NGO sues Aceh official over cement factory permit in Leuser Ecosystem
Aug 4, 2016, 7:20 pm By Junaidi Hanafiah
An NGO is suing an Indonesian district head for permitting a cement factory to operate in the…Olympics to begin amid rising violence against Brazil’s indigenous people
Aug 4, 2016, 6:40 pm By Sandra Cuffe
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n the eve of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, indigenous…Environmental licence for São Luiz do Tapajós hydroelectric dam denied
Aug 4, 2016, 2:00 pm By Sue Branford
[caption id="attachment_188007" align="alignnone" width="768"] The Tapajós River flows undammed…Indonesian fisheries czar promises to end subsidized fuel scam
Aug 3, 2016, 8:20 pm By Mongabay.com
In Indonesia, fishing boats with a capacity of over 30 deadweight tonnage can receive subsidized…Field Notes: Scientist seeks long-term stress trends in Africa’s hyenas
Aug 3, 2016, 6:00 pm By Elizabeth Devitt
[caption id="attachment_187991" align="alignnone" width="768"] In the field, spotting for spotted…‘An optimistic place to start’: Myanmar enacts national logging ban
Aug 3, 2016, 5:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Rumors that have been building for months have come to fruition, with Myanmar announcing a national…Manatees to make a comeback in Guadeloupe for the first time in over a century
Aug 3, 2016, 6:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
In the beginning of the 20th century, over-hunting wiped out all west Indian manatees from the…India floods kill more than 200 animals, including rare rhinos
Aug 3, 2016, 5:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Severe floods have ravaged the state of Assam in northeastern India. Touted as the worst flood in…A dangerous, illegal necessity: charcoal reform comes to Virunga
Aug 2, 2016, 5:40 pm By Sophie Mbugua
For more than two decades, a violent civil war and its aftermath raged in the Democratic Republic of…Tapajós dams may bring fish kills, species loss, mercury contamination
Aug 2, 2016, 1:20 pm By Tatiana Farah – Repórter Brasil[caption id="attachment_187947" align="alignnone" width="768"] A Tapajós Basin fisherman casts a…Study uncovers illegal bird trade in Thailand’s weekend market
Aug 2, 2016, 4:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Thousands of birds are being sold -- often illegally -- in Thailand’s markets, a new study has…Malayan Sun bear: bile trade threatens the World’s smallest bear
Aug 1, 2016, 12:40 pm By Claire Asher
[caption id="attachment_187925" align="alignnone" width="768"] Asia's Sun bears are Teddy bear cute,…This island plans to remove invasive rats and goats to save its native wildlife
Aug 1, 2016, 8:20 am By Shreya Dasgupta
The remote Caribbean island of Redonda, part of Antigua and Barbuda, is home to numerous species of…Like Indonesia, Malaysia to sink illegal foreign fishing boats
Jul 29, 2016, 4:20 pm By Mongabay.comA Malaysian minister said the Southeast Asian nation would begin to sink rogue foreign fishing…Up the Kapuas River, a Borneo tribe lives off the land
Jul 29, 2016, 2:20 pm By Vanessa Nirode
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]agle stood on the bank of the Kapuas River. He rolled a small stone over and…Deficient water systems, poor sanitation driving Zika in Brazil
Jul 29, 2016, 11:40 am By Zoe Sullivan[caption id="attachment_187896" align="alignnone" width="768"] Afogados bus: A bus navigates an…Grim reality behind tiger selfie tourism: speed breeding, cruelty
Jul 29, 2016, 2:20 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Getting close up and personal with a tiger can be exciting. But the reality behind tiger tourism is…International Tiger Day: How are tigers faring now?
Jul 28, 2016, 10:20 pm By Shreya DasguptaToday is dedicated to the largest of the big cats -- the tiger (Panthera tigris). This awe-inspiring…15 fire-linked firms escape prosecution in Indonesia’s Riau
Jul 28, 2016, 2:20 pm By Mongabay Haze Beat
On July 23 the local police headquarters in the Sumatran province of Riau released SP3 notices…Amid epic drought, villagers bitter over Zimbabwean ethanol plant
Jul 28, 2016, 1:00 pm By Andrew Mambondiyani[dropcap]L[/dropcap]yben Minyizeya’s homestead in Chisumbanje in eastern Zimbabwe resembles a…
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