Palm oil giant defends its deforestation in Gabon, points to country’s ‘right to develop’
Dec 19, 2016, 7:40 am By Mongabay
Agribusiness giant Olam International has for the first time published a list of the firms it buys…FSC certification gives boost to rainforest community
Dec 19, 2016, 6:40 am By Mongabay
IWOKRAMA, Guyana - It’s late afternoon in Fairview village, an indigenous Amerindian community in…Rainbow-headed snake, rare wild banana among 163 new species discovered in Greater Mekong region: WWF
Dec 19, 2016, 4:40 am By Mongabay
In 2015, scientists discovered 163 new species -- nine amphibians, three mammals, 11 fish, 14…Indonesia’s forestry ministry takes Greenpeace to court over freedom of information request
Dec 18, 2016, 9:00 pm By Mongabay
JAKARTA — The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry is going to court over a successful…Companies are underestimating the risks of deforestation in their commodities supply chains
Dec 16, 2016, 5:20 pm By Mongabay
Two new analyses show that companies reliant on agricultural commodities like beef, palm oil, pulp…Wildlife for sale: Is it possible to win the fight in Ecuador?
Dec 16, 2016, 10:40 am By Mongabay
Juan Manuel Carrión recalls that 30 years ago he was one of the first to warn that wildlife…New population of rare Myanmar snub-nosed monkey discovered in China
Dec 16, 2016, 7:40 am By MongabayScientists have confirmed the presence of a new population of the rare Myanmar snub-nosed monkey in…Signatories to Hanoi Statement urged to do more to combat illegal wildlife trade
Dec 15, 2016, 4:00 pm By Mongabay
The London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade, held in February 2014, was welcomed by…Attacks on journalists in Myanmar highlight complications, dangers for the media
Dec 15, 2016, 3:40 pm By Mongabay
The murder of a Burmese reporter investigating illegal logging and the roadside beating of another,…Resource wars: Brazilian gold miners go up against indigenous people
Dec 15, 2016, 3:00 pm By Mongabay
[caption id="attachment_191745" align="alignnone" width="768"] A small-scale gold mining operation.…UK greenheart restriction could put pressure on Guyana’s logging economy
Dec 15, 2016, 2:00 pm By Mongabay
KWAKWANI, Guyana - On most weekday mornings, 46-year-old Jennifer Edwards wakes up in the town of…Brazilian state invites private companies to run Atlantic Forest parks
Dec 15, 2016, 12:20 pm By Mongabay
[caption id="attachment_191738" align="alignnone" width="768"] Campos do Jordão State Park, which…‘Where do you draw the line?’: Q&A with director of documentary about Amazonian community fighting oil extraction
6:40pm By MongabayThe documentary film Where do you draw the line? was released for free online on December 1. It…The lionfish invasion: A call to arms?
2:00pm By MongabayA battle is brewing in southeastern U.S. waters, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea: it’s…Wildlife for sale: An illegal activity out of control in Peru?
1:20pm By Mongabay
Peru is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, home to one-tenth of the Amazon rainforest and…Karen people call for a peace park instead of big hydropower in their homeland
11:40am By Mongabay
“To most people on earth — even biodiversity scientists — the Salween Basin is like the dark…This new spider looks like the sorting hat from Harry Potter
2:00am By Mongabay
Scientists have discovered yet another “fantastic beast”. In a forest in central Western Ghats,…Journalist murdered while investigating illegal logging in Myanmar
Tue 8:20pm By MongabayA journalist was murdered while investigating illegal logging and timber smuggling in Myanmar,…Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration
Tue 12:20pm By Mongabay
Scientists and conservationists have long argued that, given the vast amount of degraded forestland…Vanishing point: Bumblebee bat is world’s smallest; it’s also at risk
Tue 12:00pm By Mongabay
[caption id="attachment_191656" align="alignnone" width="768"] A bumblebee bat, or Kitti’s…
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