Brazil bows to pressure from business, decrees 120-day Amazon fire ban
Wed 5:18pm By MongabayGeneral Hamilton Mourão, Brazil’s Vice President (left), and President Jair Bolsonaro, during…Turtles and tortoises in trouble: More than half of all species face extinction
Wed 2:54pm By MongabayTurtles and tortoises in trouble On the island of Madagascar, locked gates, razor-wire fences, and…Podcast: Five years after the death of Cecil the Lion, trophy hunting debate rages on
Wed 10:29am By MongabayOn this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we take a look at the state of the debate over trophy…Investigation hints at cronyism in awarding of Indonesia lobster export permits
Jul 7, 2020, 10:15 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — An investigative report has revealed the political links between Indonesia’s fisheries…Civil war didn’t hurt this Sri Lankan mangrove forest, but shrimp farming might
Jul 7, 2020, 3:12 pm By MongabayMANNAR, Sri Lanka — The Vidattaltivu coastal belt in Sri Lanka’s north was once home to the…World Bank’s IFC pumped $1.8b into factory farming operations since 2010
Jul 7, 2020, 3:01 pm By MongabayThe World Bank’s private investment arm has channeled more than $1.8 billion into major livestock…Brazilian court orders 20,000 gold miners removed from Yanomami Park
Jul 7, 2020, 1:34 pm By MongabayAn illegal gold mine on Yanomami land. Image courtesy of Rogério Assis / ISA. On 3 July, the First…Groups demand financial, human rights probes into palm conglomerate Korindo
Jul 7, 2020, 12:06 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — Activists have called on the Indonesian authorities to probe the finances of the Korindo…How Mexican communities are helping to save a fir forest
Jul 7, 2020, 5:55 am By MongabayFor 20 years, the Colima fir tree (Abies colimensis) has been at the heart of many disputes to…What is a dhole? Candid Animal Cam takes you to Asia
Jul 7, 2020, 1:50 am By MongabayCamera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool…Gray areas and weak policies mar lucrative Asian trade in live reef fish
Jul 6, 2020, 8:55 pm By MongabayPALAWAN, Philippines — On a sunny June morning in Taytay Bay, Jorophy Mahusay stands on a floating…World’s biggest trade deal in trouble over EU anger at Brazil deforestation
Jul 6, 2020, 5:29 pm By MongabayFinalization of the European Union-Mercosur trade agreement was announced at the G20 meeting in…That coconut oil you love? Species have gone extinct over it. True story
Jul 6, 2020, 3:01 pm By MongabayFor conscious consumers, palm oil tends to be the pariah of tropically grown crops. This is due to…In Sri Lanka, the hunt is on for alien fish in native lakes
Jul 6, 2020, 2:36 pm By MongabayCOLOMBO — Located in the suburbs of Sri Lanka’s biggest city, Colombo, the picturesque…For two rhino species on brink of extinction, it’s collaboration vs. stonewalling
Jul 6, 2020, 12:28 pm By MongabayFatu doesn’t seem to care about the carrot she’s been offered by her caretaker. She raises her…COVID-19 may worsen burning and haze as Indonesia enters dry season
Jul 6, 2020, 12:21 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — Milder weather is expected to bring about a less severe forest fire season across…Myanmar ponders what to do with its out-of-work elephants
Jul 5, 2020, 11:02 pm By MongabayCaptured in the wild in 1973, in the country then known as Burma, Thaung Sein Win has been ridden by…Trafficking of thousands of songbirds highlights rampant trade in Indonesia
Jul 3, 2020, 11:32 pm By MongabayMEDAN, Indonesia — Smugglers managed to ship more than 7,000 birds, including wild-caught…Discovery of fish never recorded in the Amazon shows richness of Brazil’s Calha Norte
Jul 3, 2020, 10:15 am By Mongabay“It was a fantastic experience. We were able to access very remote parts of Amazonia,” said…COVID-19 lockdown precipitates deforestation across Asia and South America
Jul 3, 2020, 6:03 am By MongabayOn May 15, authorities in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket in Thailand arrested two Cambodians…
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