Coding for conservation: Hackathons generate apps and ideas
Dec 21, 2015, 6:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaWhat is a hackathon? 'Hacking' is creative problem solving, commonly through emerging technology. A…How does the global commodity collapse impact forest conservation?
Dec 21, 2015, 6:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaSince early 2014, prices for most commodities produced in the tropics have plunged. Palm oil is down…Large-scale copper mine project in Ecuador mired in allegations of abuse
Dec 21, 2015, 1:40 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga[caption id="attachment_170547" align="aligncenter" width="901"] A woman who was evicted from her…Bolivia’s domestic parrot trade supplied by birds seen as “crop pests”
Dec 21, 2015, 1:00 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga[caption id="attachment_170480" align="alignleft" width="768"] A farmer chases bird crop pests from…‘New’ monkey species or an ‘artificially colored’ monkey?
Dec 21, 2015, 8:20 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaIn 2010, researcher Francesco Nardelli discovered two photographs of a certain species of langur, or…Loss of big animals reduces forests’ carbon-storing capacity
Dec 19, 2015, 10:20 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga[caption width="1200" align="alignnone"] Howler monkeys are often targeted by hunters. Photo by…The week in environmental news – Dec 18, 2015
Dec 18, 2015, 8:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaA snail so dangerous it warrants attention from Homeland Security [NBC] Earlier this month, U.S.…New research sheds light on how to help birds in the vanishing Atlantic Forest
Dec 18, 2015, 3:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaSouth America's Atlantic Forest is one of the most imperiled biomes on the planet. At its southern…Gaining real-time information on wildlife health protects animals and people
Dec 18, 2015, 1:40 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaFast response is critical to preventing the spread of disease, especially in remote places with few…Belize bans offshore oil drilling along barrier reef system
Dec 18, 2015, 1:40 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga[dropcap]N[/dropcap]o offshore oil exploration will be permitted along the Belize Barrier Reef or…Several new species of clawed frog discovered in sub-Saharan Africa
Dec 18, 2015, 1:40 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaThere are now 29 known species of African clawed frog. Researchers in west and central sub-Saharan…Rare Philippine eagle chick born in captivity; boosts hope for the species
Dec 18, 2015, 5:00 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaOn December 7, a tiny Philippine eagle hatchling was born at the Philippine Eagle Foundation’s…When is tree-cutting deforestation? Palm oil companies set their definition
Dec 17, 2015, 7:00 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaSignatories to the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto (SPOM) — a group of major palm oil growers and…Big increase in little farms is whittling away Angola’s woodlands
Dec 17, 2015, 5:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaNew research out of Angola casts light on the impact of shifting cultivation on dense tropical…One of Brazil’s worst environmental crimes questions whether the country’s environmental policies are influenced by large mining companies
Dec 17, 2015, 3:20 pm By Commentary by <a class="author-link" href="htt[caption id="attachment_169856" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Sludge from the mining disaster in…Bellavista no more: Peru’s infamous wildlife market reduced to rubble
Dec 17, 2015, 1:20 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.monga[caption id="attachment_169804" align="alignleft" width="768"] A red uakari (Cacajao calvus) for…Aceh official takes chainsaw to illegal oil palm trees
Dec 17, 2015, 4:40 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaAs part of a campaign to eradicate illegal oil palm in an area of Aceh where elephants travel, a…MapBiomas: New mapping platform will track annual deforestation in Brazil
Dec 17, 2015, 4:20 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaA network of over 20 organizations, in collaboration with Google, has launched a new open-access…The state of the market for ecosystem services
Dec 17, 2015, 1:00 am By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaAs the turn of the twentieth century loomed, a horrific drought swept through China. Nearly 700…Researchers just proved that attacks on the Endangered Species Act are not based on reality
Dec 16, 2015, 7:40 pm By <a class="author-link" href="http://news.mongaThough it would reportedly end the United States’ decades-old oil export ban, an omnibus funding…
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