Ruralists in Brazilian congress put nation’s protected areas at risk
Aug 14, 2018, 11:20 am By MongabayAn ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) stalking its prey. Passage of Bill PL 3,751 / 2015 would greatly…Predatory coral bring down jellyfish by working together
Aug 14, 2018, 2:24 am By Mongabay
While it might lack the coordinated attacks that lions or wolves can mount against their prey, a…In protecting songbirds, Indonesia ruffles owners & breeders’ feathers
Aug 13, 2018, 11:18 pm By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Songbird owners in Indonesia are up in arms over the recent inclusion of hundreds of…RSPO should ban deforestation, say investors representing $6.7t in assets
Aug 13, 2018, 2:39 pm By MongabayMore than 90 institutional investors managing more than $6.7 trillion in assets have called on the…Ecology monks in Thailand
Aug 13, 2018, 11:59 am By Mongabay
As development in Thailand is increasing, so is deforestation. Acres of forests are cleared for…Trase.earth tracks commodities, links supply chains to deforestation risk
Aug 13, 2018, 10:48 am By Mongabay
Aerial view of new Cerrado forest clearing. Roughly half the deforestation occurring in the Cerrado…Millipedes might soothe itchy lemurs, research finds
Aug 13, 2018, 10:15 am By MongabayPesky itchiness caused by parasitic worms may have driven one of Madagascar’s lemur species to…Lao government says it will suspend new hydro projects after dam collapse kills 31
Aug 13, 2018, 10:06 am By Mongabay
Laos will suspend new hydropower projects and carry out safety inspections of all existing dams, the…Earless African pygmy toad discovered on remote mountain in Angola
Aug 13, 2018, 5:12 am By Mongabay
In 2016, a group of researchers set out to explore Serra da Neve Inselberg, an isolated mountain and…Top forestry official out in Malaysia
12:56am By Mongabay
A top official is out of his post as head of Sabah’s forestry department, which oversees forests…Forest elephant DNA diverse, consistent, and distinct, study says
Fri 6:32pm By MongabayMale elephants wander. As they mature and prepare to breed, they roam great distances in search of…Can Ecuador do palm oil right? Jurisdictional RSPO commitment stirs hope
Fri 3:26pm By MongabayEcuador is the sixth largest palm oil producing country in the world and the second largest in Latin…Death foretold? A courageous Amazon peasant couple resists illegal loggers
Fri 11:58am By MongabayTwo fresh graves dug by unknown assailants to terrorize Osvalinda and Daniel who live in Pará, the…Indonesia’s ‘one-map’ database blasted for excluding indigenous lands
Fri 11:44am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was marked on Aug. 9 in Jakarta by…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, August 10, 2018
Fri 11:28am By MongabayWe’ve collected a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical…Latam Eco Review: Turtles at risk, jungle fracking, and a mafia land grab
Fri 10:14am By Mongabay
The most popular stories from our Spanish-language service, Mongabay-Latam, last week followed what…Rare mountain-dwelling Nilgiri tahr could lose 60% of habitat as climate warms
Fri 8:04am By MongabayA new study paints a precarious picture for the rare Nilgiri tahr, an endangered goat-like species…Forest fires threaten Asian Games as hotspots flare up in Sumatra
Fri 7:48am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — The threat of haze from another season of forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island…In protecting the Javan rhino, locals gain a ‘more meaningful life’
Fri 1:16am By MongabayBANDUNG, Indonesia — Sarmidi joined a conservation program for the Javan rhino in 1980. But it…Community vs. company: A tiny town in Ecuador battles a palm oil giant
Aug 9, 2018, 5:32 pm By MongabayWIMBI, Ecuador — When Yessenia Padilla heard that her community crops were being destroyed, she…
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