Indonesian ban on clearing new swaths of forest to be made permanent
8:59am By MongabayJAKARTA — A provisional moratorium on issuing forest-clearing permits for plantations and logging…Caribbean nations boost protection for extremely rare largetooth sawfish
Jun 8, 2019, 12:35 am By MongabayThe largetooth sawfish, a large ray with a chainsaw-like nose extension, is among the largest fish…New pilot whale subspecies revealed: Q&A with marine biologist Amy Van Cise
Jun 7, 2019, 2:12 pm By MongabayFor centuries, Japanese seafarers have noted two distinct types of pilot whale in their waters. One,…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, June 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019, 12:35 pm By MongabayTropical forests Brazil is on track for near-record-high deforestation in 2019 (The Guardian, Sydney…Healthy reefs, healthy people: Community-based marine conservation in Papua New Guinea (commentary)
Jun 7, 2019, 11:44 am By MongabayA blessed country of spectacular landscapes and the most diverse array of cultures on Earth, Papua…Microplastics a key factor in Sri Lanka’s plunging fish stocks, survey shows
Jun 7, 2019, 9:47 am By MongabayPlummeting fish stocks and crisis-level volumes of plastic pollution should spur Sri Lanka to adopt…Alliance launches plan to save the planet
Jun 7, 2019, 9:34 am By MongabayHealthy and productive ecosystems sustain life on Earth, but face accelerating threats from human…Twice as many fishing vessels now, but it’s harder to catch fish
Jun 6, 2019, 11:01 pm By MongabayHow many ships and boats ply the world’s oceans for seafood today? Researchers have a new…Researchers and customs officials unite to fight wildlife trafficking using eDNA
Jun 6, 2019, 1:18 pm By MongabayDiego Cardeñosa wasn’t expecting any work calls on a Saturday, and certainly not one from the…The Great Insect Dying: Vanishing act in Europe and North America
Jun 6, 2019, 12:09 pm By MongabayIn recent months a debate over whether a global insect apocalypse is underway has raged in the…You don’t find orchids; they find you’: Q&A with botanist Edicson Parra
Jun 6, 2019, 6:17 am By MongabayWhen a mining company came to exploit an old-growth cloud forest near Edicson Parra’s hometown of…Why more women should be included in the leadership of Virunga National Park (commentary)
Jun 5, 2019, 1:23 pm By MongabaySince 2014, the number of female park guards serving in Virunga National Park, located in war-ridden…Congo’s hidden crisis: Snakebites and envenomation
Jun 5, 2019, 1:14 pm By MongabayLife in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is often defined by invisible power with little…Brazil’s Congress reverses Bolsonaro, restores Funai’s land demarcation powers
Jun 5, 2019, 1:06 pm By MongabayBrazil’s National Congress has overturned changes set by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that…For artisanal fishers, fish fences are an easy, but problematic, option
Jun 5, 2019, 1:03 am By MongabayJAKARTA — The widespread use of wooden fences to trap fish by coastal fishermen in tropical…No need to dam free-flowing rivers to meet world’s climate and energy targets
Jun 4, 2019, 6:01 pm By MongabayIn a comment article published in the Nature last month, scientists argue that an “energy future…Climate change threatens to water down Cerrado’s rich biodiversity: Study
Jun 4, 2019, 1:22 pm By MongabayClimate change threatens to push endemic species in the Cerrado, Brazil’s vast tropical savanna,…Colombia’s El Paujil Reserve expands in dying Magdalena Valley
Jun 4, 2019, 12:34 pm By MongabayQUITO, Ecuador — Environmentalists have made a major advancement in saving the last remaining bit…Study reveals a fragile web of knowledge linking plants to people
Jun 4, 2019, 12:32 pm By Mongabay“I once asked a Matapí elder if he could spare an hour or two to tell me about what palms he…The Sateré-Mawé move to reclaim Amazon ancestral lands from invaders
Jun 4, 2019, 10:34 am By MongabayIn February, a Mongabay reporting team travelled to the Brazilian Amazon, spending time with the…
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