undercut by cheap coal
Jun 19, 2020, 4:05 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A newly secured loan of $300 million for Indonesia to boost its geothermal energy…As lockdown ends, Manila’s dirty air is back. It doesn’t have to stay
Jun 19, 2020, 1:00 am By MongabayALBAY, Philippines — Air quality in Metro Manila is returning to its usual noxious levels as…38 endangered Brazilian tree species illegally traded, poorly tracked: Study
Jun 18, 2020, 3:03 pm By MongabayThe Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze was highly commercialized in Brazil between 2012 and…COVID-19 and rainforest fires set up potential public health crisis
Jun 18, 2020, 1:53 pm By MongabayThe COVID-19 pandemic and the arrival of fire season in two of the world’s major rainforests are…Mangrove collapse ‘inevitable’ unless emissions curbed
Jun 18, 2020, 12:24 pm By MongabayThe threshold beyond which the world’s mangrove forests can survive could be reached within the…‘Rafiki’s trust was betrayed’: Q&A with conservationist Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Jun 18, 2020, 11:42 am By MongabayGladys Kalema-Zikusoka first saw Rafiki in 2001 while conducting research for her master’s degree…Shifting cultivation: more than a means of livelihood
Jun 18, 2020, 9:33 am By MongabayIn northeast India, a 2018 report released by the Indian Government revealed that an area of 8500…Chimps prefer human crops, scientists find — and it’s better for them
Jun 18, 2020, 8:15 am By MongabayEating crops is a risky business for chimpanzees, who run the risk of injury or death if they are…A Sri Lankan herp mystery solved: The snake species that was two
Jun 18, 2020, 6:23 am By MongabayCOLOMBO — For nearly a decade, siblings and scientists Dineth Danushka and Suneth Kanishka have…From a Philippine conflict hotspot, a new insect-eating plant emerges
Jun 17, 2020, 11:41 pm By MongabayScientists have discovered a new insect-eating pitcher plant, Nepenthes cabanae, in the…As fires strangle national parks, Indonesia struggles to restore peatlands
Jun 17, 2020, 6:24 pm By MongabayIn September 2019, the noon sky over a part of Jambi province in Indonesian Sumatra turned crimson.…Audio: Will U.S. scientists find a silent salamander killer in time?
Jun 17, 2020, 9:50 am By MongabayReporter Benji Jones and wildlife disease ecologist with United States Geological Survey, Daniel…Cook Islands to grant seabed mining exploration licenses within a year
Jun 17, 2020, 8:00 am By MongabayThe Cook Islands government plans to license seabed mining operators to prospect its exclusive…In Sri Lanka, crop-destroying insects follow the COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 17, 2020, 7:15 am By MongabayKURUNEGALA, Sri Lanka — With the COVID-19 pandemic contained following a strict two-month…Coral reef loss helps some fish grow bigger, but perhaps not for long
Jun 16, 2020, 5:30 pm By MongabayWhen sea temperatures rise, coral reefs get “stressed out.” They expel a microscopic algae…
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