As 2017 hurricane season ends, scientists assess tropical forest harm
Mon 12:47pm By Mongabay
Puerto Rico’s El Yunque National Forest in 2014, before this year’s hurricanes damaged the…Scientists call for cheetahs to be listed as Endangered
Mon 10:31am By MongabayA year ago, scientists reported that cheetahs had disappeared from across 91 percent of their…Climate scientists see silver lining in Bali volcano’s ash cloud
Mon 8:10am By MongabayThe normally idyllic resort island of Bali in Indonesia has hogged international headlines since…New study: Gorillas fare better in logged forests than chimps
Mon 12:29am By MongabayAs timber companies move into Central Africa’s forests, apes increasingly have to find ways to…Tanzania used as case study for quickly and cheaply identifying wildlife corridors in need of conservation
Dec 8, 2017, 2:52 pm By MongabayAs local wildlife populations around the world are increasingly forced to rely on reserves hemmed in…Abandoned by their sponsors, Madagascar’s orphaned parks struggle on
Dec 8, 2017, 2:50 pm By Mongabay
PORT BERGÉ, ayoradagascar — Karimo and Célice could scarcely believe their luck. Four years of…Counting tigers on smartphones
Dec 8, 2017, 2:13 pm By Mongabay
India’s upcoming All India Tiger Estimation 2018 (read PDF here) is all set to go hi-tech. The…Papua New Guinea gets its largest-ever conservation area
Dec 8, 2017, 12:03 pm By MongabayPapua New Guinea has been granted its largest-ever conservation area, a 3,600-square kilometer…Labor abuses persist in RSPO-certified palm plantations, report finds
Dec 8, 2017, 8:30 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA – For almost a decade, Bambang has labored on an oil palm estate owned by the Salim Group…The world’s newest great ape, revealed a month ago, is already nearly extinct: IUCN
Dec 7, 2017, 10:31 pm By MongabayThe Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) of Sumatra is both the world’s newest known great ape…Nigeria pledges to restore nearly 10 million acres of degraded land
Dec 7, 2017, 2:49 pm By Mongabay
The government of Nigeria has announced its plans to restore four million hectares, or nearly 10…Forest Code falls short in protecting Amazonian fish
Dec 7, 2017, 1:20 pm By Mongabay
A new study demonstrates that the extraordinary breadth of fish species found in streams and…Waning plantain yields in rural Cameroon hurt college attendance
Dec 7, 2017, 11:53 am By Mongabay
A warming climate and decreased humidity is threatening yields of plantains, a food staple that…Militarization and mining a dangerous mix in Venezuelan Amazon
Dec 7, 2017, 10:58 am By MongabayThe Venezuelan military stops motorists passing in front of Minerven, a state company just outside…In rural Indonesia, a village learns to embrace its forest through sustainability
Dec 6, 2017, 10:59 pm By MongabayTABA PADANG, Indonesia — Yoyon remembers being elected head of his village back in 2010, here on…Camera traps reveal surprises in Peru
Dec 6, 2017, 5:59 pm By MongabayTAHUAMANU PROVINCE, Peru – In June of this year, a group of scientists entered the tropical forest…Here’s a great way to visualize the huge potential of forest conservation and restoration as ‘natural climate solutions’
Dec 6, 2017, 2:42 pm By Mongabay
Recent research found that 20 different “natural climate solutions” have the potential to reduce…Portable DNA analysis tool identifies species on site to help combat wildlife crime
Dec 6, 2017, 9:32 am By Mongabay
Each year, trafficking in wildlife parts earns international crime syndicates some $8 billion to $10…Activists seek protection for Indonesia’s karst amid building boom pressure
Dec 5, 2017, 10:16 pm By Mongabay
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Activists in Indonesia have called for the government to issue a new…Deforestation in Sumatra carves up tiger habitats into ever smaller patches
Dec 5, 2017, 10:09 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — Extensive deforestation in Sumatra has corralled the island’s native tigers into…
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