With fires wreaking havoc across Indonesia, Malaysian state targets greener palm oil
Nov 8, 2015, 11:47 am By Rhett ButlerWith devastating fires in Indonesia providing a backdrop for the destruction wrought by unrestrained…Peru creates ‘Yellowstone of the Amazon': 3.3M acre reserve home to uncontacted tribes, endangered wildlife
Nov 7, 2015, 10:42 am By Rhett ButlerAfter more than a decade of discussion and planning, Peru on Sunday will officially declare Sierra…It looks like we may be headed for a more ‘pro-animal’ future
Nov 6, 2015, 6:57 pm By Brittany StewartObama administration rejects Keystone XL pipeline [USA Today] After more than six years of review,…Reforestation contributed more than $5 billion to Brazil’s economy
Nov 6, 2015, 5:38 pm By Mike GaworeckiBrazil’s Statistics Bureau, known as IBGE, says that reforestation and sustainable forest…Leaked report reveals massive illegal logging in Laos
Nov 6, 2015, 2:17 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Deforestation near Nam Et-Phou Louey National…Mauritius to start culling 18,000 bats from November 7
Nov 6, 2015, 11:32 am By Shreya DasguptaDespite widespread protests by conservation groups and citizens, Mauritius will start culling its…Indian government cancels Greenpeace India’s registration
Nov 6, 2015, 7:09 am By Shreya DasguptaOn November 4, the Indian government cancelled Greenpeace India Society's registration. The Society…Refinery township golf course and boundary wall puts elephants at risk
Nov 6, 2015, 5:33 am By Shreya DasguptaIn May this year, forest officials found a seven-year-old male elephant lying dead next to a high…Jokowi pushes universities to innovate to fight haze as respiratory diseases rise
Nov 6, 2015, 5:32 am By Mongabay Haze BeatAir quality in Singapore threatened to seep into unhealthy levels again on Friday as Indonesian…Escaped fishing slaves find saving grace in ordinary Indonesians
Nov 5, 2015, 8:13 pm By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]"T[/dropcap]he most important thing,” 39-year-old Ani Imbran says, sliding a plate of…There have been more than 11,000 fires in just one region of the Brazilian Amazon this year
Nov 5, 2015, 6:14 pm By Mike GaworeckiOn October 4, 2015, satellite images revealed that there were over 900 fires burning in the…Most wanted elephant poacher and ivory trafficker in Tanzania arrested
Nov 5, 2015, 3:28 pm By Mike GaworeckiTanzania’s most wanted elephant poacher, Boniface Matthew Mariango, referred to by law enforcement…Photos confirm Indonesia being burned for palm oil
Nov 5, 2015, 2:11 pm By Rhett ButlerNew photos released today by Greenpeace show that palm oil developers are quickly planting burned…Galapagos “gold rush” feeds global hunger for shark fins, sea cucumbers
Nov 5, 2015, 11:34 am By Glenn Scherer[caption id="attachment_157400" align="alignleft" width="768"] The Endangered great hammerhead shark…Perimeter Defense: Four Technologies for Detecting and Preventing Illegal Logging
Nov 5, 2015, 11:15 am By Sue PalminteriForest defenders—from indigenous groups to government authorities—continue to struggle in…APP pumps South Africa specialists to join haze fire fight
Nov 5, 2015, 9:22 am By Mongabay Haze BeatA day after the government of Singapore issued its strongest rebuke yet on Southeast Asia’s…Four major US brands to drop controversial sustainable forestry certification scheme
Nov 5, 2015, 4:22 am By Mike GaworeckiThere’s a huge market out there for forest products, like paper and hardwood floors, that have…In landslide vote, Washington says yes to anti-wildlife trafficking measure
Nov 5, 2015, 3:44 am By Shreya DasguptaOn Tuesday, an overwhelming majority of Washington voters -- around 71 percent -- passed an…Gold mining boom threatening communities in Suriname
Nov 4, 2015, 6:56 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisThis is the second in a two-part series on gold mining in Suriname. Read the first part here. High…Greater biodiversity makes ecosystems more resistant to climate change
Nov 4, 2015, 2:42 pm By Mike GaworeckiAs global temperatures warm, climatic extremes are becoming more and more common. And as human…
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