Illegal cattle ranching deforests Mexico’s massive Lacandon Jungle
Wed 10:30am By MongabayThe last thing on the minds of those who conduct their business on Mexico’s border with Guatemala…Two dozen Latin American countries sign agreement to protect environmental defenders
Wed 9:35am By Mongabay
A photograph of Berta Cáceres, a Honduran national who was murdered two years ago for fighting…Hope for the rarest hornbill in the world (commentary)
Mar 13, 2018, 1:31 pm By Mongabay
Of the 32 hornbill species found in Asia, three are currently considered Critically Endangered with…Small hydropower a big global issue overlooked by science and policy
Mar 13, 2018, 11:47 am By MongabayA small hydropower dam on the Kokra River, Slovenia. Almost 83,000 small dams were recorded as being…In blood-sucking leeches, scientists find a genetic snapshot of local wildlife
Mar 13, 2018, 11:32 am By Mongabay
The arduous task of assessing animal populations in the wild takes plenty of sweat and tears. Now a…Debates heat up as Indonesian palm oil moratorium is about to be signed
Mar 13, 2018, 9:17 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Two years after he announced a freeze on new oil palm plantation permits, President Joko…Video: Rare newborn western lowland gorilla filmed in the wild
Mar 13, 2018, 8:11 am By MongabayResearchers have captured rare video of a newborn western lowland gorilla in the wild. The infant,…Sarawak makes 80% forest preservation commitment, but some have doubts
Mar 12, 2018, 4:21 pm By MongabayThe Malaysian state of Sarawak is committing to the preservation of 80 percent of its land area as…Gaza City residents’ water problems continue to compound
Mar 12, 2018, 3:16 pm By MongabayGAZA CITY – Red-faced and with his hair still wet, Hani Abu Amirah’s grandson sobbed as he…Cerrado: appreciation grows for Brazil’s savannah, even as it vanishes
Mar 12, 2018, 1:49 pm By MongabayA view of the Cerrado savannah and plateau tablelands. Photo by Alicia Prager This is the first of…Oil palm, rubber could trigger ‘storm’ of deforestation in the Congo Basin
Mar 12, 2018, 1:22 pm By MongabayThousands of square kilometers of the world’s second-largest rainforest — the Congo Basin —…Cambodia creates its first marine national park where pirate fishers prowl
Mar 12, 2018, 11:06 am By MongabayIn February, Cambodia announced the establishment of its very first marine national park, covering…Indigenous women march in Ecuador, vow to ‘defend our territory’
Mar 9, 2018, 1:05 pm By MongabayPUYO, Ecuador – About 350 Indigenous women from across the Ecuadorian Amazon gathered here…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, March 9, 2018
Mar 9, 2018, 12:30 pm By MongabayTropical forests Sabah (Malaysia) protects critically endangered pangolin (World Land Trust). Armed…How deforestation risks for investors can become opportunities for conservation (commentary)
Mar 9, 2018, 10:10 am By MongabayAn Indonesian palm oil trader sees its share price drop as major clients take their orders…Colombian land defenders: ‘They’re killing us one by one’
Mar 9, 2018, 9:20 am By Mongabay
CARMEN DEL DARIEN, Colombia – Community leaders in Colombia’s western Chocó are calling on the…Plastic not so fantastic for Bali’s iconic manta rays
Mar 9, 2018, 7:35 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Two videos of manta rays and other fish swimming through swaths of garbage off the…Where does your timber come from? Genetic analysis may soon tell you
Mar 8, 2018, 5:09 pm By Mongabay
Researchers have identified a genetic analysis technique that pinpoints the harvest location of…Carbon credit prices too low to protect forests from rubber, study finds
Mar 8, 2018, 5:04 pm By MongabayRubber plantations cover around 86,000 square kilometers (33,200 square miles) in Southeast Asia and…NGOs seek suspension of forest-related funding to DRC in response to proposed end to logging moratorium
Mar 8, 2018, 12:54 pm By MongabayMore than 50 conservation and human rights organizations have called on international donors to halt…
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