Last of the belugas from Russia’s ‘whale jail’ released
Nov 15, 2019, 9:53 am By MongabayThe last of the nearly 100 whales held captive in what’s been termed a “whale jail” in…Mexico plans huge increase in palm oil production in sensitive ecosystems
Nov 14, 2019, 7:53 pm By MongabayThe Mexican state of Campeche sits on the Yucatan Peninsula, a region renowned for its lush jungles…Mongabay at 20: Two decades of news and inspiration from nature’s frontline (commentary)
Nov 14, 2019, 7:32 pm By MongabayNearly 25 years ago, I had an experience that dramatically altered my life’s course, and…Rapid expansion of protected areas around the world failing to reduce human pressures on land
Nov 14, 2019, 6:14 pm By MongabayAs the world races to meet the goal of protecting 17 percent of Earth’s land surface, a new study…Brazil adds deforestation monitoring for all biomes, so long as money lasts
Nov 14, 2019, 11:19 am By MongabayAerial view of the Pantanal with flooded grasslands. This biome, with its vast wetlands, saw major…Mussel species that invaded Southeast Asian waters now appears in India
Nov 14, 2019, 11:07 am By MongabayWhile out on routine coastal surveys this past summer, a group of researchers noticed something odd.…Deforestation preceded fires in ‘massive’ area of Amazon in 2019
Nov 14, 2019, 5:01 am By MongabayThe prevailing narrative about the Brazilian Amazon this past summer was that the world’s largest…Audio: Damian Aspinall on why he’s calling for zoos to be phased out within the next three decades
Nov 13, 2019, 2:37 pm By MongabayOn today’s episode, we speak with Damian Aspinall, chairman of the Aspinall Foundation, a UK…In a surprise move even to the sugarcane industry, President Bolsonaro has removed restrictions on sugarcane production in the Brazilian Amazon; experts expect land speculators to benefit.
Nov 13, 2019, 12:46 pm By MongabayA decree issued by President Jair Bolsonaro that would allow the cultivation of sugarcane in the…Failure Factors: sometimes the most important thing to know is what did not go as planned (commentary)
Nov 13, 2019, 11:33 am By MongabayEvidence of success. It is the holy grail sought by teachers, health workers, engineers, natural…Indonesian fire expert awarded for exposing destruction by plantation firms
Nov 13, 2019, 8:00 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Indonesian forensics expert Bambang Hero Saharjo has been awarded a top environmental…Myanmar risks losing forests to oil palm, but there’s time to pivot
Nov 13, 2019, 5:59 am By MongabayIndonesia and Malaysia have long occupied the spotlight for oil palm plantations and their adverse…India’s Ganga River dolphins are being shouted down by noisy boats
Nov 12, 2019, 11:48 pm By MongabayIndia’s Ganga is a noisy river. There’s the churning of sediment, the hums, grunts and growls of…Safer at sea: The unexpected benefit of traceability for small-scale fishers
Nov 12, 2019, 10:00 am By MongabayGENERAL SANTOS, Philippines — The first time Maylene Bibat saw the green dot on her tablet marking…Brazil’s ‘coconut breakers’ feel the squeeze of Cerrado development
Nov 12, 2019, 9:15 am By MongabayAccess to babassu palm trees is essential to the livelihoods of 400,000 Brazilian women, but…New honeyeater species described from Indonesia’s Alor Island
Nov 12, 2019, 6:02 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Scientists have described a new bird species found only on the Indonesian island of…Tradition and taboo keep Guinea-Bissau’s forests standing
Nov 12, 2019, 1:15 am By MongabayCOBIANA, Guinea Bissau – He remembers the first time he heard the voice of Mama Djombo. Albino…LIDAR technology leads Brazilian team to 30 story tall Amazon tree
6:46pm By MongabayIn the Jari River region of the Brazilian Amazon, red angelims appear as emergent trees, rising…Global trafficking threat catches up to Sri Lanka’s endangered pangolins
2:10pm By MongabayCOLOMBO — The same demand for pangolin scales and flesh that’s driving the animal’s decline…Fires and greenhouse gases fuel drying of the Amazon
1:18pm By MongabayThe burning of vegetation and the release of climate-warming gases into the atmosphere are…
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