Brazilian firm wants to build new dams in Amazon’s Aripuanã basin
Aug 10, 2017, 11:34 am By Mongabay
There are four dams already on the Aripuanã River. Intertechne Consultores wants to build two more…U.K. is the world’s biggest exporter of legal ivory, data analysis shows
Aug 10, 2017, 1:54 am By MongabayThe United Kingdom ships more legal ivory beyond its borders than any other country, according to an…Father and son butt heads in decades-long battle over bird tourism site
Aug 9, 2017, 9:43 pm By MongabayQUITO, Ecuador – Five years ago, Sergio Basantes and his wife Doris made history when they decided…Monkey rediscovered in Brazil after 80 years
Aug 9, 2017, 4:21 pm By MongabayAfter 80 years, scientists have rediscovered a lost species of monkey in a remote watershed in the…Critically endangered staghorn corals are benefiting from coral gardening in the Caribbean
Aug 9, 2017, 1:30 pm By Mongabay
It’s not just the Great Barrier Reef — coral reefs around the globe are in decline due to…Madagascar’s radiated tortoises have personalities, too
Aug 9, 2017, 12:28 pm By Mongabay
A 350-kilometer drive away from the frenzy of the nearest city, the thatched desert village of…Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link a double-edged sword for environment, wildlife
Aug 9, 2017, 10:51 am By Mongabay
When Haissazc Shuqkin Hisham traveled home to the northeastern state of Kelantan to celebrate the…In Colombia, deforestation gangs run rampant
Aug 8, 2017, 3:45 pm By Mongabay
GUAVIARE DEPARTMENT, Colombia – In Colombia, there are eight major areas of deforestation. Chief…New research provides baseline for evaluating effectiveness of US ban on ivory trade
Aug 8, 2017, 3:37 pm By Mongabay
Last year, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) announced a “near-total ban” on the commercial…Canary in the Arctic coal mine: warming harms migrating red knot
Aug 8, 2017, 3:19 pm By Mongabay
The red knot (Calidris canutus), is a medium-sized shorebird with an extremely wide range. It flies…Audio: Katharine Hayhoe on how to talk about climate change: ‘Share from the heart and then the head’
Aug 8, 2017, 12:39 pm By Mongabay“It was a complete breakthrough for me to realize that sharing from the heart, which is the…First real test for Jokowi on haze as annual fires return to Indonesia
Aug 8, 2017, 11:33 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Fire season has returned to Indonesia, marking the first real test of President Joko…Troubled firm aims to mine Madagascar forest for rare earth elements
Aug 8, 2017, 2:35 am By MongabayAMPASINDAVA PENINSULA, Madagascar — Solondraza, a 63-year-old farmer in northwestern Madagascar,…NOAA announces largest-ever Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’
Aug 7, 2017, 5:12 pm By Mongabay
Last week, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the…HydroCalculator: new, free, online tool helps citizens assess dams
Aug 7, 2017, 3:03 pm By MongabayBelo Monte dam under construction in 2015. A new tool, developed by the NGO Conservation Strategy…Road projects threaten Sumatra’s last great rainforests
Aug 7, 2017, 12:38 pm By MongabayOne of the last and largest remnants of tropical rainforest in Asia is under threat from multiple…Long-term thermal imaging video surveillance records how disease affects hibernating bats
Aug 7, 2017, 12:21 pm By MongabayVisual technology is a key tool for wildlife research and conservation at various spatial scales, as…Welcome to Mongabay’s New Website
Aug 4, 2017, 1:54 pm By Mongabay
As you may have noticed, we’ve redesigned Mongabay.com. The site has gone through many changes…Sixth mass extinction ‘tsunami’ coming, but preventable
Aug 4, 2017, 10:43 am By Mongabay
Planet Earth is barreling through its sixth mass extinction right now, and there’s little doubt…Three new frog species found in Peruvian Andes with more to come
Aug 4, 2017, 9:43 am By Mongabay
Three new frog species have been discovered in the montane forests and Andean grasslands of Peru’s…
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