Indonesia in 2017: A fighting chance for peat protection, but an infrastructure beatdown for indigenous communities
Jan 4, 2018, 9:27 am By MongabayJAKARTA — 2017 saw Indonesia once again fulfilling its economic development potential. The…New ‘ghost’ scorpion among several species recorded for the first time in Malaysian rainforest
Jan 4, 2018, 9:21 am By MongabayIn a first-of-its-kind expedition, a team of more than 100 scientists and students have surveyed the…Brazil announces end to Amazon mega-dam building policy
Jan 3, 2018, 3:53 pm By MongabayAn indigenous leader in April 2015 at the São Manoel dam construction site on the Teles Pires River…Scientists say some climate change impacts already unavoidable, but worst can still be averted
Jan 3, 2018, 2:01 pm By MongabayWeeks of flooding in Bangladesh in August 2017 reportedly claimed the lives of over 100 people,…In early push into Papua, palm oil firms set stage for massive forest plunder
Jan 3, 2018, 11:53 am By MongabayJAKARTA – The clearing of Indonesia’s last untouched swath of pristine forest has begun in…Rhino horn seizure taps into Southeast Asian trafficking ring
Jan 3, 2018, 7:30 am By MongabayThai authorities seized 12.5 kilograms (27.6 pounds) of rhino horn from South Africa in December,…Trees are much more than the lungs of the world (commentary)
Jan 2, 2018, 9:29 pm By Mongabay
There are two important answers to the question “why do we need more trees in farmland?” One is…U.S. court ruling complicates Trump’s elephant and lion policy
Jan 2, 2018, 6:13 pm By MongabaySavannah elephant populations have plunged by 30 percent in just seven years, while forest elephant…Former Mongabay intern, now pop star, launches Amazon-friendly perfume
Jan 2, 2018, 4:30 pm By Mongabay
If anyone understands the connections between music and perfume, it is Heather D’Angelo. A member…Reefscape: A global reef survey to build better satellites for coral conservation
Jan 2, 2018, 2:01 pm By Mongabay
Coral reefs are special places. They contain thousands of species often assembled in kaleidoscopic…In a Papuan district, tribes push to revive a legacy of sustainability
Jan 2, 2018, 2:09 am By Mongabay
JAYAPURA, Indonesia — On a sunny afternoon in early August, two tribal chiefs in northern Papua…Ivory trade in China is now banned
Jan 2, 2018, 2:06 am By MongabayChina’s ivory trade ban is now in effect, making it illegal to sell and buy ivory in the country.…The 10 most popular conservation stories of 2017
Dec 31, 2017, 12:24 am By MongabayWe published more than 1,300 stories in 2017. Here are our ten most read articles that were…‘New’ giant octopus discovered in the Pacific
Dec 29, 2017, 10:43 pm By MongabayThe world’s largest octopus — the giant Pacific octopus — is actually represented by more than…Top 20 forest stories of 2017
Dec 29, 2017, 3:15 pm By Mongabay
1. Rebel road expansion brings deforestation to remote Colombian Amazon With the demobilization of…How a hunger for teeth is driving a bat toward extinction
Dec 29, 2017, 11:51 am By Mongabay
On the island of Makira, in the eastern Solomon Islands, bat teeth are more valuable than paper…Waterbirds flock to well-run countries, new study shows
Dec 29, 2017, 9:13 am By MongabayA country’s citizens aren’t the only ones to benefit from living in a place that’s run well.…Indonesia unveils plan to halve forest fires by 2019
Dec 29, 2017, 4:55 am By MongabayJAKARTA – The Indonesian government has unveiled an ambitious plan to nearly halve the number of…New checklist catalogs every vascular plant in the Americas
Dec 28, 2017, 3:42 pm By MongabayScientists have compiled a list of every known vascular plant found in North and South America,…Top 10 HAPPY environmental stories of 2017
Dec 28, 2017, 12:27 pm By MongabayThe past year may have seemed like doom and gloom for the environment, but there was plenty to be…
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