Its own rhinos hunted to extinction, Vietnam is a hub for the rhino horn trade
Nov 10, 2016, 3:20 pm By MongabayIn 2009, Vietnam's last wild rhinoceros was shot and killed by poachers. Before a bullet put an…This is why your coffee beans matter to the planet
Nov 10, 2016, 2:20 pm By MongabayCoffee is more than just a cup of something hot you grab on your way to work, and a drink of choice…Hunting stymies rainforest regrowth, says a new study
Nov 10, 2016, 2:20 pm By MongabayThe global rise in bushmeat hunting isn’t great news for the animals that are the focus of the…Endangered species database ‘outdated’, underestimates risk of extinction: new study
Nov 10, 2016, 5:20 am By MongabayThe world’s most widely used database of endangered species — the International Union for…World’s tallest tropical tree discovered, along with nearly 50 other record-breakers
Nov 9, 2016, 8:00 pm By MongabayA few months ago, it was announced that there was a new record for the world's tallest tropical…New talks on oil pollution could end indigenous blockade of Amazonian river in Peru
Nov 9, 2016, 2:20 pm By MongabayAn indigenous protest over oil pollution in the Peruvian Amazon — which is blocking boat traffic…Controversial Jakarta land reclamation project gets legal go-ahead
Nov 9, 2016, 10:20 am By MongabayThe developers behind Islet G, a small artificial island off the coast of Jakarta, may have finally…‘A man schooled in the Amazon:’ Q&A with director of new feature film about the fight to save the rainforest
Nov 8, 2016, 7:40 pm By MongabayFrontier is a forthcoming feature film by director and producer Matthew Wortman that is being billed…From Ohio to Indonesia: captive-bred Sumatran rhinos may be the species’ only hope for a future
Nov 8, 2016, 2:40 pm By MongabayThis is the second article in two-part series about a captive breeding program attempting to rescue…Global trade 101: How NAFTA’s Chapter 11 overrides environmental laws
Nov 8, 2016, 1:40 pm By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_190777" align="alignnone" width="768"] Opening Pandora’s Box: NAFTA…Most illegal ivory comes from recently killed elephants: new study
Nov 8, 2016, 5:00 am By MongabayThe multi-billion-dollar illegal ivory trade is almost entirely being fueled by recently killed…Asia races to save the Critically Endangered helmeted hornbill
Nov 7, 2016, 3:40 pm By Mongabay[caption id="attachment_190734" align="alignnone" width="768"] The helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax…For the palm oil industry, ‘engagement’ means turning a blind eye to deforestation
Nov 7, 2016, 3:20 pm By MongabayOver the past decade, the environmental and human cost of palm oil production has become a…Bat threats difficult to anticipate on wind farms
Nov 7, 2016, 12:20 pm By MongabayBats have seemingly always had a troubled relationship with wind farms. Giant whirling turbines…Massive hydroelectricity project planned for Indonesian Borneo
Nov 7, 2016, 10:00 am By MongabayIt seems there is always something to take from the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. The island,…Was Borneo once a land of tigers?
Nov 7, 2016, 5:40 am By MongabayPALANGKARAYA, Indonesia — One recent morning I paid a visit to Iber Djamal, a leader of the Dayak…One Tanzanian man’s quest to save the forest
Nov 7, 2016, 5:19 am By MongabayNAMALULU, Tanzania - Tumaini Matinda dropped to one knee and fixed his intense gaze on a watermelon…Discovery of baby Chinese alligators boosts hope for rare species
Nov 7, 2016, 2:19 am By MongabayThe world’s most endangered alligator -- the Chinese alligator -- is making a comeback.…Beyond data collection — the social and political effects of environmental sensor proliferation
Nov 5, 2016, 8:15 am By MongabayLook across the pages of this website and others which feature emerging technologies, and you find a…Restoring degraded land could mean big financial gains for Latin America
Nov 4, 2016, 4:00 pm By MongabayLand that has been degraded by human activity comprises around 20 percent of the forest and…
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