The secret to a town’s perfect potatoes? Its well-preserved forest.
Feb 11, 2019, 2:03 pm By Mongabay
Links to other stories in this three-part profile of the Concepción Chiquirichapa community’s…US senators warn fund managers over palm oil
Feb 11, 2019, 1:22 pm By MongabayAn influential group of U.S. senators, including possible candidates for the 2020 presidential race…Short film celebrates community forest titles in DRC
Feb 11, 2019, 1:08 pm By MongabayThe legal rights to manage local forests, recently awarded to communities in the Democratic Republic…Six new catfish species, facial tentacles and all, described in Amazon
Feb 11, 2019, 10:43 am By Mongabay
From the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in South America, researchers have described six new…Jammin’ at wind farms may help save bats
Feb 11, 2019, 10:00 am By Mongabay
Wind turbines are a valuable source of renewable energy, but they’re eco-unfriendly in one…Dam déjà vu: 2 Brazil mining waste disasters in 3 years raise alarms
Feb 11, 2019, 9:22 am By Mongabay
As of February 7, the Minas Gerais Fire Department Search and Rescue team had founded 150 bodies in…Ecuador’s indigenous Cofán hail court-ordered end to mining on their land
Feb 11, 2019, 8:00 am By Mongabay
In January 2018, the Cofán indigenous people of Sinangoe, Ecuador, discovered several machines…Sumatran tiger killed at London Zoo by potential mate
4:55pm By Mongabay
A male Sumatran tiger named Asim attacked and killed Melati, a female of the same subspecies,…Meet eight female conservation scientists who inform and inspire
7:41am By MongabayThe study and advancement of science is one key to achieving the world’s agreed-to development…Indonesia rescues captive orangutans, but leaves their owners untouched
Feb 8, 2019, 7:58 pm By MongabayBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A recent seizure of two young orangutans from households in Indonesia has…Butterfly business: insect farmers help conserve East African forests
Feb 8, 2019, 12:28 pm By MongabayKILIFI COUNTY, Kenya — If 51-year-old Hillary Thoya were to choose a lucky number, it would surely…To fight deforestation first tackle inequality, study says
Feb 8, 2019, 12:27 pm By Mongabay
QUITO — The world is losing its tropical forests at an alarming rate, despite increased efforts to…How do you assess if a reintroduced species is thriving? Listen for it
Feb 8, 2019, 12:05 pm By MongabayWhen you’re new to an area, it takes time to settle in. We all want a comfortable place to live,…Latam Eco Review: ‘Andean ostrich’ gets some bling and Patagonia pumas protected
Feb 8, 2019, 12:02 pm By Mongabay
The most recent top stories from our Spanish-language service, Mongabay Latam, followed Romeo, the…EU action plan on tropical deforestation must be beefed up, or it will fail (commentary)
Feb 8, 2019, 11:20 am By Mongabay
Through its insatiable consumption of agro-commodities like soy, palm oil, and beef, the EU is…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, February 8, 2019
Feb 8, 2019, 11:05 am By Mongabay
Tropical forests Authorities seized 8.2 metric tons (9 tons) of pangolin scales that had been…Colombia’s disaster-ridden hydropower project runs second largest river dry
Feb 7, 2019, 4:00 pm By MongabayColombia’s environmentalists have declared an ecological disaster after the country’s second…2018 was the fourth hottest year on record
Feb 7, 2019, 11:51 am By Mongabay
According to independent analyses of the latest global temperature data by the U.S. National Oceanic…What’s in a name? The role of defining ‘wilderness’ in conservation
Feb 7, 2019, 11:19 am By Mongabay
Ecosystems in their natural state are disappearing quickly around the globe. On that most scientists…Conservation couture: Batik artisans make rhinos a fashion statement
Feb 7, 2019, 12:41 am By Mongabay
LAMPUNG, Indonesia — Campaigners in Indonesia are using the country’s celebrated batik-making…
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