In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, June 22, 2018
Jun 22, 2018, 11:30 am By MongabayHere are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests Deforestation in…Coral reef ‘oases’ that thrive amid threats give hope for conservation
Jun 22, 2018, 8:37 am By MongabayAmid all the gloomy news about coral reefs from around the world, a glimmer of hope has emerged:…New ‘goblin spiders’ from Sri Lanka named after Enid Blyton characters
Jun 22, 2018, 1:26 am By MongabayMeet Chippy, Snooky and Tumpy — all “goblins” or “brownies” from Enid Blyton’s…As Colombia expands its palm oil sector, scientists worry about wildlife
Jun 21, 2018, 6:59 pm By Mongabay
The large-scale expansion of oil palm has been a major driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss…New study provides blueprint to translate satellite data into conservation action
Jun 21, 2018, 5:24 pm By MongabayA team of scientists and remote-sensing specialists have combined their years of experience…Scientists find surprising genetic differences between Brazil’s mangroves
Jun 21, 2018, 4:50 pm By MongabayHugging tropical coastlines with masses of long, tangled branches and roots that stick up out of the…US/China trade war could boost Brazil soy export, Amazon deforestation
Jun 21, 2018, 2:13 pm By MongabayMunduruku warriors wearing ceremonial face paint used to welcome village visitors. The Munduruku…Abdon Nababan: ‘North Sumatran land mafia offered me $21m to win election — and then hand over control of government’
Jun 21, 2018, 12:33 pm By MongabayIn July last year, Abdon Nababan, one of Indonesia’s most prominent activists, announced his…Warmer sea surface temperatures imperil the survival of juvenile albatross: Study
Jun 21, 2018, 10:31 am By Mongabay
New research finds that increased sea surface temperatures can affect the survival of juvenile…Indonesia to investigate death of journalist being held for defaming palm oil company
Jun 21, 2018, 9:55 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesia’s national commission on human rights has vowed to investigate the death of…Orangutan forest school in Indonesia takes on its first eight students
Jun 21, 2018, 9:04 am By Mongabay
On May 17, 2018, the first eight orange-furred students arrived to begin their studies at a new…Amber deposits yield oldest evidence of frogs in wet, tropical forests
Jun 20, 2018, 9:16 pm By MongabayTropical rainforests are home to the vast majority of the world’s frog species today. Yet frog…Commercial values are a key driver of Zero Deforestation policies (commentary)
Jun 20, 2018, 1:45 pm By MongabayAccording to a recent report created for the Prince of Wales’ Sustainability Institute, there are…Illegal mining creeps into southern Bahuaja-Sonene National Park
Jun 20, 2018, 9:49 am By MongabayALTO INAMBARI, Peru — There are some places that we always remember better than others. That is…Puan, the world’s oldest Sumatran orangutan, dies at 62
Jun 20, 2018, 9:19 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Puan, the world’s oldest living Sumatran orangutan, has died at an Australian zoo…Here’s how much Antarctica’s melting ice is already contributing to sea level rise
Jun 19, 2018, 3:38 pm By MongabayIn July of last year, a 5,800-square-kilometer (2,239-square-mile) block of ice broke off of the…Peru’s Bahuaja-Sonene National Park at risk over illegal mining
Jun 19, 2018, 1:41 pm By MongabayKOTSIMBA, Peru — In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, illegal mining is everywhere. From the…Madagascar: Yet another anti-trafficking activist convicted
Jun 19, 2018, 12:11 pm By MongabayAn activist working to stem corruption and wildlife trafficking in northeastern Madagascar was…Facing resource crisis, Indonesia charts a ‘green development’ course
Jun 19, 2018, 11:50 am By MongabaySINGAPORE — Indonesia’s development model over the decades has been to exploit its abundant…2018 Arctic sea ice melt season just got a big headstart
Jun 19, 2018, 11:07 am By Mongabay
Arctic sea ice in eastern Greenland. What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic.…
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