‘We are planting everywhere’: Q&A with Madagascar’s environment minister
Jul 17, 2019, 12:59 pm By MongabayIn 2008 Alexandre Georget, Madagascar’s current environment minister, helped found the country’s…Orangutan habitats being cleared in areas near palm oil mills, report finds
Jul 17, 2019, 11:32 am By MongabayRainforest clearance during the month of May destroyed orangutan habitat near 144 different palm oil…Newly described tree species from Tanzania is likely endangered
Jul 17, 2019, 7:40 am By MongabayFrom the Usambara mountains of northeastern Tanzania, researchers have described a new species of…Agriculture, mining, hunting push critically endangered gorillas to the brink
Jul 16, 2019, 7:40 pm By MongabayThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) holds 60 percent of the Congo rainforest, the…Thousands of sharks and rays are likely entangled in plastic polluting Earth’s oceans
Jul 16, 2019, 2:40 pm By MongabayNew research finds that thousands of sharks and rays could be entangled in the plastic polluting…Experts deny alleged manipulation of Amazon satellite deforestation data
Jul 16, 2019, 11:22 am By MongabaySatellite image of the common fishbone deforestation pattern created when a main road, plus side…Indonesia’s president signals a transition away from coal power
Jul 16, 2019, 9:16 am By MongabayJAKARTA — President Joko Widodo has reportedly expressed his intention to wean Indonesia off coal,…A response to “On public interest in conservation and internet data”
Jul 15, 2019, 7:31 pm By MongabayIn their letter, Correia and colleagues raise two issues about our original article (Burivalova et…Colombia registers first drop in deforestation since 2016 FARC peace deal
Jul 15, 2019, 7:30 pm By MongabayColombia has registered its first drop in deforestation since the country’s historic 2016 peace…Agroforestry: An ancient ‘indigenous technology’ with wide modern appeal (commentary)
Jul 15, 2019, 6:42 pm By MongabayAgroforestry, or forest gardening, is the practice of growing of trees, shrubs, herbs, and…Bringing back the fish: Q&A with a repentant blast fisherman
Jul 15, 2019, 3:14 pm By MongabayTo read about the artificial reefs of Jiquilisco Bay in depth, see the companion piece to this…On public interest in conservation and internet data (commentary)
Jul 15, 2019, 11:25 am By MongabayConservationists are increasingly looking toward technology for aid. We are now better able to…Study finds lemurs in degraded Madagascar forest skinny and stunted
Jul 15, 2019, 11:24 am By MongabayAn iconic yet critically endangered species of lemur living in heavily degraded forests in…Indonesian governor latest official busted for bribes in environmental case
Jul 12, 2019, 7:45 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency has charged a governor from the island of Sumatra…Study examines how the Atlantic surfclam is successfully adapting to climate change
Jul 12, 2019, 12:40 pm By MongabayGlobal climate change poses a severe threat to marine life, but scientists have found at least one…More than 10,000 animals and plants seized in massive global operation
Jul 12, 2019, 12:25 pm By MongabayIn a joint customs and police operation spanning 109 countries, authorities have confiscated…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, July 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019, 11:56 am By MongabayTropical forests Some herders in Kenya are replacing their cattle with more “climate-resistant”…Let there be lights, to help migratory cranes avoid power lines
Jul 12, 2019, 11:14 am By MongabayCranes are celebrated for their large size, beauty, unique courtship dancing, and extensive annual…Yanomami Amazon reserve invaded by 20,000 miners; Bolsonaro fails to act
Jul 12, 2019, 11:03 am By MongabayLand within Yanomami Park cleared of rainforest and occupied by the garimpeiros, illegal miners.…‘Dangerous’ new regulation puts Indonesia’s carbon-rich peatlands at risk
Jul 12, 2019, 6:08 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A new Indonesian government regulation that restricts the types of carbon-rich peat…
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