Poaching in Africa becomes increasingly militarized
11:20am By William H. Funk
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n January 29, a 37-year-old Englishman and ardent conservationist named Roger…Countries at IUCN Congress vote to ban domestic ivory markets
5:20am By Shreya Dasgupta
The global conservation community has taken a step towards ending the slaughter of elephants for the…‘A major concern’: plantation-driven deforestation ramps up in Borneo
Sep 9, 2016, 8:40 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Borneo, home to animals like orangutans, rhinos, elephants, and proboscis monkeys is also host to…First Toba, now Maninjau: another mass fish death hits an Indonesian lake
Sep 9, 2016, 4:20 pm By VinoliaAnother mass fish death has hit Indonesia’s main western island of Sumatra. Four months after…Greenpeace firefighters attacked by armed men in Russia
Sep 9, 2016, 4:20 pm By Mongabay.comA Greenpeace volunteer firefighting team was attacked overnight by armed men in southern Russia,…Belo Monte dam compensation inadequate, say traditional fisherfolk
Sep 9, 2016, 3:20 pm By Zoe Sullivan
[caption id="attachment_189225" align="alignnone" width="768"] The Belo Monte dam, built in the…Dam opponents claim criminalization by Ecuadorian government
Sep 9, 2016, 12:20 pm By Martha Pskowski
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]errorism and sabotage are just two of the criminal charges brought against more…Malaysia is a major transit point for ivory smugglers
Sep 9, 2016, 6:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Malaysia has become the primary transit country for illegal Africa-sourced elephant ivory, a new…How to increase REDD+ benefits to indigenous peoples and other traditional forest communities
Sep 9, 2016, 3:40 am By Mike Gaworecki
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]o meet the target of limiting global warming to 2-degrees-Celsius established…The good, the bad, and the ugly in palm oil
Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 am By Erik Meijaard / Douglas Sheil / David Gaveau
Among the World’s most controversial industries, palm oil production is once again in the…Based on available evidence, non-lethal predator control is more effective than lethal means
Sep 8, 2016, 5:00 pm By Mike GaworeckiIn 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program reportedly exterminated…The 101 on how global trade treaties came to threaten the environment
Sep 8, 2016, 3:20 pm By Jennifer Huizen
[caption id="attachment_189182" align="alignnone" width="768"] NAFTA Initialing Ceremony, October…From ‘Silverbacks’ to Systems Leaders: Rethinking African conservation leadership
Sep 8, 2016, 2:00 pm By Fred Nelson and Erin Myers Madeira
This commentary is part of a series that is running around the IUCN World Conservation Congress…These banks are pumping billions into Southeast Asia’s deforestation
Sep 8, 2016, 1:40 pm By Alice Cuddy
A new online database is shining light on the big banks and investors funding forest-risk sector…The alarming number of fires in the Brazilian Amazon
Sep 8, 2016, 10:20 am By Natália Girão Rodrigues de Mello
From the speeding boat, the jungle was a single block of green, its shades recycled across the…Indigenous peoples demand protection of sacred sites at World Conservation Congress
Sep 7, 2016, 5:20 pm By Aura Tegría
For the first time, the U’wa Nation participated in the world’s most important conservation…Indonesian government to investigate Korean palm oil giant over burning in Papua
Sep 7, 2016, 5:00 pm By Mongabay.com
The Indonesian government is investigating a Korean palm oil giant accused of burning land in the…Mountain lions in Santa Monica Mountains could disappear within 50 years
Sep 7, 2016, 4:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
The mountain lion population in the Santa Monica Mountains, a coastal range outside of Los Angeles…Black, white and unique: the Malayan tapir struggles for recognition
Sep 7, 2016, 12:20 pm By Kate Mayberry
[caption id="attachment_189147" align="alignnone" width="768"] This baby Malayan tapir was rescued…Controversial dams on 5 Chilean rivers scrapped after years of campaign
Sep 7, 2016, 2:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Hydroelectric dams will not come up on five Chilean rivers, at least for now. On August 30, Spanish…
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