Here’s where tropical forests have been destroyed for palm oil over the past 25 years
Aug 18, 2016, 11:00 am By Mike Gaworecki
Most oil palm is grown in areas that were once species-rich and carbon-rich tropical forests, thanks…China jails 7 people, including airport employee, for smuggling rare tortoises
Aug 18, 2016, 7:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
On July 26, a Chinese court sentenced seven people to prison terms for smuggling more than 300 rare…Researchers say addressing the second D in REDD can benefit the climate while ensuring timber harvests
Aug 17, 2016, 4:00 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Significant reductions in carbon emissions could be achieved by sustainable forestry practices in…Smoke from Indonesia’s fires begins to drift into Malaysia
Aug 17, 2016, 1:00 pm By Mongabay Haze Beat
Air quality in Indonesia and peninsular Malaysia declined this week as prevailing southwesterly…Pulling the stunningly beautiful painted terrapin back from the brink
Aug 17, 2016, 12:40 pm By Diane Toomey[caption id="attachment_188711" align="alignnone" width="768"] The coloring of this male painted…In search of a lost species: the Santa Marta Toro
Aug 17, 2016, 3:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
In May 2011, two volunteer researchers had an unexpected visitor at the El Dorado Nature Reserve…‘All they need is a head start’: reforesting India’s Western Ghats
Aug 16, 2016, 5:40 pm By Sibi Arasu
India is home to iconic wildlife like tigers, dholes and even lions, as well as many species found…Savannas and grasslands are more biodiverse than you might think — and we’re not doing enough to conserve them
Aug 16, 2016, 5:00 pm By Mike Gaworecki
A new study finds that, contrary to popular belief, grassy biomes such as grasslands and savannas…Climate change pledges not nearly enough to save tropical ecosystems
Aug 16, 2016, 12:40 pm By Jeremy Hance
[caption id="attachment_188661" align="alignnone" width="768"] US Secretary of State John Kerry…REDD+ funds are being put to work in the right places: report
Aug 16, 2016, 10:40 am By Mike Gaworecki
The UN’s REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) program was…New orange-black snake discovered in Mexico
Aug 16, 2016, 7:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Scientists have described a strikingly colored new species of snake from the mountains of…400-year-old Greenland shark might be oldest vertebrate on Earth
Aug 16, 2016, 3:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Greenland sharks, living in the cold, deep waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, are one…PHOTOS: ‘A Visual Celebration of Borneo’s Wildlife’
Aug 15, 2016, 6:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
For the past decade, wildlife photographer and writer Bjorn Olesen has been donating his skills to…Field Notes: Saving America’s last wild meat-eating Venus flytraps
Aug 15, 2016, 6:00 pm By Elizabeth Devitt
[caption id="attachment_188643" align="alignnone" width="768"] Don Waller in the field. He's working…10 orangutans released into the wild in Borneo
Aug 15, 2016, 5:40 pm By Indra Nugraha
The effort to rescue and rehabilitate Indonesia’s captive orangutans received a boost last week…EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Yet another oil spill strikes the Peruvian Amazon
Sat 4:20am By Alexa Vélez
A new oil spill was reported Wednesday morning in the Peruvian Amazon. It is the fourth oil spill…Company ordered to pay record $76m over fires in Sumatra
Aug 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Philip Jacobson
Indonesian President Joko Widodo scored a victory in his campaign to prosecute haze-causing…Could kelp forests keep ocean acidification at bay?
Aug 12, 2016, 3:40 pm By Jeremy Hance
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]cientists have long argued that restoring forests on land could mitigate global…Why is Brazil regressing in its fight against deforestation?
Aug 12, 2016, 3:20 pm By Paulo Barreto
Last July, the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Blairo Maggi presented in Washington…Can camera traps help stop wildlife crime?
Aug 12, 2016, 2:00 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Forest destruction and degradation have had a severe impact on biodiversity in the Asian tropics in…
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