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…Latin American illegal wildlife trade exploding in scope and scale
Nov 4, 2015, 2:27 pm By Glenn Scherer[caption id="attachment_156924" align="alignleft" width="800"] The Endangered Lear's Macaw…Privatized gain, socialized pain; Singapore foreign minister turns up heat on haze
Nov 4, 2015, 1:31 pm By Mongabay Haze BeatThe government of Singapore on Wednesday issued its strongest comments yet over the Southeast Asia…BP oil spill may be causing failed pregnancies in dolphins
Nov 4, 2015, 5:49 am By Shreya DasguptaHundreds of dead bottlenose dolphins continue to wash ashore, five years after the catastrophic…Report finds international financing for forests and climate moving from capacity building to implementation
Nov 3, 2015, 6:54 pm By Mike GaworeckiA new report from Washington, D.C.-based non-profit Forest Trends finds that financing from both the…Indonesia breathes easier for now as haze recedes and rain falls
Nov 3, 2015, 2:55 pm By Mongabay Haze BeatAir pollution in most parts of Indonesia remained within moderate levels on Tuesday as the…A Borneo village maps its land to protect against encroachers
Nov 3, 2015, 4:31 am By Philip JacobsonOne night in June 2013, the rev of a car engine caught the ear of Markus Ilun, an indigenous leader…U.S. House passes ‘Global Anti-Poaching Act’ that puts wildlife trafficking on par with drug and weapons trafficking
Nov 3, 2015, 2:44 am By Shreya DasguptaThe U.S. government has stepped up its fight against wildlife trafficking. On Monday, the U.S.…Mystery whale known only from specimens found living in the wild
9:58pm By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the waters off Madagascar, scientists have at last encountered living members…China, France release joint statement ahead of Paris climate talks calling for five-year review process
9:55pm By Mike GaworeckiJust one month before the UN climate talks to be held in Paris this December, China and France…Scientists launch global shark and ray census
2:51pm By Brittany Stewart[caption id="attachment_156518" align="alignnone" width="900"] An up-close look at the baited remove…The Black-faced Spoonbill: Asia’s beloved wading bird fights for space
2:20pm By Glenn Scherer[caption id="attachment_156415" align="alignleft" width="768"] A Black-faced Spoonbill spreads its…How can a bat survive deforestation? Be small, mobile, and vegetarian
12:12pm By Brittany StewartRainforests are full of bats, and with over 1,300 known species around the world bats really do come…
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