Business as usual on a reclaimed islet off Jakarta — despite closure order
Mar 5, 2019, 7:03 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Construction and commercial activities have quietly resumed on a land reclamation…Indigenous group sues Ecuador for earmarking its land for oil drilling
Mar 5, 2019, 6:00 am By MongabayPUYO, Ecuador — An indigenous community in Ecuador has filed a lawsuit against the government for…Trouble in Botswana’s elephant paradise as poaching said to rise
Mar 5, 2019, 4:49 am By MongabayThis is the first article in a two-part series on the threats to African elephants in Botswana.…Glyphosate’s kidney disease link: More science, less politics (commentary)
Mar 5, 2019, 12:08 am By Mongabay
Science advances by debate. Unlike in politics, scientific arguments need to be backed by evidence…Guatemala: Proposed new park on indigenous land treads fine ethical line
Mar 4, 2019, 4:26 pm By MongabayLA GLORIA, Guatemala — The sun was still rising when Ovidio Yat Sacul set out, machete in hand, in…Our brains can lead us astray when making ‘eco-friendly’ decisions
Mar 4, 2019, 2:47 pm By MongabayTallying up the toll of our individual roles in fueling climate change is a daunting task. To make…Brazil’s New Forest Code puts vast areas of protected Amazon forest at risk
Mar 4, 2019, 12:04 pm By Mongabay
Large swathes of Legal Amazonia have been cleared, first for cattle, then later for soy. Image by…In Nigeria, hunters turn into guardians of the rarest gorilla on Earth
Mar 4, 2019, 6:30 am By Mongabay
KANYANG, Nigeria — Former bushmeat hunter Jacob Osang says poverty and lack of options drove him…Architects bring bamboo revival to Indonesia’s Sulawesi island
Mar 4, 2019, 5:10 am By Mongabay
TANETE, Indonesia — Aman Wijaya looks up at the roof made from a thousand bamboo stems. “At last…As extinction looms, can Javan rhinos survive in Ujung Kulon? (Commentary)
Mar 4, 2019, 4:41 am By MongabayIn the middle of the night toward the end of 1982, where the forest meets the beach, an old man,…Sri Lanka to put its biodiversity in the spotlight at global trade summit
Mar 3, 2019, 11:15 pm By MongabaySri Lanka hopes to use a top global biodiversity trade summit it’s hosting in May to shine a…Marine protected areas are getting SMART (commentary)
Mar 3, 2019, 10:43 am By MongabayThis year, World Wildlife Day will celebrate life in the world’s oceans. It’s a fitting tribute.…Video: scientists capture giant spider eating an opossum
Mar 2, 2019, 2:02 pm By MongabayFor the first time, researchers have documented a giant spider eating an opossum in the Amazon…Malaysia to ban oil palm expansion?
Mar 2, 2019, 12:29 pm By MongabayMalaysia may ban further expansion of oil palm plantations in an effort to improve the oilseed’s…Taiwan: Extinct leopard subspecies allegedly seen by rangers
Mar 2, 2019, 9:17 am By Mongabay
This week news broke that a Formosan clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa brachyura) was spotted by…Why did Serengeti’s wild dogs disappear? Study challenges controversial hypothesis
Mar 1, 2019, 8:28 pm By Mongabay
In 1991, all of the African wild dogs that previously lived in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania…Norway divests from plantation companies linked to deforestation
Mar 1, 2019, 8:15 pm By MongabayThis week, Norway released the 2018 investment holdings of its massive government pension fund.…Brazil’s Sinop Dam flouts environmental legislation (Commentary)
Mar 1, 2019, 2:31 pm By MongabayThe Sinop Dam has become a critical test case — not only on the question of clearing reservoirs…Brazil to receive first-ever results-based REDD+ payment, but concerns remain
Mar 1, 2019, 1:49 pm By MongabayThe United Nations’ Green Climate Fund (GCF) has accepted the first proposal for REDD+…Latam Eco Review: Mining bust in Peru, mining boom in Chile
Mar 1, 2019, 1:03 pm By Mongabay
A state of emergency against illegal mining in Peru, open season for new mining ports in Chile,…
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