Hog-nosed rat discovered in Sulawesi is so unique it’s been placed in its own genus
Oct 8, 2015, 7:09 pm By Mike GaworeckiScientists have discovered a new species of rat in Sulawesi, Indonesia that’s so unique it’s…Lumber Liquidators pays $13.2M to end illegal logging probe
Oct 8, 2015, 3:57 pm By Rhett ButlerU.S. flooring company Lumber Liquidators Inc. (NYSE:LL) will pay $13.2 million to resolve a federal…Queen of elephant ivory trafficking arrested in Tanzania
Oct 8, 2015, 3:12 pm By Rhett ButlerA Chinese national dubbed the “Queen of Ivory” has been arrested in Tanzania. Yang Feng Glan,…Haze cancels Jokowi haze visit as greater cooperation looms
Oct 8, 2015, 9:24 am By Mongabay Haze BeatIndonesian President Joko Widodo’s flight to visit firefighting efforts in Sumatra was diverted on…Guaraníes de Bolivia protestan nuevas políticas que abren sus territorios a exploración de gas y de petróleo
Oct 8, 2015, 7:15 am By Ruxandra GuidiLos Guaraníes pertenecen a una de las etnias más abandonadas por las políticas del…Retaining forest patches along streams in palm oil plantations is good for fishes
Oct 8, 2015, 5:51 am By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_149979" align="aligncenter" width="941"] Oil-palm plantations along streams…Oct 8, 2015, 5:15 am By Philip Jacobson
Traditional law runs deep in the Kayong Dayak village of Sebadak Raya, a small hill community in…Scientists learn to listen when it comes to assessing rainforest health
Oct 7, 2015, 9:55 pm By Mike GaworeckiIn the fight to protect the extraordinary biodiversity of Papua New Guinea’s rainforests, some…Biologist finds “we are on pace to create a mass extinction” of frogs worldwide
Oct 7, 2015, 2:38 pm By Mike GaworeckiWhen John Alroy, a professor of biology at Australia’s Macquarie University, was asked by a…A big house on the prairie: assessing prairie dog colonies for black-footed ferret habitat
Oct 7, 2015, 1:54 pm By Caleb O'BrienHow can species reintroduction projects ensure success? One way is to accurately monitor the…NASA photo shows New Guinea going up in flames
Oct 7, 2015, 11:45 am By Rhett ButlerWhile fires in Borneo and Sumatra are garnering most of the headlines for the choking air pollution…Greenpeace releases dramatic drone video of Indonesia’s fires
Oct 7, 2015, 11:27 am By Rhett ButlerGreenpeace has released dramatic drone video footage showing burning forests and smoldering…New report finds decreasing human impact on the environment
Oct 7, 2015, 10:50 am By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]A[/dropcap]report released last month finds that some human impacts on the natural world…Alarm bells over Indonesia’s plan to reduce green timber certification
Oct 7, 2015, 8:00 am By Philip JacobsonGreen groups and some government officials and entrepreneurs in Indonesia are concerned about the…Conservation groups buy land from 109 coffee farmers, create reserve for rare salamanders
Oct 7, 2015, 6:26 am By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_149567" align="aligncenter" width="901"] Finca Chiblac salamander. Photo by…Singapore request for haze information tricky for Indonesia
Oct 7, 2015, 4:34 am By Mongabay Haze BeatSingapore formally requested Wednesday that the Indonesian government provide details of companies…Lombok’s blooming community forest bears fruit and raises livelihoods – and haj trips
Oct 7, 2015, 12:16 am By Philip Jacobson[dropcap type="3"]F[/dropcap]or hundreds of years water has run down the western foothills of…Chile announces one of the largest marine parks in the world off the coast of Easter Island
Oct 6, 2015, 6:08 pm By Mike GaworeckiAlready known the world over for its famous moai statues, Easter Island might soon become just as…Giant carnivorous rat with long pubic hair discovered in Indonesia
Oct 6, 2015, 1:22 pm By Rhett ButlerResearchers have discovered a species of rodent in the mountainous interior of Sulawesi, a…Indonesia says doing all it can as neighbors ready new haze measures
Oct 6, 2015, 8:11 am By Philip JacobsonHaze pollution continued to cover much of Southeast Asia on Tuesday as Malaysia said it would draft…
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