$100M study to look at how rainforests respond to climate change
Apr 27, 2015, 1:00 am By Rhett ButlerA new $100 million research project will examine how tropical forests interact with the planet's…'Zero Deforestation' not necessarily the answer, environmentalists warn
Apr 27, 2015, 12:03 am By Rhett Butler
Last week, the London-based think tank Innovation Forum convened a two-day conference on the subject…NASA reveals rise in deforestation in remote Peruvian parks
Apr 26, 2015, 11:05 pm By Rhett ButlerNew NASA data shows a jump in forest loss in two remote parks in the Peruvian Amazon during the…Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon continues to accelerate
Apr 26, 2015, 8:53 pm By Rhett Butler
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon — the planet's largest rainforest — continues to pace well…Jokowi must strengthen Indonesia's forest moratorium, not just extend it: activists
Apr 25, 2015, 5:17 am By Philip Jacobson
Less than a month before the expiry of a moratorium on new licenses for land-based exploitation in…Fracas over Costa Rican shark-fin exports leads American Airlines to stop shipping fins
Apr 24, 2015, 3:54 pm By Rebecca Kessler
Several shipments of hammerhead shark fins exported from Costa Rica touched on U.S. soil in…Ocean contributes $2.5 trillion to economy annually
Apr 24, 2015, 2:48 pm By Rhett ButlerA new study attempts to place a value of goods and services afforded by the ocean, estimating that…Conservation in Myanmar: a cause for optimism?
Apr 24, 2015, 1:24 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Fifty years of relative political and economic isolation have yielded slow economic growth and…Thailand, Indonesia join forces against illegal fishing amid EU ultimatum
Apr 24, 2015, 3:38 am By Philip JacobsonAmid EU threats to blacklist Thai seafood if the industry fails to clean up its act by October, the…Officials: Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Sabah
Apr 23, 2015, 3:15 pm By Jeremy Hance
There are no Sumatran rhinos left in the wild in the Malaysian state of Sabah, confirmed Masidi…In Indonesia, making REDD+ about carbon won't help biodiversity: study
Apr 23, 2015, 1:22 am By Philip Jacobson
Areas important for carbon correlate poorly with areas important for biodiversity in the country, a…Activists target Roger Federer as brand ambassador for bank linked to deforestation
Apr 22, 2015, 7:48 pm By Rhett ButlerEnvironmentalists are asking tennis star Roger Federer to deliver a message to Credit Suisse over…Photo essay: the flying fox show
Apr 22, 2015, 6:01 pm By Jeremy Hance
Rain or clear, wind or still, full moon or no. Every night thousands of flying foxes rise from a…50 nature pictures for Earth Day
Apr 22, 2015, 1:03 pm By Rhett Butler
Here at Mongabay we've developed a bit of a policy of not making a big deal for Earth Day. We…Can shade-grown cocoa help conserve sloths?
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Tropical forests support the greatest diversity of species in the world, yet we are rapidly…Of leopards and lemons: Superstition aids wildlife researchers in India
Apr 22, 2015, 11:37 am By Tiffany Roufs
Many Westerners see science and superstition as lying at extreme ends of the logic spectrum.…Indonesian ombudsman asks minister to offer fishermen ‘exit strategy' from seining
Apr 22, 2015, 3:57 am By Philip Jacobson
On Sunday, the Indonesian ombudsman asked the maritime affairs minister to help fishermen adapt to…World's largest sovereign wealth fund takes stand against deforestation
Apr 21, 2015, 10:19 pm By Rhett Butler
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global — the world's largest sovereign wealth fund — is…McDonald's to address deforestation across all commodities it sources
Apr 21, 2015, 5:45 pm By Rhett Butler
Fast food giant McDonald's will combat deforestation across its main commodity supply chains,…Dam proposals for Salween River threaten tentative ceasefire between Myanmar government and minority groups
Apr 21, 2015, 1:02 pm By Rebecca Kessler
A conference showcased the natural and cultural heritage of Myanmar's Salween River, where proposed…
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