Communities struggle to save Sabah’s shrinking mangroves
Sep 13, 2017, 1:54 pm By MongabayTELAGA, Malaysia — The district of Pitas in the Malaysian state of Sabah is situated on the…Curiosity saves the cat: Tourism helps reinvent the jaguar
Sep 13, 2017, 5:34 am By MongabayFrom villain to hero, the jaguar (Panthera onca) stands at the cusp of a radical overhaul in its…Palm oil giant FGV will ‘endeavor to rehabilitate’ peatlands it trashed in Borneo
Sep 13, 2017, 12:28 am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — After a year in which it destroyed over 1,000 hectares of peat swamp forest in violation…Transformance: Finding common ground in the Amazon (commentary)
Sep 12, 2017, 3:09 pm By Mongabay
Abraão Santana Nascimento of the military police of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil performs capoeira with…Jackson Hole Film Festival finalist Q&A: “Yasuni Man”
Sep 12, 2017, 1:38 pm By Mongabay
The 2017 finalists for the biannual Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival competition have been…Central Africa’s ivory trade shifts underground, according to new report
Sep 12, 2017, 12:13 pm By MongabayThe ivory trade in Central Africa appears to be diminishing, according to a new report from TRAFFIC,…Keeping lions at bay to keep them going
Sep 12, 2017, 7:35 am By MongabayLiving together can be hard. But put people and their livestock close to lions and other hungry…Javan rhinos face human incursions into their last remaining habitat
Sep 11, 2017, 6:55 pm By Mongabay
With an estimated population of around 60 individuals, the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is…Uncontacted Amazon indigenous groups reportedly attacked by outsiders
Sep 11, 2017, 6:34 pm By Mongabay
Aerial view of an illegal gold mining dredge along the Jandiatuba River in Brazil. Photo © FUNAI…Why we can’t lose hope: Dr. David Suzuki speaks out
Sep 11, 2017, 3:23 pm By MongabayDr. David Suzuki: “We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone’s arguing…Rethinking camera traps for the small, fast, and elusive
Sep 11, 2017, 3:20 pm By Mongabay
When you picture (ahem) a photo taken by a camera trap—a remote camera triggered by movement—you…Deforestation in Cambodia linked to ill health in children
Sep 11, 2017, 4:48 am By Mongabay
Rapid deforestation in Cambodia is threatening the health of young children, concludes a new study…Guilty pleas entered in South American rainforest gold laundering cases
Sep 8, 2017, 12:51 pm By MongabayA high-profile case involving money, gold and cocaine has come to an end for two Miami businessmen.…REDD+ Africa: looking past Trump’s U.N. proposed climate budget cuts
Sep 8, 2017, 12:09 pm By MongabayCommunity residents at Cassou Forest in Burkina Faso watering a plant nursery. Reforestation is seen…A lingering ‘legacy’: Deforestation warms climate more than expected
Sep 8, 2017, 11:08 am By Mongabay
Scientists know that the carbon released by large-scale deforestation in the tropics inevitably…Three years after the tragedy of Saweto, where is the justice and security? (commentary)
Sep 8, 2017, 10:45 am By Mongabay
Three years ago this month, my friends Edwin Chota and Jorge Ríos were assassinated along with…Community pulls water-thirsty invasive weeds from Ethiopia’s Lake Tana
Sep 7, 2017, 5:17 pm By Mongabay
Last week thousands of people in northwest Ethiopia marched to Abay River and Lake Tana as part of…Trees provide ecosystem services worth $500 million to the world’s megacities
Sep 7, 2017, 5:11 pm By MongabayMost people probably don’t think of megacities — urban areas with 10 million or more residents…Zero tolerance of deforestation likely only way to save Amazon gateway
Sep 7, 2017, 2:00 pm By Mongabay
An Awá mother and child survey the tree canopy on a foraging expedition in the Maranhão…Audio: Technologies that boost conservation efforts right now and in the future
Sep 6, 2017, 5:01 pm By Mongabay
On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we take a look at the role technology is playing — and…
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