In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, September 14, 2018
Fri 9:19am By MongabayTropical forests Unbridled logging in the Solomon Islands disproportionately affects women,…How much plastic is too much plastic for sea turtles?
Fri 3:48am 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…Why keep Africa’s dryland forests alive?
Sep 12, 2018, 3:19 pm By MongabayAbout 10 years ago, the average millet farmer in Boromdougou village along the Niger River in Mali…Runners’ woes at Asian Games highlight Jakarta’s air pollution problem
Sep 12, 2018, 8:35 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Organizers of the recently concluded Asian Games in Indonesia had been braced for the…Illegal wildlife trade on Facebook in Thailand open ‘for all to see’
Sep 12, 2018, 6:41 am By MongabayFacebook is once again in the spotlight, this time for the rampant illegal wildlife trade being…Palm oil giant’s claim it can’t control Liberian subsidiary a ‘red herring,’ NGO says
Sep 12, 2018, 1:12 am By Mongabay
One of Indonesia’s biggest family-owned firms is facing fresh criticism over its alleged failure…Conservation groups herald protection of tiger habitat in Malaysia
Sep 11, 2018, 11:47 pm By MongabayTigers and other wildlife in Peninsular Malaysia now have a new refuge, as the state government of…Criminalization and violence increasingly used to silence indigenous protest, according to UN report
Sep 11, 2018, 5:59 pm By MongabayAfter the Seko indigenous peoples of Indonesia rejected a plan to build a hydropower plant on their…World’s first indigenous REDD+ program ended due to illegal mining
Sep 11, 2018, 12:20 pm By Mongabay
A Paiter-Suruí elder. Image courtesy of Beto Borges. One of the world’s most successful voluntary…These Asian monkeys can’t taste the sweetness of natural sugars
Sep 11, 2018, 11:41 am By MongabayNot all monkeys have a sweet tooth. Some, like the Asian colobine monkeys, whose members live on a…Brazilian legislators break law, attack Amazon, trade freely with world: report
Sep 11, 2018, 11:11 am By MongabayA report, published this week by Amazon Watch, reveals that six prominent Brazilian politicians —…Climate mitigation has an ally in need of recognition and land rights: indigenous peoples in tropical countries
Sep 10, 2018, 4:30 pm By MongabayAs global warming continues to outpace the tepid international response, a range of…Land hoarding: what Colombia’s new administration has inherited
Sep 10, 2018, 1:16 pm By MongabaySome people say that the best way to forget something is through distance, and that is one of the…Plantations can produce more palm oil if they keep riverbanks forested
Sep 10, 2018, 12:46 pm By MongabayOil palm plantations are the biggest source of agriculture-related deforestation in Southeast Asia.…
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