Four new toads discovered in Sumatra
Sep 21, 2017, 3:05 am By MongabayBOGOR, Indonesia — Scientists described four new toads from the hills of Sumatra, adding to the…Historical nautical maps show coral loss more extensive than previously believed
Sep 20, 2017, 6:12 pm By Mongabay
A team of researchers based in Australia and the United States have used historical nautical maps to…Cross currents: Mega-dams and micro-hydro offer two different futures for rural Borneo
Sep 20, 2017, 4:37 pm By MongabayULU PAPAR VALLEY, Malaysia — A gentle afternoon drizzle provides some relief from the tropical…Citizen scientists use mobile apps to help “green” the ocean
Sep 20, 2017, 1:29 pm By MongabayFew people get to witness the breadth and wonder of underwater life, from coral to kelp to fish and…Stalking snow leopards: Q&A with the director of “Ghost of the Mountains”
Sep 20, 2017, 12:25 pm By Mongabay
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are known for their elusive ways. Even people who share the mountains…Pangolins reduced to small, isolated populations in Bangladesh: new study
Sep 20, 2017, 6:49 am By MongabayPangolins, one of the most trafficked mammals in the world, are fast disappearing from earth. Yet,…Amazon dam defeats Brazil’s environment agency (commentary)
Sep 20, 2017, 12:48 am By MongabayThe term “controversial” is inadequate to describe the São Manoel Dam. It is located only 700 m…Photos: South America’s adorable Andean bear
Sep 20, 2017, 12:21 am By MongabayEach Andean bear has distinct facial markings that can be used to identify individual bears. Credit:…Fossil discovery in Indonesia reveals ‘lost world’ of beasts
Sep 19, 2017, 10:44 pm By Mongabay
As recently as a few thousand years ago, the Indonesian island of Sumba was home to miniature…Traffickers find new ways to smuggle rhino horn out of Africa
Sep 19, 2017, 5:49 pm By Mongabay
Instead of shipping poached rhino horns whole or in chunks, transnational criminal networks have…Audio: Legendary musician Bruce Cockburn on music, activism, and hope
Sep 19, 2017, 4:42 pm By Mongabay
Music has a unique ability to inspire awareness and action about important issues — and we’re…Andes dams could threaten food security for millions in Amazon basin
Sep 19, 2017, 1:22 pm By MongabayThe Marañón River in Peru and site of the proposed Pongo de Manseriche dam, which researchers say…Belo Monte dam installation license suspended, housing inadequacy cited
Sep 19, 2017, 10:08 am By MongabayAmong the displaced: Tamawaerw Paracanã and her family were resettled from their traditional Xingu…First orangutan birth in Aceh reserve ‘gives hope’ for survival of species
Sep 19, 2017, 2:51 am By MongabayThe first baby orangutan was born at the Pinus Jantho Nature Reserve in Sumatra, a sign that the…Indonesia abuzz over possible finding of extinct tiger
Sep 19, 2017, 1:19 am By MongabayJAKARTA — Based on a photographic evidence, park officials in Indonesia reported the possible…Pursuing a decent life for all on a sustainable planet (commentary)
Sep 18, 2017, 9:26 pm By Mongabay
Mounting evidence reminds us how human actions have begun changing the climate and forced an…CETA: environmentally friendly trade treaty or corporate Trojan horse?
Sep 18, 2017, 4:24 pm By MongabayThe earlier years of CETA negotiations were met with protest in Canada. This photo was taken at a…Indigenous victory: Brazil’s Temer decrees 1.2 million Amazon reserve
Sep 18, 2017, 2:16 pm By MongabayTapeba Indians during a “retomada” (reoccupation) of their ancestral land in the Indigenous…Oil palm firms advance into Leuser rainforest, defying Aceh governor’s orders
Sep 18, 2017, 5:48 am By MongabayOil palm plantation companies are still eating away at the Leuser Ecosystem, one of Indonesia’s…Does social forestry always decrease deforestation and poverty? (commentary)
Sep 17, 2017, 10:08 pm By MongabayDespite decades of hard environmental battle against deforestation, tropical forest losses continue…
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