Colombia bans the use of mercury in mining
Aug 1, 2018, 6:31 pm By MongabayJuly 16, 2018, marked history as the day that Colombia officially banned the use of mercury in…Chinese / Western financing of roads, dams led to major Andes Amazon deforestation
Aug 1, 2018, 5:27 pm By Mongabay
The Santa Cruz – Puerto Suárez highway in Bolivia, built with support from the Development Bank…Video: Meet the Bornean village chief dealing with the fallout from a corrupt plantation deal
Aug 1, 2018, 2:08 pm By Mongabay
One afternoon in 2017, an indigenous Dayak man named Kardie tracked us down to a hotel in Kuala…The crisis in the European tropical timber sector in Central Africa (commentary)
Aug 1, 2018, 12:58 pm By MongabayIn early 2018, the Africa branch of Rougier announced its bankruptcy. Founded in 1923, Rougier is…Panama’s indigenous groups take land fight to the international stage
Aug 1, 2018, 12:12 pm By Mongabay
Indigenous communities occupying four territories in eastern Panama are taking their nearly…A ‘perfect policy storm’ cuts puma numbers by almost half near Jackson, Wyoming
Aug 1, 2018, 7:31 am By Mongabay
Several decades of seemingly unrelated policies, ranging from increases in elk hunting to the…Mexico: pipeline divides Yaqui communities and triggers wave of violence
Aug 1, 2018, 5:51 am By MongabayLOMA DE BÁCUM, Mexico — October 21, 2016, is a date that the Yaqui community in the town of Loma…The Great Barrier Reef is losing its ability to bounce back from disturbances like bleaching
Jul 31, 2018, 2:16 pm By MongabayPrior to the back-to-back bleaching events that hit the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 and 2017, the…India’s dancing deer and their unique floating home are under threat
Jul 31, 2018, 11:18 am By MongabayThe iconic Loktak Lake in the Indian state of Manipur is famous for its unique floating islands…In battle over land rights, indigenous groups are fighting uphill
Jul 31, 2018, 10:36 am By MongabayJAKARTA — For the past four years, the indigenous community of Santa Clara de Uchunya has battled…In Kenya’s Maasai Mara, detection dogs are a ranger’s best friend
Jul 31, 2018, 10:30 am By MongabayIt took Gage roughly six seconds to find the tiny piece of ivory hidden on the underside of our…Tracking the shift of tropical forests from carbon sink to source
Jul 31, 2018, 2:47 am By MongabayScientists seeking the tools necessary to tackle climate change need to better understand both the…Researcher names spectacular new frog after his granddaughter
Jul 31, 2018, 12:10 am By MongabayA researcher has identified a colorful tree frog as a new species and named the amphibian Sylvia’s…Rampant timber smuggling in Myanmar as forest service restructures
Jul 30, 2018, 1:52 pm By MongabayAs Myanmar works to restructure its national timber authority and adopt a new fiscal calendar, the…The mystery of the sick turtles: Q&A with animal disease detectives Chrissy Cabay and Daniel Woodburn
Jul 30, 2018, 11:10 am By Mongabay
A puzzling disease lurks among western pond turtles, one of only two native freshwater turtle…Researchers are looking into the past to help ensure a future for tropical forests
Jul 30, 2018, 10:06 am By MongabayAt 1,200 to 3,200 meters above sea level, the montane cloud forests on the eastern Andean flank in…Indonesia forest assessment casts an optimistic light on a complex issue
Jul 30, 2018, 9:12 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesia has released its inaugural report on the state of its forests, highlighting…Community groups in Cambodia say logging surged with approaching election
4:03pm By MongabayLocal forestry groups have reported increased illegal logging in the weeks before Cambodia’s July…Deforestation for rubber ramps up near UNESCO site in Cameroon
Jul 27, 2018, 2:51 pm By Mongabay
Southern Cameroon is home to some of the most biodiverse areas of African rainforest. It’s also…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, July 27, 2018
Jul 27, 2018, 12:55 pm By MongabayWe’ve collected a few stories that were published this week by other news outlets. Tropical…
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