More than 300 smuggled tortoises seized in Malaysia
May 17, 2017, 7:03 am By MongabayMalaysian customs officials have seized 330 tortoises that were smuggle into the Kuala Lumpur…What would you do if you had “nature’s pharmacy” in your backyard?
May 17, 2017, 6:26 am By MongabayTamia Yura, Ecuador - Benjamin Mamallacta Alvarado and his wife Dalia Tapuy were both recently…Wilmar appeals RSPO ruling that it grabbed indigenous lands in Sumatra
May 17, 2017, 1:35 am By MongabayOn Jan. 1, the world’s largest association for ethical palm oil production found that Wilmar…Kenya cracks down on illegal trade in rare and venomous vipers
May 16, 2017, 1:12 pm By MongabayEarly this year Kenyan authorities tightened restrictions on the trade and export of several snake…Papua New Guinea moves to launch new coal mining industry
May 16, 2017, 12:51 pm By MongabayThe Papua New Guinea (PNG) government is actively pursuing the potential of developing a coal mining…Manmade noise pollution is even more prevalent in US protected areas than researchers expected
May 16, 2017, 11:18 am By Mongabay
Humans make quite a racket, and all of the excessive noise we make is not just a problem in urban…Burning wood: Can the EU see the forest for the trees?
May 16, 2017, 5:06 am By MongabaySomewhere in the swampy forests of the southeastern United States, a cypress tree is felled. Its…Son Doong Cave: Tourism and conservation coexist in one of Vietnam’s largest national parks
May 16, 2017, 3:33 am By MongabayPhong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, VIETNAM - Deep in the forests of central Vietnam, home to rare…Should we be optimistic about the future of the earth?
May 15, 2017, 5:49 pm By MongabayMy wife and I attended the presidential inauguration in January. Of course, I thought I knew who was…Environment secretary of São Paulo faces controversies over management plans of protected areas
May 15, 2017, 7:30 am By MongabaySÃO PAULO – In the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the relationship between the Environment…Methane mystery: fossil fuels spewing less methane, but gas continues to accumulate
May 15, 2017, 6:05 am By MongabayIt has no smell, but it’s a product of decay. You can’t see it with the naked eye, but it’s in…Location, location, location: Facts and FAQs about radio telemetry
May 12, 2017, 3:18 pm By MongabayWhy track wild animals? How do wildlife biologists know where animals go and the resources they…Drylands greener with forests than previously thought
May 12, 2017, 7:49 am By MongabayNew research has, for the first time, made use of very high resolution images of Earth’s drylands,…Crabbing gone commercial: Brazilian mangroves threatened by shift in local traditions
May 12, 2017, 7:09 am By MongabayIn the village of Tramataia, Brazil crab-pickers, or caranguejeiros, walk to the shoreline at night…50 new spiders discovered in Australia
May 12, 2017, 4:46 am By Mongabay
A two-week expedition in Australia's Cape York Peninsula has uncovered 50 new species of spiders.…It’s time for the insurance industry to unfriend coal
May 11, 2017, 5:42 pm By MongabayYou can’t drive a car or buy a house without insurance. Likewise, the coal industry can’t get…Facing oversupply, Indonesia scales back its coal-based electricity plan
May 11, 2017, 11:30 am By MongabayThe Indonesian government appears to be backtracking on its aggressive 35,000-megawatt, coal-centric…Palm oil firm pledges to stop deforesting after RSPO freezes its operations in Papua
May 11, 2017, 4:52 am By Mongabay
Goodhope Asia Holdings has issued a new sustainability policy, committing the palm oil giant to stop…Hong Kong Ivory traders encouraging buyers to smuggle ivory: TRAFFIC
May 11, 2017, 4:32 am By MongabaySeveral licensed ivory dealers in Hong Kong are offering strategies for buyers to take ivory out of…Industry-NGO coalition releases toolkit for making ‘No Deforestation’ commitments a reality on the ground
May 10, 2017, 2:09 pm By MongabayThere is now one set of guidelines, agreed upon by both industry and civil society, for palm oil…
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