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…Waste management rules threaten to derail Indonesia mine takeover
Jun 6, 2018, 9:21 pm By MongabayJAKARTA — The Indonesian government expects to take a controlling stake in the operator of the…Scientists find Europe’s last primary forests
Jun 6, 2018, 7:22 pm By Mongabay
Dotted by historic cities nestled in a patchwork countryside of fields and pasture, today’s Europe…Ecuador: Waorani people map their rainforest to save it
Jun 6, 2018, 3:37 pm By MongabayAfter a 20-minute canoe ride down the Curaray River, past a swamp that leaves her legs caked in mud…Time is running out for palm oil certification (commentary)
Jun 6, 2018, 12:18 pm By Mongabay
This commentary is a response to “Palm oil certification? No silver bullet, but essential for…East Africa’s mountain gorilla population now numbers more than 1,000
Jun 5, 2018, 4:41 pm By MongabayAccording to the results of a census released last week, the mountain gorilla population in East…Field Museum honors Peruvian organization for its conservation work with indigenous groups
Jun 5, 2018, 2:12 pm By MongabayChicago’s Field Museum presented the 23rd Parker/Gentry Award for conservation biology to the…Paper giant denies secretly owning ‘independent’ suppliers’
Jun 5, 2018, 12:58 pm By MongabayOne of the world’s biggest paper producers continues to deny that it secretly owns most of the…When palm oil meets politics, Indonesian farmers pay the price
Jun 5, 2018, 10:12 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Frans remembers getting up just after sunrise on a September day last year in his…A global coral reef monitoring system is coming soon
Jun 4, 2018, 2:29 pm By Mongabay
Coral reef conservation efforts will soon get a major boost with a global monitoring system that…To protect the Congolese peatlands, protect local land rights (commentary)
Jun 4, 2018, 1:40 pm By MongabayLOKOLAMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Sometime in March, I found myself trudging forward in a…Owner of South African hunting company indicted by US prosecutors over illegal elephant hunt
Jun 4, 2018, 1:24 pm By MongabayThe owner of a trophy hunting business in South Africa has been indicted by prosecutors with the…Can cryptocurrencies save Indonesia’s carbon forests? (commentary)
Jun 4, 2018, 11:30 am By Mongabay
Blockchain technology is already connecting buyers and sellers around the world, even if they…Ecuador: Tribe sees how oil industry affects forest on ‘Toxic Tour’
Jun 1, 2018, 3:13 pm By MongabaySUCUMBÍOS PROVINCE, Ecuador — “The land is dead,” says Camilo Pauche as he surveys with…Taller, older trees fare better during Amazon droughts, study finds
Jun 1, 2018, 2:59 pm By MongabayDroughts aren’t usually a problem for rainforests, which, as their name implies, are generally…Private sector leaders seek to ramp up investment in sustainable landscapes with help of public partners
Jun 1, 2018, 11:59 am By Mongabay
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the Global Landscapes Forum’s third investment case symposium, held at the…$29 million deforestation fines: game changer for Brazilian soy trade?
Jun 1, 2018, 11:13 am By Mongabay
Soy makes up more than 12 percent of Brazil’s exports, worth US $25.7 billion in 2017. This makes…This tiny camera aims to catch poachers — before they kill
Jun 1, 2018, 8:50 am By MongabayIf it wasn’t for the hidden camera, the poachers might have escaped undetected. A few minutes past…Latam Eco Review: Deforestation encircles Colombia’s Caquetá titi monkey
Jun 1, 2018, 5:27 am By Mongabay
Below are summaries of the most popular stories by our Spanish language service, Mongabay Latam,…How Colombia became Latin America’s palm oil powerhouse
May 31, 2018, 6:09 pm By MongabayPUERTO CONCORDIA, Colombia — “Don’t write that part down,” Raul Uribe* said as he grabbed my…
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