The world lost an area of tree cover the size of New Zealand last year
Oct 24, 2017, 5:56 pm By MongabayLast year the world lost an area of tree cover the size of New Zealand, according to satellite data.…FSC mulls rule change to allow certification for recent deforesters
Oct 24, 2017, 12:33 pm By Mongabay
The certification organization Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) took a step toward allowing timber…New study: Risky roads cause more than just environmental harm
Oct 24, 2017, 2:56 am By MongabayRoads can be arteries that ferry goods and people, connect communities and markets and bolster…Saving the ‘Star Wars gibbon’: Q&A with primatologist Carolyn Thompson
Oct 23, 2017, 11:56 pm By MongabayIn January this year, scientists described a new species of ape – a white-browed gibbon that lives…Life and death and the jaguars of the mind (commentary)
Oct 23, 2017, 6:26 pm By MongabayIn 1913, former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt visited a remote part of Brazil,…Temer guts Brazil’s slavery law, to the applause of elite ruralists
Oct 23, 2017, 1:23 pm By MongabayA wealthy Brazilian family in Rio de Janeiro, at home with their slaves, as portrayed in 1839. The…As Northwest salmon economy teeters on brink, Trump gives it a push
Oct 23, 2017, 9:55 am By MongabaySalmon fisherman Malcolm Sampson, an ethnic-Tsimshian and member of the Lax Kwalaams First Nation.…Economic headwinds buffet once-resilient Sumatran forest-farms
Oct 23, 2017, 1:17 am By MongabayFor more than a century, agroforests in the Sumatran port town of Krui used to be a prime example of…Helmeted hornbill, on verge of extinction, finds respite in new zone outside of known range
Oct 23, 2017, 1:04 am By MongabayA conservation area in western Borneo holds an unexpectedly rich population of the helmeted…Suite of free, open-source tools to help even non-experts monitor large-scale land use change
Oct 20, 2017, 11:28 pm By MongabayA recent study mapped the world’s dry forests using a relatively new tool that combines creative…Estonia’s trees: Valued resource or squandered second chance?
Oct 20, 2017, 5:13 pm By MongabayWhen the last of the Russian troops pulled out of Estonia in 1994, for many their departure was…Half-Earth Day to be celebrated next week
Oct 20, 2017, 2:29 pm By Mongabay
This Monday, October 23, marks the first-ever Half-Earth Day. The E.O. Wilson Biodiversity…The Philippines commits to science-anchored fishery policies
Oct 20, 2017, 1:07 pm By Mongabay
The agency responsible for looking after the Philippines’ fish stocks has pledged to step up the…Another Madagascar environmental activist imprisoned
Oct 20, 2017, 12:35 pm By MongabayANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — In Madagascar, speaking out against corporate wrongdoing or government…Belo Monte dam-opposing Brazilian activist wins prestigious environmental award
Oct 19, 2017, 7:09 pm By MongabayBrazilian environmental and human rights activist Antônia Melo da Silva received the Alexander…Could fungi provide an alternative to palm oil?
Oct 19, 2017, 4:55 pm By MongabayFungi – a kingdom grouping that includes mushrooms, mold and yeast – have long been heralded for…Deforestation drops 16% in the Brazilian Amazon
Oct 19, 2017, 1:02 pm By MongabayDeforestation in the world’s largest rainforest declined over the past year, reports the Brazilian…Amazonian manatee migration at risk from disruption by proposed dams
Oct 19, 2017, 12:49 pm By Mongabay
An adult Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) in captivity. The species lives in muddy water,…Road building threatens forests, water supplies in Kuala Lumpur area
Oct 19, 2017, 11:25 am By Mongabay
AMPANG, Malaysia – Taman Rimba Ampang was once a peaceful retreat from the bustle of Malaysia’s…Leading US plywood firm linked to alleged destruction, rights violations in Malaysia
Oct 19, 2017, 9:18 am By MongabayThe sustainability and legality claims of the largest plywood importer in the US have come under…
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