As Amazon deforestation rises, sensational headlines seed conflict
Mon 11:18pm By MongabayIn recent weeks, some media outlets have run eye-popping headlines on rising deforestation in the…Film that fish: Stereo-video speeds surveys of marine fish communities
Jul 5, 2019, 4:39 pm By MongabayMarine biologists survey fish assemblages and their associated habitat to understand the ecosystem…New protected area in Bolivia is nearly as large as Yellowstone in the US
Jul 5, 2019, 1:25 pm By MongabayA new protected area in northwest Bolivia will promote wildlife conservation and sustainable…Heart of Ecuador’s Yasuni, home to uncontacted tribes, opens for oil drilling
Jul 5, 2019, 12:37 pm By MongabayQUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park sits in a unique position on the equator,…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, July 5, 2019
Jul 5, 2019, 11:30 am By MongabayTropical forests Illegal logging in Mozambique has exposed the country to potential devastation as a…Chance rescue turns out to be first record of elusive tortoise species in India
Jul 5, 2019, 10:26 am By MongabayIt was a chance encounter. But it turned Bunty Tao’s life around. In mid-June, a group of boys…Environmental defenders in Peru’s Madre de Dios face double jeopardy
Jul 5, 2019, 6:17 am By MongabayIn her kitchen, Ana* was lost in thought as she watched the passage of cars on the Interoceanic…Stylish jumping spider named after late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld
Jul 4, 2019, 9:22 pm By MongabayIf there’s an iconic image of the late Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel and Fendi,…Drowning deaths at disused mines in Indonesia renew calls for action
Jul 4, 2019, 8:47 pm By MongabaySAMARINDA, Indonesia — Activists have lambasted the seemingly apathetic official response to the…Two studies provide dueling looks at where trees should go
Jul 4, 2019, 2:26 pm By MongabayTwo papers published this week in major journals claim to do the same thing: show where forests…Land thieves ramp up deforestation in Brazil’s Jamanxim National Forest
Jul 4, 2019, 1:50 pm By MongabayDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has started to increase very rapidly, with 73,900 hectares…Slight warming could be enough to heighten risk of malaria: Study
Jul 4, 2019, 1:11 pm By MongabayClimate change could shift the calculus for reining in malaria, according to new research that…Ocean currents spin a web of interconnected fisheries around the world
Jul 4, 2019, 1:01 am By MongabayChances are the locally caught fish you bought down by the wharf was spawned thousands of miles…Study: Vast swaths of lost tropical forest can still be brought back to life
Jul 3, 2019, 10:06 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — The loss of tropical rainforests the world over is a major contributor to the global…Was Sierra Leone’s one-month fishing ban enough to replenish fish stocks?
Jul 3, 2019, 4:10 pm By MongabayFREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The Sierra Leone government closed the country’s waters to fishing…How to make sure your aquarium fish are ethical (commentary)
Jul 3, 2019, 2:47 pm By MongabayFishkeeping has been around for centuries, and the amount of people who want to start keeping fish…Zambia halts plans to dam the Luangwa River
Jul 3, 2019, 2:24 pm By MongabayThe government of Zambia has halted plans to build a hydropower megadam on the Luangwa River, one of…Lost in translation: Green regulations backfire without local context
Jul 3, 2019, 2:03 pm By MongabayStrong environmental regulations might seem like a no-brainer for developing countries trying to…Antarctic sea ice declining ‘precipitously’ since 2014, study finds
Jul 3, 2019, 12:00 pm By MongabayFor decades, sea ice in Antarctica has increased while that in the Arctic has declined drastically.…Amazon REDD+ scheme side-steps land rights to reward small forest producers
Jul 3, 2019, 11:47 am By MongabayA state-run carbon credit scheme that aims to reduce deforestation also generates financial and…
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