Should you be concerned about plastic and other human debris in your seafood?
Aug 8, 2016, 4:40 pm By Mike Gaworecki
By now, you’ve probably heard of the massive, floating garbage patches swirling around in each of…IPOP’s demise undercuts palm oil industry progress [commentary]
Aug 8, 2016, 1:00 pm By Dave McLaughlin
This is the second in a series of commentaries about the disbandment of the Indonesia Palm Oil…Two businessmen arrested for ivory trafficking
Aug 8, 2016, 3:20 am By Shreya Dasgupta
In an operation led by the Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF) between July 28 and August 2, wildlife…RSPO lifts suspension of Malaysian palm oil giant IOI
Aug 5, 2016, 7:00 pm By Philip Jacobson
Malaysia’s IOI Group has regained the right to sell “certified sustainable” palm oil under the…Hundreds of unexpected species found in Mexican UNESCO site slated for gold mine
Aug 5, 2016, 5:20 pm By Martha Pskowski
A open pit gold mine has been in the works in Sierra la Laguna Biosphere Reserve in Baja California…Peru’s new environmental policies: What are they and will they work?
Aug 5, 2016, 3:00 pm By Justin Catanoso
In the waning days of President Ollanta Humala’s administration, Peru’s National Congress…Tadpoles found living in Japanese streams with hottest water ever recorded for an amphibian
Aug 5, 2016, 1:00 pm By Mike GaworeckiJapan's natural hot springs, or onsen, are frequented by locals and visitors alike, who relax in the…New, undescribed species of Scops owl documented on Príncipe island
Aug 5, 2016, 9:00 am By Mike Gaworecki
A new species of Scops owl yet to be described to science has been documented on Príncipe, one of…Humpback whales rescue seals and other animals from killer whales
Aug 5, 2016, 5:40 am By Shreya DasguptaIn 2009, two marine biologists -- Robert Pitman and John Durban -- observed a series of strange…NGO sues Aceh official over cement factory permit in Leuser Ecosystem
Aug 4, 2016, 7:20 pm By Junaidi Hanafiah
An NGO is suing an Indonesian district head for permitting a cement factory to operate in the…Olympics to begin amid rising violence against Brazil’s indigenous people
Aug 4, 2016, 6:40 pm By Sandra Cuffe
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n the eve of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, indigenous…Environmental licence for São Luiz do Tapajós hydroelectric dam denied
Aug 4, 2016, 2:00 pm By Sue Branford
[caption id="attachment_188007" align="alignnone" width="768"] The Tapajós River flows undammed…Indonesian fisheries czar promises to end subsidized fuel scam
Aug 3, 2016, 8:20 pm By Mongabay.com
In Indonesia, fishing boats with a capacity of over 30 deadweight tonnage can receive subsidized…Field Notes: Scientist seeks long-term stress trends in Africa’s hyenas
Aug 3, 2016, 6:00 pm By Elizabeth Devitt
[caption id="attachment_187991" align="alignnone" width="768"] In the field, spotting for spotted…‘An optimistic place to start’: Myanmar enacts national logging ban
Aug 3, 2016, 5:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Rumors that have been building for months have come to fruition, with Myanmar announcing a national…Manatees to make a comeback in Guadeloupe for the first time in over a century
Aug 3, 2016, 6:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
In the beginning of the 20th century, over-hunting wiped out all west Indian manatees from the…India floods kill more than 200 animals, including rare rhinos
Aug 3, 2016, 5:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Severe floods have ravaged the state of Assam in northeastern India. Touted as the worst flood in…A dangerous, illegal necessity: charcoal reform comes to Virunga
Aug 2, 2016, 5:40 pm By Sophie Mbugua
For more than two decades, a violent civil war and its aftermath raged in the Democratic Republic of…Tapajós dams may bring fish kills, species loss, mercury contamination
Aug 2, 2016, 1:20 pm By Tatiana Farah – Repórter Brasil[caption id="attachment_187947" align="alignnone" width="768"] A Tapajós Basin fisherman casts a…Study uncovers illegal bird trade in Thailand’s weekend market
Aug 2, 2016, 4:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Thousands of birds are being sold -- often illegally -- in Thailand’s markets, a new study has…
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