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A recent study published by the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution finds that laws designed to…Cattle ranching devours Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
Mar 10, 2017, 12:27 pm By Mongabay
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[caption id="attachment_193875" align="alignnone" width="768"] A young male tiger in India’s…Indonesian Supreme Court orders Jokowi administration to hand over palm oil permit data
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Indonesia’s highest court on Thursday ordered President Joko Widodo’s administration to hand…From conflict to communities: Forests in Liberia
Mar 10, 2017, 2:08 am By Mongabay
It’s no secret that natural wealth in many African countries often sparks conflict and…Living above a century-old coal fire, Jharia residents pay the price for India’s mining ambitions
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Mar 9, 2017, 11:36 am By Mongabay
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Mar 9, 2017, 7:59 am By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_193838" align="alignnone" width="768"] A red howler monkey (Alouatta…Cruise ship wrecks one of Indonesia’s best coral reefs
Mar 9, 2017, 7:33 am By Mongabay
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More than 1,350 rhinoceroses were killed for their horns in 2015 alone. The majority of these…Cattle industry lags behind in addressing impact on deforestation
Mar 9, 2017, 2:54 am By MongabayIn almost every aisle of the grocery store, you can find products from the palm oil, soy, wood, and…Greenpeace to take Indonesian forestry ministry to Supreme Court over environmental data
Mar 9, 2017, 12:59 am By Mongabay
Greenpeace will appeal a Jakarta court’s ruling against its freedom of information request…Notorious elephant poacher, ‘The Devil’, sentenced to 12 years in jail
Mar 8, 2017, 10:19 pm By Mongabay
On March 3, a Tanzanian court sentenced one of the country's most wanted elephant poachers to 12…Industry-backed plantation museum opens in Indonesia
Mar 8, 2017, 8:37 pm By Mongabay
MEDAN, Indonesia — Sumatra is haunted by a raft of environmental problems. There are the annual…Short film takes you into the Amazon with researcher who discovered a new frog species
Mar 8, 2017, 12:58 pm By MongabayBiologist Jennifer Serrano was in the Amazonian rainforests of the Manú Biosphere Reserve in…In Ecuador, progress stalls on mining dispute between government and indigenous Shuar people
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