Illegal charcoal trade threatens Myanmar’s remaining mangroves
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RANONG, Thailand — Beyond a metal gate in Ranong, a port town in southern Thailand, a warehouse is…Rise in crocodile sightings linked to habitat degradation in Indonesia
Apr 18, 2019, 1:16 am By Mongabay
AMBON, Indonesia — Last February, a crocodile in eastern Indonesia crawled right into a trap. The…Swelling amount of plastic in the ocean confirmed by new study
Apr 17, 2019, 3:11 pm By Mongabay
Scientists have fretted over the expanding masses of plastic in the ocean for decades. Most have…Omura’s whale much more widespread across the globe than previously thought
Apr 17, 2019, 12:14 pm By Mongabay
The global range of the world’s most recently discovered large whale species is starting to come…Shade or sun? Forest structure affects tree responses to Amazon drought
Apr 17, 2019, 11:54 am By MongabayAn intact forest canopy in a sustainably managed forest in Pará state, Brazil. Degraded forests,…China seizes over 2,700 elephant tusks in massive bust
Apr 17, 2019, 9:45 am By Mongabay
In one of the biggest busts in recent years, Chinese officials have seized 2,748 elephant tusks…IUCN calls for moratorium on projects impacting rarest great ape species
Apr 17, 2019, 8:36 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has called for a halt to all…A park in Bolivia bears the brunt of a plan to export electricity
Apr 17, 2019, 7:25 am By Mongabay
The peacefulness of Monte Punku is disrupted every day at lunchtime, when many vehicles and hundreds…Audio: Tool-using, ground-nesting chimp culture discovered in DR Congo
Apr 16, 2019, 4:53 pm By Mongabay
On today’s episode, we talk to primatologist Cleve Hicks, who recently led a research team that…Amazon could be biggest casualty of US-China Trade war, researchers warn
Apr 16, 2019, 12:48 pm By Mongabay
A single surviving tree amid a sea of soy. Photo credit: Jeff Belmonte on VisualHunt.com / CC…Last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle dies in China
Apr 16, 2019, 12:24 pm By Mongabay
Until recently, there were just four known Yangtze giant softshell turtles in the world. On April…A fishy translocation highlights dangers of ‘taxonomic inflation’
Apr 16, 2019, 7:55 am By Mongabay
A tiny fish described in 2013 from a stream in Sri Lanka was apparently a known species that had…In ‘Sexy Killers,’ journos probe Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal
Apr 16, 2019, 7:55 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — A new documentary film that shows the links between Indonesian coal and energy companies…Colorful display of newly described stick insects confounds scientists
Apr 16, 2019, 7:49 am By Mongabay
If in the midst of a forest you chance upon a crawling twig, you may be in the presence of a stick…Conservation may offer common ground in Afghan conflict
Apr 15, 2019, 7:50 pm By Mongabay
War, drugs, corruption, and terrorism are terms Westerners are more likely to associate with…Deforested habitats leave migratory birds ill-prepared for journey north
Apr 15, 2019, 7:14 am By Mongabay
To many in North America, the sound of birds among the early spring trees is the sound of renewal:…Palm oil, logging firms the usual suspects as Indonesia fires flare anew
Apr 15, 2019, 7:07 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Oil palm and logging companies in Indonesia have come into public glare once again as…To rescue Sumatran rhinos, Indonesia starts by counting them first
Apr 15, 2019, 2:53 am By Mongabay
LAMPUNG, Indonesia — Indonesian rhino researcher Budiono recorded every sign of living animals in…Deforestation diminishes access to clean water, study finds
Apr 15, 2019, 1:32 am By Mongabay
Deforestation can reduce communities’ access to clean drinking water, according to a recent study…In Bali, a village hews to unwritten rules to manage its forest
Apr 14, 2019, 11:08 pm By Mongabay
PENGOTAN, Indonesia — Hundreds of top-heavy bamboo stalks stretch up from the ground and lean…
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