Audio: How the social sciences can help conservationists save the planet
Sep 18, 2018, 3:15 pm By MongabayOn this episode, we take a look at how the social sciences can boost conservation efforts. Listen…Agroforestry ‘a good investment’: Mongabay’s Washington Post op-ed
Sep 18, 2018, 2:06 pm By MongabayMongabay editor Erik Hoffner wrote about the mismatch in funding priorities for climate mitigation…Slave labor found at Starbucks-certified Brazil coffee plantation
Sep 18, 2018, 11:16 am By Mongabay
Ministry of Labor investigators rescued 18 workers laboring in conditions analogous to slavery on…Study games out oil palm development scenarios in Borneo
Sep 17, 2018, 10:33 pm By MongabayAlthough expansion of oil palm plantations appears to be inevitable, regulators have options when…Brazilian elections and the environment: where top candidates stand
Sep 17, 2018, 3:06 pm By MongabayCandidate for the Presidency Geraldo Alckmin during commerce sector event in Brasília, August 2018.…How a national reserve stopped the extinction of the Peruvian vicuña
Sep 17, 2018, 1:11 pm By MongabayLUCANAS PROVINCE, Peru — At an altitude of 13,450 feet, the icy wind pounds whatever lies in its…As India’s Ganges runs out of water, a potential food shortage looms
Sep 17, 2018, 8:59 am By MongabayMillions of people living in the lower reaches of the Ganges basin in India may face food shortages…Satellites and citizen science pinpoint migratory bird refueling stops
Sep 17, 2018, 7:55 am By Mongabay
The millions of waterbirds that migrate each spring from South America to as far as the Arctic…Putting the action in the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco
Sep 14, 2018, 1:22 pm By MongabaySAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The second day of California Governor Jerry Brown’s three-day Global…What’s causing deforestation? New study reveals global drivers
Sep 14, 2018, 1:07 pm By MongabayKnowing where deforestation is happening is critical for efforts aimed at stopping or slowing it.…Common ground on the prairie (commentary)
Sep 14, 2018, 10:58 am By MongabayMother Nature is the ultimate boss on the prairie — and the boss seems pretty agitated these days.…Latam Eco Review: Gold fever in Peru and cryptic fish from the deep
Sep 14, 2018, 10:35 am By Mongabay
The most popular stories from our Spanish-language service, Mongabay-Latam, followed new…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, September 14, 2018
Sep 14, 2018, 9:19 am By MongabayTropical forests Unbridled logging in the Solomon Islands disproportionately affects women,…How much plastic is too much plastic for sea turtles?
Sep 14, 2018, 3:48 am By MongabayIn a video that went viral in 2015, researchers spent nearly 10 minutes pulling out a 10-centimeter…On the hunt for a silent salamander-killer
Sep 13, 2018, 5:44 pm By MongabayIt’s like searching for a needle in a haystack — except the needle is invisible and the hay…California targets fossil fuel-free electricity by 2045
Sep 13, 2018, 1:39 pm By MongabayThe US state of California, which represents the fifth largest economy in the world, has adopted an…Indonesian mine watchdog sues government for concession maps
Sep 13, 2018, 12:08 pm By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Environmental activists are suing the Indonesian government for the release of records…Tagging and tracking the Tour de Turtles
Sep 13, 2018, 8:30 am By Mongabay
Last year, a loggerhead named Eliza Ann took the crown. This year, Lucaya, the speedy leatherback,…Humans reached Madagascar 6,000 years earlier than previously thought
Sep 12, 2018, 9:55 pm By MongabayNew research suggests humans reached Madagascar far earlier than previously thought. The study,…Forests and indigenous rights land $459M commitment
Sep 12, 2018, 8:00 pm By MongabayA group of 17 philanthropic foundations has committed at least $459 million through 2022 in support…
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