In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, July 20, 2018
Jul 20, 2018, 11:13 am By MongabayWe’ve rounded up a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical…New species of shark named after pioneering ‘Shark Lady’ Eugenie Clark
Jul 20, 2018, 9:05 am By MongabayScientists have just described a new species of shark from the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico and…Latam Eco Review: Ecuadoran court demands Chevron pay $9.5 billion in damages
Jul 20, 2018, 4:03 am By MongabayAmong the most read stories at our Spanish-language service, Mongabay-Latam, this past week were…DRC set to reclassify national parks for oil, open rainforest to logging
Jul 19, 2018, 7:06 pm By MongabayConcern is mounting for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) vast forests and rich wildlife as…Securing a future for Grevy’s zebras and the cultures of northern Kenya (commentary)
Jul 19, 2018, 12:14 pm By MongabayFor most foreigners, the mention of Kenya conjures images characteristic of the country’s southern…Plant communities roar back after rat removal from Pacific islands
Jul 19, 2018, 11:33 am By Mongabay
Plant numbers have surged in a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean following the eradication of…India’s pre-election changes to green laws draw criticism
Jul 19, 2018, 6:53 am By Mongabay
With India’s general elections looming large next year, the government of Prime Minister Narendra…Cross-border camera trap research puts wild Amur leopard number at 84
Jul 19, 2018, 1:22 am By MongabayAn international team of scientists has used camera traps in China and Russia to come up with a…First fern genomes sequenced — and they hold a lot of promise
Jul 18, 2018, 11:55 pm By Mongabay
For the first time ever, biologists have sequenced the genomes of two tiny ferns, Azolla…Grasslands may trump forests at carbon storage in a warming world
Jul 18, 2018, 7:44 pm By Mongabay
Forests have a reputation as a big bulwark against climate change – and for good reason. They soak…RSPO walks back suspension of Nestlé
Jul 18, 2018, 5:57 pm By MongabayLast month, food giant Nestlé was suspended from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, the…Southeast Asian deforestation more extensive than thought, study finds
Jul 18, 2018, 4:35 pm By MongabayDeforestation in Southeast Asia is greater than previously recorded, according to authors of a…How a better understanding of psychopathology in captive primates can aid in conservation efforts
Jul 18, 2018, 4:18 pm By Mongabay
Though it is a highly controversial practice due to the many ethical concerns it raises, the use of…Red flags abound as a warming Arctic opens up to shipping
Jul 18, 2018, 8:09 am By Mongabay
KUCHING, Malaysia — Conservationists have called on governments and the private sector to do more…New report spotlights financiers of palm oil giant clearing Liberia’s forests
Jul 17, 2018, 7:17 pm By Mongabay
An Indonesian-owned plantation company operating in Liberia has come under renewed scrutiny for…Cracks appear in Malaysia’s building spree, once a model for development
Jul 17, 2018, 3:52 pm By Mongabay
Spring Energy is the just the sort of homegrown, super successful, keenly entrepreneurial company…Pushing Vietnam’s shrimp industry toward sustainability
Jul 17, 2018, 12:38 pm By MongabayMEKONG DELTA, Vietnam — Shrimp farmer Nguyen Manh Hung lost his entire farm to erosion in 2016…Indigenous peoples control one-quarter of world’s land surface, two-thirds of that land is ‘essentially natural’
Jul 17, 2018, 12:30 pm By MongabayA new study makes a significant contribution to the growing body of research showing that…New species of venomous snake discovered by accident in Australia
Jul 17, 2018, 6:33 am By MongabayA team of biologists researching sea snakes in the mining town of Weipa in Australia’s remote Cape…Peru: A decade-long quest to protect the world’s largest tropical glacier
Jul 17, 2018, 5:31 am By MongabayThe Quelccaya Ice Cap is perched 5,600 meters (18,400 feet) above sea level in the Peruvian Andes.…
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