Amazon infrastructure EIAs under-assess biodiversity; scientists offer solutions
Jul 6, 2017, 1:10 pm By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_197102" align="alignleft" width="768"] Looking up into the canopy of the…Is Brazil’s Forest Code failing to reduce deforestation?
Jul 6, 2017, 7:55 am By MongabayBrazil’s Forest Code, a set of laws passed in 2012 to protect the country’s vast wooded…The Chinese town at the epicenter of the global illegal ivory trade
Jul 5, 2017, 1:39 pm By Mongabay
When China announced at the end of 2016 that it would close its domestic ivory market within a year,…Study: Brazilian mega-dams caused far more flooding than EIA predicted
Jul 5, 2017, 11:58 am By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_197074" align="alignleft" width="768"] The Madeira River is one of the…Merabu’s efforts to keep the carbon in its trees
Jul 5, 2017, 12:16 am By MongabayMERABU, Indonesia -- The district of Berau on Borneo island is one of the world’s largest sources…Camera trapping in the trees
Jul 4, 2017, 12:37 pm By MongabayDetecting elusive species Wildlife researchers are expanding the use of camera traps—remote…India’s Assam state moves to fast track convictions for wildlife crime
Jul 4, 2017, 11:38 am By MongabayIndia's northeastern state of Assam is taking steps to rein in wildlife crimes by speeding up…Indonesia is running out of places to put rescued animals
Jul 3, 2017, 11:26 pm By MongabayRUMAH KINANGKUNG — Authorities were explaining the rules governing protected animals to residents…As habitat fragmentation increases, so does extinction risk: study
Jul 3, 2017, 9:19 pm By Mongabay
Researchers have long assumed that when animals are left without large areas of intact habitat, they…Photos: Where once were mangroves, Javan villages struggle to beat back the sea
Jul 3, 2017, 3:15 am By MongabayText by Jacopo Pasotti, photos by Elisabetta Zavoli MANGUNHARJO, Indonesia – A mangrove forest…Harry Potter may have sparked illegal owl trade in Indonesia
Jul 3, 2017, 3:09 am By Mongabay
The Harry Potter books and movies seem to have fueled a dramatic rise in the number of owls being…Rate of human-wildlife conflict in India has researchers making urgent appeals for solutions
Jun 30, 2017, 11:38 am By Mongabay
Researchers in India are calling for measures to improve human-wildlife conflict management across…The women who live alongside rhinos in India
Jun 30, 2017, 9:19 am By MongabayRANGAGORA, India — Kasema Khatun’s tiny, thatched-roof house lies just a few feet from the…Phone app lists ‘Good Fish’ and ‘Bad Fish’ to reduce impacts of cyanide fishing
Jun 30, 2017, 8:06 am By MongabayThe peaceful and beautiful fish and other marine life displayed in household or public aquariums…Photos: Four new species of burrowing frogs discovered in India
Jun 30, 2017, 5:59 am By MongabayScientists have described four new species of burrowing frogs in India, adding to the rapidly…Leaked terms of huge EU-Japan trade deal spark environmental alarm
Jun 29, 2017, 6:37 pm By Mongabay
A new trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Japan is set to become one of the biggest ever.…Unveiled: The unraveling of Nicaragua’s Indio Maíz Biological Reserve (commentary)
Jun 29, 2017, 3:57 pm By MongabayIndigenous territories and nature reserves in Nicaragua have undergone precipitous declines in…Hard but worth it: researchers fight invasives on Subantarctic islands (commentary)
Jun 29, 2017, 3:41 pm By MongabayThe slideshow in this story contains an image that some readers may find disturbing. Forbidding…‘Tracking Gobi Grizzlies:’ Book excerpt and Q&A with Douglas Chadwick, wildlife biologist and author
Jun 29, 2017, 3:08 pm By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_196931" align="alignright" width="361"] The cover of Tracking Gobi…International illegal logging conference touches on myriad issues
Jun 29, 2017, 12:51 pm By Mongabay
LONDON – A broad gathering of key players in the environmental sector came together last week in…
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