Economists, conservationists, political leaders urge adoption of carbon tax to halt tropical deforestation
Feb 13, 2020, 5:34 pm By MongabayA comment piece published in Nature yesterday urges tropical countries to adopt a tax on carbon…The ‘blue acceleration’: Study shows humans’ surging incursions into the sea
Feb 13, 2020, 1:17 pm By MongabayHumanity has depended on the ocean for millennia. Today, however, the rush to the sea is occurring…For tiger moms, the work-life balance struggle is real, study finds
Feb 13, 2020, 11:42 am By MongabayBeing a single mom is tough, even for a strong and formidable tigress. Hunting, protecting the…Illegal pangolin trade may have played a part in coronavirus outbreak
Feb 13, 2020, 7:30 am By MongabayThe death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak, the disease now called COVID-19, crossed the…Early deforestation numbers for 2019 reveal trends in the Amazon
Feb 12, 2020, 10:09 am By MongabayA new analysis based on estimated deforestation in the Amazon in 2019 pinpoints hotspots of forest…The reporter-editor bond (insider)
Feb 12, 2020, 9:24 am By MongabayThere’s no doubt 2019 was a bad news year for the planet, and for many of the more than 7.5…Uphill fight to shut disaster-amplifying gold mines in Indonesian park
Feb 12, 2020, 7:08 am By MongabayJAKARTA — The Indonesian government has shut down 26 mining pits on the hilly outskirts of…Investigation reveals loopholes for illegal shark fin exports from Indonesia
Feb 12, 2020, 3:26 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A months-long joint investigation by Indonesian media has shed new light on the ploys…Philippines turns to EU’s Copernicus in Earth satellite data collaboration
Feb 11, 2020, 3:00 pm By MongabayMANILA — The European Space Agency and the Philippine government are close to sealing a…Study investigates impact of road deaths on giant anteater population in Cerrado
Feb 11, 2020, 2:12 pm By MongabayBiologist Arnaud Desbiez and one of the giant anteaters monitored by the study. Image by Aurélio…Private firms will pay soy farmers not to deforest Brazil’s Cerrado
Feb 11, 2020, 12:27 pm By MongabayThe Cerrado is traditionally known as “the birthplace of waters.” Eight of Brazil’s major…Isolated by civil war, Sri Lanka’s Jaffna proves to be a herp haven
Feb 11, 2020, 5:50 am By MongabayCOLOMBO — When a group of herpetologists ventured into Jaffna in Sri Lanka’s north to conduct…Experts see minefield of risk as Indonesia seeks environmental deregulation
Feb 11, 2020, 5:47 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Experts have warned that a slate of sweeping deregulation planned by the Indonesian…Scientists find never-before-seen baby of rare rabbit on WhatsApp
Feb 11, 2020, 5:39 am By MongabayOn Feb. 14, 2018, a group of scientists led by Arum Setiawan recognized a rather odd-looking baby…Database offers new details on the dams that hold mining waste
Feb 11, 2020, 1:29 am By MongabayOn Jan. 25, 2019, the Brumadinho dam collapsed, releasing a slurry of water containing the waste…In Borneo, building a nest box — and a future for conservation (commentary)
Feb 10, 2020, 3:51 pm By MongabayEvery day, tourists to lodges along the Kinabatangan River catch glimpses of Borneo’s “Big…Cerrado in crisis: One Brazilian farm family commits to sustainable soy
Feb 10, 2020, 1:16 pm By MongabayJarbas Bergamaschi and his wife Graziela. The family runs a 3,000 hectare farm in the Cerrado —…As 2020 fire season nears, Indonesian president blasts officials for 2019
Feb 10, 2020, 7:39 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has demanded accountability from his top officials over…Eco-tourism isn’t enough to develop a country: Q&A with Gabon’s environment minister, Lee White
Feb 10, 2020, 5:20 am By MongabayDURBAN, South Africa — Lee White was appointed minister of water, forests, the sea, and the…In Sumatra, authorities fight a resurgence of illegal gold mining
Feb 10, 2020, 3:44 am By MongabayAuthorities in Indonesia have expanded their efforts to shut down illegal gold mining in Sumatra,…
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