After exporting baby elephants, Zimbabwe pledges to turn over new leaf on conservation
Jan 23, 2018, 1:29 pm By Mongabay
Less than a month after exporting thirty-five wild elephants to China, the new government of…Audio: David Suzuki on why indigenous knowledge is critical for human survival
Jan 23, 2018, 1:25 pm By Mongabay
On today’s episode we feature a conversation with iconic Canadian scientist, author, television…Legal recognition in the works for communities occupying Indonesia’s conservation areas
Jan 23, 2018, 7:43 am By MongabayJAKARTA — The Indonesian government has acquiesced to the reality that local and indigenous…Friend, not foe: Review highlights benefits of predators and scavengers
Jan 23, 2018, 6:31 am By MongabayPredators help humans far more than they’re given credit for, despite the antagonistic nature of…New app hopes to reduce wildlife deaths on India’s roads, railway lines
Jan 23, 2018, 5:20 am By Mongabay
India’s growing network of roads and railway lines, often crisscrossing forests and wild lands,…Pope’s message to Amazonia inspires hope, but will it bring action?
Jan 22, 2018, 1:55 pm By MongabayPope Francis arrives at the sports arena in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The pope spoke out against…Crowdsourcing the fight against poaching, with the help of remote cameras
Jan 22, 2018, 9:00 am By MongabayFor the last two years, a U.S. non-profit and local partners in South Africa have quietly been…Mesoamerican Reef gets improving bill of health
Jan 22, 2018, 7:16 am By MongabayA recent report tracking the health of the Mesoamerican Reef indicates that conservation efforts…Thai police bust leading wildlife trafficker
Jan 22, 2018, 6:59 am By MongabayPolice in Thailand last week detained a key figure in one of the world’s most notorious wildlife…To Counter Wildlife Trafficking, Local Enforcement, Not En-Route Interdiction, Is Key (commentary)
Fri 2:08pm By Mongabay
The global poaching crisis has induced large segments of the conservation community to call for far…In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, January 19, 2018
Fri 8:52am By MongabayTropical forests Focus on the positive to tackle climate change, argue scientists (Nature Climate…Outrage and conspiracy claims as Indonesia, Malaysia react to EU ban on palm oil in biofuels
Fri 8:23am By MongabayJAKARTA — Officials in Indonesia and Malaysia, the world’s biggest producers of palm oil, have…Decapitated orangutan found near palm plantations shot 17 times, autopsy finds
Fri 4:24am By Mongabay
JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities have retrieved 17 air gun pellets from the body of an orangutan…Pope set to visit site of deforestation, indigenous struggle in Peru
Fri 4:14am By MongabayPope Francis will visit one of the Peruvian Amazon’s most threatened regions today, where the…Facebook being used for illegal reptile trade in the Philippines
Fri 3:12am By MongabayFacebook has emerged as a major market for trafficking in live reptiles in the Philippines,…New satellite data reveals forest loss far greater than expected in Brazil Amazon
Jan 18, 2018, 7:16 pm By MongabayThe Brazilian Amazon lost 184 km2 of forest in December 2017, according to the country’s Institute…NASA: Global surface temperatures in 2017 second-hottest on record despite no El Niño
Jan 18, 2018, 6:10 pm By Mongabay
An analysis of global temperature data by scientists with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space…680000 acres of Amazon rainforest may be lost to Peru’s new roads
Jan 18, 2018, 5:47 pm By MongabayLate last year, the Peruvian government gave the go-ahead for the construction of new roads along…Camera traps confirm existence of ‘world’s ugliest pig’ in the wild, warts and all
Jan 18, 2018, 3:40 pm By Mongabay
Researchers have used camera traps on the island of Java, Indonesia to capture what they say is the…Myanmar to target illegal charcoal trade with China
Jan 18, 2018, 2:54 pm By Mongabay
Myanmar has pledged to stem the massive tide of charcoal being illegally harvested, produced and…
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