Laos dam collapse highlights global hydropower amnesia (commentary)
Aug 20, 2018, 1:44 pm By MongabayWhen the dam broke, it brought with it a torrent of water and mud, killing at least 31 people and…‘Empty pocket season’: Dayak women farmers grapple with the impacts of oil palm plantations
Aug 20, 2018, 3:32 am By Mongabay“When oil palm was given out by the district head I didn’t accept it. I am still angry at the…Fake logging permits undermine Amazonian conservation, say experts
Aug 17, 2018, 6:35 pm By Mongabay
Falsified numbers are contributing to widespread forest degradation from illegal logging and the…Latam Eco Review: Hunger for wildlife, mercury rising, and a black panther sighting
Aug 17, 2018, 4:26 pm By MongabayThe most popular stories from our Spanish-language service, Mongabay-Latam, in the last week…Gold mining suspected as cause of Cambodian mass poisonings
Aug 17, 2018, 2:17 pm By MongabayA spate of mass toxic poisonings in the Cambodian provinces of Kratie and Mondulkiri have…The appeal acquittal of Feisal Mohamed Ali: A victory for rule of law, a process corrupted, or both? (commentary)
Aug 17, 2018, 12:44 pm By MongabayCould it have come at a worse time for Kenya’s Tourism and Wildlife Ministry? With Kenya still…Researchers weed out a way to identify plants using environmental DNA
Aug 17, 2018, 12:30 pm By MongabayWhat do you call seaweed that grows in ponds? Pondweed, of course. This diverse group of freshwater…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, August 17, 2018
Aug 17, 2018, 12:01 pm By Mongabay
We’ve rounded up a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical…The Japan pig is a tiny colorful pygmy seahorse smaller than a fingernail
Aug 17, 2018, 8:54 am By Mongabay
Researchers have just described a species of colorful pygmy seahorse that’s both adorable and very…Protected landscape across India-Bhutan border a refuge for wildlife during armed conflict
Aug 17, 2018, 8:47 am By MongabayFrom the late 1980s until 2003, recurring ethno-political violence rocked Manas National Park, a…Record-high supply and demand on voluntary carbon markets in 2017: report
Aug 16, 2018, 6:44 pm By MongabayAs governments, companies, and individuals the world over are increasingly seeking to address their…New Caledonia votes to protect coral reefs
Aug 16, 2018, 4:56 pm By MongabayThe government of New Caledonia voted on Tuesday to establish marine protected areas across 28,000…Amid corruption scandal, Malaysia switches track on future of rail network
Aug 16, 2018, 4:08 pm By Mongabay
KUALA LUMPUR — Before the May 9 election that swept Najib Razak and his Barisan Nasional coalition…Colombia: Govt rushes to save national park from rampant deforestation
Aug 16, 2018, 3:44 pm By Mongabay“Territories are like books: they can be in front of you, but if you do not read them you will…Tracking tools identify regional hubs of whale shark activity
Aug 16, 2018, 9:38 am By MongabayWhere do the biggest fish in the sea go to find enough food? Turns out, not too far, if they live in…Earth has more trees now than 35 years ago
Aug 15, 2018, 8:03 pm By MongabayDespite ongoing deforestation, fires, drought-induced die-offs, and insect outbreaks, the world’s…Scientists say endangered whale sharks can live up to 130 years
Aug 15, 2018, 1:59 pm By MongabayWe know very little about the growth and reproductive biology of whale sharks, the world’s largest…South American soy fed to EU livestock drives Gran Chaco deforestation
Aug 15, 2018, 11:04 am By MongabayA view of the Gran Chaco as it naturally appears in Paraguay. Photo by Ilosuna licensed under the…‘Not doing anything is no longer acceptable’: Q&A with Alice Thomas, climate refugee expert
Aug 15, 2018, 10:51 am By MongabayIn many ways, 2018 is the year of the refugee. At U.S. borders, Mediterranean shores and Asian…‘Biological passports’ show whale sharks travel less than we thought
Aug 15, 2018, 8:50 am By MongabayWhale sharks are capable long-distance swimmers, but it turns out that a lot of them are also…
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