In a country long wary of nuclear, an Indonesian chases the thorium dream
Jun 12, 2018, 9:11 am By MongabayJAKARTA — In 2013, Bob Effendi was at a turning point. He wanted to leave the oil company he was…Citigroup limits financing for mines that dump tailings at sea
Jun 12, 2018, 6:05 am By MongabaySeveral mines around the world dispose of potentially toxic mine waste directly into the ocean.…As biomass energy gains traction, southern US forests feel the burn
Jun 11, 2018, 5:11 pm By MongabayStretching across the southeastern U.S., wetland forests provide ecosystem services totaling $500…India eyes coal reserves in Indonesian Papua
Jun 11, 2018, 12:42 pm By MongabayAs it seeks to diversify its sources of fuel, India is looking to get in on the ground floor of coal…Video: Mariyady, the priest investigating the corporate takeover of indigenous peoples’ forests in Borneo
Jun 11, 2018, 8:50 am By MongabayIn the village of Tewah, in the heart of Indonesian Borneo, stands a wooden church named Immanuel.…Poachers blamed in second Sumatran elephant death this year
Jun 11, 2018, 5:52 am By MongabayBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Authorities in Indonesia have blamed poachers for the death of an elephant…Latam Eco Review: More than 100 new species in Bolivian park
Jun 8, 2018, 2:35 pm By Mongabay
Among the top articles from our Spanish language service, Mongabay Latam, for the week of May 23…Super plane, satellites help map the Caribbean’s hidden coral reefs
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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — At 8 o’clock on a May morning the Caribbean Sea was calm,…Online pet trade in Southeast Asia poses a major new threat to otters
Jun 8, 2018, 12:24 pm By Mongabay
Poaching of otters, especially juveniles, for the online pet trade is so widespread in Southeast…In pursuit of traceability, palm oil giant tests GPS-based solution
Jun 8, 2018, 12:00 pm By MongabaySINGAPORE — One of the world’s biggest palm oil companies is testing new GPS-based technology to…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, June 8, 2018
Jun 8, 2018, 11:35 am By MongabayBelow are a few stories published this week by other news outlets. Tropical forests Wildlife…Innovative ideas sought for new conservation tech prize
Jun 8, 2018, 7:45 am By MongabayTransforming a new idea into a working product or service takes time, money, and know-how, and the…‘I’m only going to eat animals I kill myself’: Q&A with Louise Gray, author of ‘The Ethical Carnivore’
Jun 8, 2018, 6:41 am By MongabayOrganic, Humane, Animal Welfare Approved, Certified Sustainable, Free Range — there are as many…Bust of shark smugglers in Galápagos waters leads to breakthrough in global transshipment data
Jun 8, 2018, 4:27 am By MongabayOn Aug. 13 last year, the Ecuadorian navy intercepted a suspicious-looking vessel near the…Government subsidies serving to prop up destructive high-seas fishing: Study
Jun 8, 2018, 12:49 am By MongabayMuch of the fishing that takes place in international waters would be unprofitable without the…Study reveals China’s new forests aren’t really forests
Jun 7, 2018, 7:37 pm By MongabayIn 1998, severe flooding caused by heavy rains and exacerbated by deforestation in southern China…Mexico’s ejidos are finding greater sustainability by involving youth and women
Jun 7, 2018, 5:04 pm By Mongabay“The forest gives us everything, everything we need, but we also have to give it something in…New technology leads to the arrest of eight people suspected of trafficking wildlife parts
Jun 7, 2018, 10:57 am By Mongabay
A multinational search in May resulted in the arrest of eight men, including three government…Illegal logging persists in Borneo orangutan habitat despite government ban
Jun 7, 2018, 7:33 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — At least six illegal logging camps have sprung up in a peat forest in Indonesian Borneo…How corrupt elections fuel the sell-off of Indonesia’s natural resources
Jun 7, 2018, 2:17 am By MongabayIn June this year, elections will take place in 171 districts, provinces and municipalities across…
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