What are South Sumatrans doing to prevent another haze crisis?
Jun 29, 2016, 6:20 pm By Taufik Wijaya
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndonesia’s Ogan Komering Ilir was an epicenter of last year’s disastrous…Forest degradation in Brazil can have just as drastic an impact on biodiversity as deforestation
Jun 29, 2016, 4:00 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Though reducing deforestation is the chief objective of most conservation strategies in tropical…French MPs say they were pressured into dropping palm oil tax
Jun 29, 2016, 4:00 pm By Mongabay.com
In the wake of a vote by France’s lower house of parliament to scrap a proposed tax on palm oil…Communities brace for impact of Peruvian oil spill
Jun 29, 2016, 8:40 am By Barbara Fraser
Three days after an oil spill was reported on their land, residents of the small riverside community…Countries with most biodiversity spend least on conservation: study
Jun 29, 2016, 5:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Tropical countries that are richest in biodiversity spend the least on conservation, a new study has…Malaysian palm oil giant IOI under pressure after Cargill ultimatum
Jun 28, 2016, 7:20 pm By Philip JacobsonLeading palm oil user Cargill has issued an ultimatum to its supplier IOI Group after the Malaysian…Benefits of Community Forest Management in Madagascar not evenly distributed: report
Jun 28, 2016, 12:40 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Community Forest Management (CFM) is an increasingly popular approach to conserving forests…Scientists are developing useful new tools for surveying elusive rainforest mammals
Jun 28, 2016, 10:40 am By Mike Gaworecki
In addition to being charismatic flagship species for conservation, arboreal rainforest mammals —…New lizard found in Dominican Republic is already at risk
Jun 28, 2016, 9:00 am By Mike Gaworecki
A chameleon-like lizard is one of the first new anole species found in the Dominican Republic in…Facing controversy, Peruvian palm oil firm seeks sale of its Amazon rainforest holdings
Jun 28, 2016, 8:00 am By Mongabay.com
A consortium linked to large-scale destruction of rainforests in the Peruvian Amazon is putting one…Reserve with rare gorillas finally protected
Jun 28, 2016, 4:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
The calamitous civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed more than five…64 dead in Indonesia landslides as La Nina brings heavy rains
Jun 27, 2016, 4:00 pm By Indra NugrahaLusia Arumingtyas
Last year, an extended dry season brought on by El Nino set the stage for one of the worst natural…Cathay Pacific bans shark fin shipments
Jun 27, 2016, 12:40 pm By Mongabay.com
Airline Cathay Pacific joined a growing number of air carriers to ban shipments of shark fin. The…CITES proposals by African countries aim to end the ivory trade
Jun 27, 2016, 10:00 am By Mike Gaworecki
Twenty-nine African countries are hoping to put an end to the ivory trade through a series of…Health officials in Peru: oil spill cleanup workers face ‘poisoning and burns’
Jun 27, 2016, 3:40 am By Barbara FraserLocal residents and workers contracted to clean up a recent crude oil spill in Peru's northeastern…BREAKING: Amazon oil spill puts Peruvian communities at risk
Jun 25, 2016, 9:20 pm By Barbara FraserMilton López Tarabochia
[dropcap type="1"]A[/dropcap] new oil spill from the pipeline that carries crude oil from the…Scientists call on EU businesses, govts to support greener palm oil
Jun 25, 2016, 3:00 pm By Mongabay.com
While Europe has shown early leadership in pushing the palm oil sector toward less damaging…Trafficking: Indonesian soldier caught with 8 pangolins in car backseat
Jun 24, 2016, 5:40 pm By Ayat S. KarokaroPhilip Jacobson
An Indonesian soldier was arrested for wildlife trafficking in Sumatra on Saturday, in the latest…Malaysian land rights activist Bill Kayong murdered in broad daylight
Jun 24, 2016, 5:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Bill Kayong, a dedicated land rights activist and member of the opposition party in Malaysia’s…Cambodia declares first-ever marine protected area
Jun 24, 2016, 3:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has approved the country’s first-ever…
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