A new election brings little hope for Solomon Islands’ vanishing forests
May 17, 2019, 2:59 pm By MongabayHONIARA, Solomon Islands — The Solomon Islands is the biggest exporter, after Papua New Guinea, of…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019, 11:27 am By MongabayTropical forests With around 80,000 left, koalas have been declared “functionally extinct” in…Red colobus conservation in Zanzibar: A cautiously optimistic tale
May 17, 2019, 7:24 am By MongabayThabit Masoud is proud of the work he and his colleagues have pulled off on Zanzibar. As part of the…In Indonesia, a flawed certification scheme lets illegal loggers raze away
May 16, 2019, 7:41 am By MongabayJAKARTA — A massive series of seizures of timber from rare tree species has thrown into question…’Green’ bonds finance industrial tree plantations in Brazil
May 16, 2019, 6:58 am By MongabayInvestments known as green bonds that are intended to slow climate change can finance the operation…At 2,624 years, a bald cypress is oldest known living tree in eastern North America
May 16, 2019, 6:35 am By MongabayAncient bald cypress trees tower along the Black River in the state of North Carolina in the United…Climate change may make hurricanes and cyclones deadlier, study finds
May 16, 2019, 5:15 am By MongabayWeeks after the deadly cyclone Idai tore through Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, the human toll is…As Indonesia mulls moving the capital, indigenous groups fear another land grab
May 16, 2019, 1:32 am By MongabayJAKARTA — In the wake of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s announcement that he intends to move…Canopy-dwelling rainforest mammals most sensitive to human disturbance
May 15, 2019, 3:29 pm By MongabayNew research using arboreal camera traps finds that canopy-dwelling mammals are particularly…An urban ‘butterfly experience’ in Sri Lanka
May 15, 2019, 2:38 pm By MongabayTake a lifelong love for conservation, pair it with the right support group, and what do you get? An…Public education could curb bushmeat demand in Laos, study finds
May 15, 2019, 12:29 pm By MongabayFines and the threat of disease could dissuade consumers from buying bushmeat, according to recent…On the island of Java, a social forestry scheme creates jobs at home
May 15, 2019, 6:34 am By MongabayKALIBIRU, Indonesia — For years, Parjan hoped his community might one day gain title to the…Models, maps, and citizen scientists working to save the Great Barrier Reef
May 14, 2019, 4:47 pm By MongabayAny aquarist who has tried to grow a variety of the colorful Acropora coral in a hobby tank knows…Audio: Exploring a hidden rainforest on an isolated mountain in Mozambique
May 14, 2019, 2:45 pm By MongabayOn today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with Julian Bayliss, a conservation…Penguin and seal poop powers life in Antarctica, study finds
May 14, 2019, 12:36 pm By MongabayIn the extremely cold, seemingly barren Antarctic continent, poop powers life. Literally. Where…The heat is on: Amazon tree loss could bring 1.45 degree C local rise
May 14, 2019, 12:17 pm By MongabayA lone brazil nut tree stands within Brazil’s Arc of Deforestation in Pará state. A new study…Coops, community, and agroforestry: A chat with coffee entrepreneur Dean Cycon
May 13, 2019, 8:37 pm By MongabayDean Cycon is an environmental and indigenous rights lawyer by training who’s been involved in…Climate change spurs deadly virus in frogs in the U.K.
May 13, 2019, 2:04 pm By MongabayWarmer temperatures are fanning the spread of a deadly disease in frogs, a new study has found.…UK supermarkets implicated in Amazon deforestation supply chain: report
May 13, 2019, 12:09 pm By MongabayCattle in the Brazilian Amazon. Image © Henrique Manreza courtesy of The Nature Conservancy May is…Hunting for rare plants in inaccessible spots: Q&A with drone pilot Ben Nyberg
May 13, 2019, 12:02 pm By MongabaySometimes looking for rare plants can mean taking extreme steps. And for decades, botanists at the…
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