Carbon emissions from Indonesia’s peat fires exceed emissions from entire U.S. economy
4:26pm By Rhett ButlerGreenhouse gas emissions from peat fires in Borneo and Sumatra are currently exceeding emissions…Aircraft fight Sumatran fires as Indonesian minister looks to counter no-deforestation pledges
12:49pm By Mongabay Haze BeatThe international effort to contain wildfires in Indonesia continued on Thursday as a senior…Cupid’s syringe: A love potion for troubled amphibians
11:28am By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Dale McGinnity rushed to the Nashville Zoo at 3 a.m. one morning in 2011, it…The village where a curse protects the forest
2:44am By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lthough it is administratively part of Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan, the…Illegal wood imports to US are way down, but still worth as much as $3b a year
Wed 8:21pm By Mike GaworeckiLast week, the largest hardwood flooring retailer in the United States, Lumber Liquidators, plead…More drought, floods predicted for the Amazon
Wed 5:40pm By Mike GaworeckiSao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city, is currently suffering from a severe drought. Meanwhile,…Illegal logging decimating birds in Ghana: ‘These numbers are shocking’
Wed 2:25pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis[caption id="attachment_151592" align="alignright" width="780"] A black Kite flies over burned…Tracking the tiny: Harmonic direction finders aid study of small amphibians
Wed 11:00am By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]A[/dropcap]round one third of amphibian species are considered globally threatened by the…Seized: $4 million worth of ivory, rhino horn and bear paws
Wed 8:52am By Shreya DasguptaIn a major wildlife trafficking crackdown, the Beijing Forest Police have confiscated around 1,773…Indonesia hints at possible peatland license review as haze firefight continues
Wed 5:44am By Mongabay Haze BeatOngoing haze pollution on Tuesday led Riau's acting governor to extend the province’s state of…APRIL clearing forest in breach of sustainability policy: NGO
Wed 5:27am By Philip JacobsonThe main subsidiary of one of Indonesia’s second-largest pulp and paper company is involved in…Creating wild edges on fields boosts wildlife numbers and crop yield
Wed 2:36am By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_151361" align="aligncenter" width="866"] A leafcutter bee, one of the…Plantation companies challenged by haze-causing fires in Indonesia
Wed 1:09am By Rhett ButlerWith political pressure mounting on plantation companies, including threats of fines and legal…A village in Borneo turns away from oil palm
Wed 12:18am By Philip JacobsonDingo is a busy man. As the head of Tanjung village, in the Kapuas Hulu region of West Kalimantan,…New research shows just how much better recycled paper is for forests
Oct 13, 2015, 7:31 pm By Mike GaworeckiA new life cycle analysis shows the substantial environmental benefits of 100 percent recycled paper…Scientists turn to DNA from Sumatran elephant dung to aid conservation
Oct 13, 2015, 4:27 pm By Brittany StewartWarning: Some images below may contain graphic content. At best numbering roughly 2,800 individuals,…After the tsunami, a forest restored along a river in Aceh
Oct 13, 2015, 11:21 am By Philip JacobsonAbdullah Rajab is not young. He has a shock of white hair. And when he laughs, it’s clear that…Humans are ‘super-predators’: unique and unsustainable
Oct 13, 2015, 11:20 am By Shreya DasguptaWe kill for food, and we kill for fun. But we are unlike other natural predators, according to a…Jokowi enforcer roasts APP supplier while Kalimantan orangutan charity reels from fires
Oct 13, 2015, 8:15 am By Mongabay Haze BeatThe international effort to control the fires in Indonesia remained focused on South Sumatra on…Massive bleaching event puts world’s coral reefs at risk
Oct 13, 2015, 6:10 am By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_150955" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A before and after image of the…
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