Colombian investors push Pacific port project, threatening biodiversity hotspot
Jul 18, 2019, 2:57 pm By MongabayEmboldened by a right-wing president and congressional approval, a Colombian public-private…Complicating the narrative about indigenous communities and their struggles (insider)
Jul 18, 2019, 1:32 pm By MongabayDon Lizardo was sitting in his hammock, rocking gently back and forth, as he told us heartbreaking…Indonesian officials foil attempt to smuggle hornbill casques to Hong Kong
Jul 18, 2019, 12:25 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — Authorities in Indonesia have seized 72 highly prized hornbill casques and arrested a…Information is key – but lacking for sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean (commentary)
Jul 18, 2019, 11:59 am By MongabayGreat white sharks, bull sharks, tiger sharks: All are household names, synonymous with media hype,…In Madagascar, villagers oppose plans for a dam that would inundate their land
Jul 18, 2019, 11:35 am By MongabaySAHANIVOTRY COMMUNE, Madagascar — The village of Farihitsara in Madagascar’s central highlands…From over 100,000 species assessments in IUCN update, zero improvements
Jul 18, 2019, 7:53 am By MongabayFrom rays to deep-sea snails, primates to rosewood trees, the latest IUCN Red List update paints a…The frog and the university: Meet the niche new species from Sri Lanka
Jul 18, 2019, 3:46 am By MongabayA four-year study of streams in the cloud forests of Sri Lanka’s picturesque Knuckles Mountain…U.S. Virgin Islands bans coral-damaging sunscreens
Jul 17, 2019, 1:59 pm By MongabayBeachgoers in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be slathering on more ecologically friendly sunscreens…‘We are planting everywhere’: Q&A with Madagascar’s environment minister
Jul 17, 2019, 12:59 pm By MongabayIn 2008 Alexandre Georget, Madagascar’s current environment minister, helped found the country’s…Orangutan habitats being cleared in areas near palm oil mills, report finds
Jul 17, 2019, 11:32 am By MongabayRainforest clearance during the month of May destroyed orangutan habitat near 144 different palm oil…Newly described tree species from Tanzania is likely endangered
Jul 17, 2019, 7:40 am By MongabayFrom the Usambara mountains of northeastern Tanzania, researchers have described a new species of…Agriculture, mining, hunting push critically endangered gorillas to the brink
Jul 16, 2019, 7:40 pm By MongabayThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) holds 60 percent of the Congo rainforest, the…Thousands of sharks and rays are likely entangled in plastic polluting Earth’s oceans
Jul 16, 2019, 2:40 pm By MongabayNew research finds that thousands of sharks and rays could be entangled in the plastic polluting…Experts deny alleged manipulation of Amazon satellite deforestation data
Jul 16, 2019, 11:22 am By MongabaySatellite image of the common fishbone deforestation pattern created when a main road, plus side…Indonesia’s president signals a transition away from coal power
Jul 16, 2019, 9:16 am By MongabayJAKARTA — President Joko Widodo has reportedly expressed his intention to wean Indonesia off coal,…A response to “On public interest in conservation and internet data”
Jul 15, 2019, 7:31 pm By MongabayIn their letter, Correia and colleagues raise two issues about our original article (Burivalova et…Colombia registers first drop in deforestation since 2016 FARC peace deal
Jul 15, 2019, 7:30 pm By MongabayColombia has registered its first drop in deforestation since the country’s historic 2016 peace…Agroforestry: An ancient ‘indigenous technology’ with wide modern appeal (commentary)
Jul 15, 2019, 6:42 pm By MongabayAgroforestry, or forest gardening, is the practice of growing of trees, shrubs, herbs, and…Bringing back the fish: Q&A with a repentant blast fisherman
Jul 15, 2019, 3:14 pm By MongabayTo read about the artificial reefs of Jiquilisco Bay in depth, see the companion piece to this…On public interest in conservation and internet data (commentary)
Jul 15, 2019, 11:25 am By MongabayConservationists are increasingly looking toward technology for aid. We are now better able to…
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