Two Chinese ivory smugglers sentenced to 35 years each in jail
Mar 23, 2016, 6:04 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
On March 18, a court in Tanzania sentenced two Chinese men to 30 years each in jail for smuggling…What’s being done to secure justice for SE Asia’s seafood slaves?
Mar 23, 2016, 4:08 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
Twenty-hour work days, savage beatings with stingray tails, years at sea with no way home. Until the…Conservation giant puts $100M into Amazon protected areas
Mar 22, 2016, 10:05 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation — the biggest private supporter of conservation in the…Another catastrophe: Ship carrying 1,235 metric tons of coal sinks in Sundarbans
Mar 22, 2016, 6:07 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
Yet another coal-laden ship has capsized in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest.…UNESCO declares largest biosphere reserve in North America
Mar 21, 2016, 4:26 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaThis weekend saw the designation of 20 new UNESCO biosphere reserves around the world. Included in…New Rainforest Alliance head: technology could improve commodity certification
Mar 21, 2016, 3:27 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
In January, Rainforest Alliance, one of the world's most influential environmental groups for its…Ecuadorean government aims to stop one road from going into Amazon
Mar 21, 2016, 12:34 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
The province of Morona Santiago is located in the middle of Ecuador's Amazon region, and is home to…Alaska’s first new butterfly species in decades could be rare hybrid
Mar 21, 2016, 7:52 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
This butterfly was hiding in plain sight. In 2010, butterfly expert Andrew Warren was organizing…10 facts about forests for International Forest Day
Mar 21, 2016, 2:26 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
Today is International Forest Day, which was launched by the United Nations March 21, 2012 to…The week in environmental news – March 18, 2016
Mar 18, 2016, 7:59 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
What China’s new five-year plan could mean for global climate change [WRI blog] China has just…Killing of Guatemalan activist in the Maya Biosphere Reserve raises alarm
Mar 18, 2016, 12:16 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he violent death of an environmental activist and community leader in northern…Guatemala’s REDD+ program draws a diversity of opinions and results
Mar 18, 2016, 12:15 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
[caption id="attachment_184342" align="aligncenter" width="899"] According to the last official…Can new technologies help solve the mysteries of migration?
Mar 18, 2016, 12:15 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
Icarus, from Greek mythology, flew too close to the sun on artificial wings and fell to his death in…‘Exploitation crisis’: Civil war fueling ‘sharp rise’ in poaching and trafficking of South Sudan’s wildlife
Mar 18, 2016, 9:05 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
The ongoing civil war in South Sudan is taking a severe toll on the country’s wildlife and other…Indonesia hustles to preempt new round of haze-causing fires
Mar 18, 2016, 7:18 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
Local governments, environmental agencies, emergency services and the military are working across…U.S. plan to develop offshore aquaculture stirs dissent
Mar 17, 2016, 10:33 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o matter if it’s crab cakes in Maryland or fish tacos in L.A., Americans are…Illegal deforestation for ‘sustainable’ chocolate continues in Peru
Mar 17, 2016, 1:31 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga
Tucked away in northeastern Peru, a huge cacao plantation has been taking shape over the past few…Indigenous forest activist released from prison amid Cambodian crackdown
Mar 17, 2016, 1:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ambodian authorities released a leader of the Chong indigenous group from prison…BNDES funded Belo Monte dam — a mega-project with mega-problems
Mar 17, 2016, 10:56 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaThe Belo Monte dam under construction. New evidence has come forward alleging that the consortium…Released: 1000-page encyclopedia on land conflicts affecting indigenous tribes
Mar 17, 2016, 5:55 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaIt must be one of the most extensive compendiums of suffering and struggle ever produced in…
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