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,…Deforestation in Brazil continues torrid pace into 2020
Feb 9, 2020, 12:39 pm By MongabayDespite global concern over last year’s catastrophic forest destruction and associated fires in…Music festival in Kenyan national park ruffles feathers
Feb 9, 2020, 10:31 am By MongabayKenyan conservationists are challenging plans to host a music festival at Hell’s Gate National…Bolsonaro sends Congress bill to open indigenous lands to mining, fossil fuels
Feb 7, 2020, 2:07 pm By MongabayMunduruku warriors. The Munduruku have battled the Brazilian government for years in defense of…Tuna supply chains under scrutiny as Bumble Bee brand changes hands
Feb 7, 2020, 1:03 pm By MongabayOn Jan. 31, Taiwan-based Fong Chun Formosa Fishery Company (FCF), one of the top three global tuna…Beaked whales’ stealth behavior gives clues to mystery of mass stranding
Feb 7, 2020, 11:59 am By MongabayIn March 2000, U.S. Navy destroyers were conducting routine training exercises in the Bahamas; they…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, Feb. 7, 2020
Feb 7, 2020, 11:34 am By MongabayTropical forests Malaysia estimates it will take a decade to build the Trans-Borneo Highway,…Rhino poaching in South Africa declines for fifth straight year
Feb 7, 2020, 11:18 am By MongabaySouth Africa reports that rhino poaching has declined for a fifth straight year in the country, with…Managing fisheries helps stocks recover — most of the time
Feb 7, 2020, 9:13 am By MongabayFish stocks around the world are doing better, in general, where science guides their management,…Video: Mika Ganobal, the civil servant who risked his job to save his homeland
Feb 7, 2020, 7:42 am By MongabayWhen the politician in charge of Indonesia’s Aru Islands signed permits for a vast sugar…Indonesia softens stance on WWF termination as programs fall into limbo
Feb 7, 2020, 7:10 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesia’s environment ministry says it’s willing to revive a partnership with WWF…Recreational fishers are increasingly targeting sharks and rays, and researchers are concerned
Feb 6, 2020, 5:26 pm By MongabayNew research estimating the haul of recreational fishers around the world finds that sharks and rays…Escalating firestorms could turn Amazon from carbon sink to source: Study
Feb 6, 2020, 1:23 pm By MongabayHeat waves shimmer up from a still smoldering forest devastated by fire in the Southern Amazon.…Lucky ducks: Once thought extinct, rare pochards take steps toward recovery
Feb 6, 2020, 1:15 pm By MongabayOne of the world’s rarest birds, once thought to be extinct, successfully bred in the wild late…Fiscal meltdown of Easter Island park’s management drives rift among islanders
Feb 6, 2020, 11:16 am By MongabayIn late January 2019, as Juan Nahoe Hereveri awaited questioning in the Easter Island courthouse,…Sandpipers on an arduous migration now have a rest stop all their own
Feb 6, 2020, 5:38 am By MongabayFor the critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper, a tiny shorebird that makes an 8,000-kilometer…Ghana’s government faces pushback in bid to mine biodiversity haven for bauxite
Feb 5, 2020, 4:55 pm By MongabayACCRA — “Beginning now, the full-scale exploitation of Ghanaian bauxite resources will…Audio: Galina Angarova on the indigenous relationship to land, conservation, and the sacred feminine
Feb 5, 2020, 4:06 pm By MongabayOn today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with Galina Angarova, executive director of…The wildlife trade threatens people and animals alike (commentary)
Feb 5, 2020, 2:05 pm By MongabayWhat do the corona virus, HIV, and the impending extinction of the world’s rhinoceroses have in…
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