In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, August 30, 2019
Aug 30, 2019, 11:30 am By MongabayTropical forests Côte d’Ivoire is trying to increase its vegetation cover by planting trees…The end of the road: The future of the Pan Borneo Highway
Aug 30, 2019, 11:25 am By MongabayThis is the sixth article in our six-part series “Traveling the Pan Borneo Highway.” Read Part…Brazilian response to Bolsonaro policies and Amazon fires grows
Aug 30, 2019, 11:06 am By MongabayIndigenous people protest against President Jair Bolsonaro in the city of São Paulo. On the left,…Humans have been transforming Earth for thousands of years, study says
Aug 30, 2019, 10:42 am By MongabayLook around, and you’ll see examples of how we’ve modified our planet’s land surface: roads,…‘Not a pretty picture’: South China’s forests vanish as tree farms move in
Aug 29, 2019, 6:48 pm By MongabayThe low rolling hills west of Nanning are almost entirely covered with eucalyptus plantations. The…A remote Indonesian district juggles road building with nature conservation
Aug 29, 2019, 4:51 pm By MongabaySAMARINDA/UJOH BILANG, Indonesia — For nearly a week this summer, the residents of Ujoh Bilang in…Latin America saw most murdered environmental defenders in 2018
Aug 29, 2019, 4:13 pm By MongabayIt isn’t unusual for those who defend the environment to be threatened, but sometimes their…Calls for natural solution over man-made one in flood-ravaged rhino refuge
Aug 29, 2019, 8:25 am By MongabayLast month, an image of a tiger fleeing from the floods that inundated much of Kaziranga National…‘We have cut them all’: Ghana struggles to protect its last old-growth forests
Aug 28, 2019, 7:29 pm By MongabayKUMASI, Ghana — The West African country of Ghana is known for having rich natural resources…Manta rays are social creatures who are choosy about their friends
Aug 28, 2019, 5:32 pm By MongabayIt turns out that manta rays might be as picky about their friends as you or me. Researchers have…Misinformation and blame spread concerning sources of Amazon fires
Aug 28, 2019, 4:22 pm By MongabayBrazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles (left), with President Jair Bolsonaro (right). Image…Death on the Brahmaputra: The rhino, the rangers, and the usual suspects
Aug 28, 2019, 3:41 pm By MongabayASSAM, India — On Feb. 5, 2018, rangers at Orang National Park in the northeast Indian state of…New road risks Pandora’s box of disruption in world’s most biodiverse national park (commentary)
Aug 28, 2019, 2:31 pm By MongabayThe riot of roads exploding across our planet—bringing with it waves of habitat destruction and…For Indonesia’s Kendari Bay, silting is a death sentence
Aug 28, 2019, 1:02 pm By MongabayKENDARI, Indonesia — Next year will mark the completion of a nearly mile-long bridge being built…In the rice-rich Mekong region, will husk briquettes take hold?
Aug 28, 2019, 12:48 pm By MongabaySanu Kaji Shrestha was wandering along a Cypriot coastline 10 years ago, enjoying some downtime from…The Pan Borneo Highway on a collision course with elephants
Aug 28, 2019, 11:53 am By MongabayThis is the fifth article in our six-part series “Traveling the Pan Borneo Highway.” Read Part…With record support, rhino rays and world’s fastest sharks get new trade protections
Aug 28, 2019, 8:56 am By MongabayIn what conservation groups are calling a major win, governments from around the world have voted to…Jumping the Shark: The Decline of the North Atlantic’s Shortfin Mako
Aug 28, 2019, 7:48 am By MongabayWith a reported top speed of 74 kilometers per hour (46 miles per hour), the shortfin mako (Isurus…Meet the first gene-edited reptile: An albino lizard
Aug 28, 2019, 3:51 am By MongabayThink of a reptile that’s been genetically mutated, and Godzilla springs to mind. Or maybe ninja…A healthy and productive Amazon is the foundation of Brazil’s sovereignty
11:07pm By MongabayBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro likes to assert that foreigners deserve no say over the fate of…
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