New species of giant flying squirrel brings hope to one of the world’s ‘most wanted’
Sep 4, 2019, 6:10 am By MongabayIn 1981, a team of scientists led by zoologist Shyamrup Biswas discovered the Namdapha flying…Transforming African conservation from old social cause into next-gen growth market
Sep 3, 2019, 3:03 pm By MongabayAfrica’s conservation challenges are daunting. The continent faces rapid human population growth,…Giant Norway pension fund weighs Brazil divestment over Amazon deforestation
Sep 3, 2019, 9:39 am By MongabayIllegal Amazon logging on Pirititi Indigenous lands in Roraima state, Brazil, May 2018. Image by…A Philippine island employs a rare cockatoo in its fight against mines
Sep 3, 2019, 8:35 am By MongabayGUIUAN, Philippines — The island of Homonhon in the Philippines’ Eastern Samar province cemented…Indonesian court cancels dam project in last stronghold of tigers, rhinos
Sep 2, 2019, 8:01 am By MongabayBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A court in Indonesia has annulled a permit allowing the development of a…Brazil’s satellite agency resumes releasing deforestation data
Sep 1, 2019, 7:02 pm By MongabayBrazil’s National Space Research Institute INPE resumed releasing deforestation data after nearly…A tiger refuge in Sumatra gets a reprieve from road building
Aug 31, 2019, 7:57 am By MongabayThe rainforests that once carpeted Indonesia’s Sumatra Island are among the world’s most…‘No place to hide’ for illegal fishing fleets as surveillance satellites prepare for lift-off
2:36pm By MongabayThe prospect of monitoring every vessel at sea in real time has moved a step closer to reality as a…Madagascar no longer insisting on selling its seized rosewood, for now
1:29pm By MongabayA ban on the international trade in rosewood, a prized timber, remains intact following the close…With new protections, saiga antelope may continue to be a symbol of Central Asia (commentary)
12:53pm By MongabayThe saiga antelope has great cultural, historical, and ecological importance to Mongolia. So I was…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, August 30, 2019
11:30am 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
11:25am 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
11:06am 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
10:42am 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
Thu 6:48pm 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
Thu 4:51pm 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
Thu 4:13pm 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
Thu 8:25am 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…
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