California blue whales recover to historical levels
Sep 5, 2014, 5:13 pm By Rhett ButlerThe population of blue whales in the Eastern Pacific has recovered to 97 percent of historic levels…Companies at risk of sourcing illegal palm oil despite zero deforestation commitments, finds investigation
Sep 5, 2014, 5:03 pm By Rhett ButlerMajor palm oil suppliers may be continuing to buy tainted palm oil despite high-profile commitments…Canada, Russia, Brazil lead world in old-growth forest loss
Sep 5, 2014, 3:01 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Every day, the world loses about 50,000 hectares of forest to agricultural clearing, road…APP can meet projected pulp demand without clearing more forest
Sep 5, 2014, 9:49 am By Rhett Butler
Indonesian forestry giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) won't need to clear additional forests to meet…How Islam could help save Aceh's forests
Sep 4, 2014, 11:48 pm By Rhett Butler
Aceh, Indonesia has found a new ally in the struggle to protect the province's remaining natural…A path to becoming a conservation scientist
Sep 4, 2014, 10:12 pm By Rhett Butler
The path to finding a career often involves twists and turns. Serendipity is important — one…Conservationists use social media to take on Peru's booming illegal wildlife trade
Sep 4, 2014, 6:22 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Illegal wildlife trafficking is thriving in Peru. But a Peruvian organization is now using a public…REDD+ versus indigenous people? Why a tribe in Panama rejected pay for their carbon-rich forests
Sep 4, 2014, 12:45 pm By Tiffany Roufs
There isn’t a word or phrase in the Kuna language for “carbon trading,” and much less for…Indonesia to verify ownership of 66M ha of disputed forest land
Sep 4, 2014, 12:43 pm By Rhett ButlerThe Indonesian government has declared it will verify ownership of 66.3 million hectares of disputed…Mongabay founder, Rhett Butler, wins Field Museum's top conservation prize
Sep 3, 2014, 12:00 pm By Jeremy Hance
The Field Museum has honored Rhett A. Butler, the founder of mongabay.com, with this year's…Australia cancels plan to dump dredge in Great Barrier Reef
Sep 2, 2014, 5:02 pm By Jeremy Hance
A consortium of companies—North Queensland Bulk Ports, GVK Hancock and Adani Group—have…Scientists uncover five new species of 'toupee' monkeys in the Amazon
Sep 2, 2014, 1:08 pm By Jeremy Hance
While saki monkeys may be characterized by floppy mops of hair that resemble the worst of human…The last of her kind: centennial of the death of the world's last passenger pigeon
Sep 1, 2014, 5:21 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
They once numbered in the billions, flying 60 miles per hour in flocks that darkened the sky. But on…25 primate pictures for World Primate Day
Sep 1, 2014, 4:51 pm By Rhett Butler
September 1 is World Primate Day, a designation intended to raise awareness about apes, monkeys, and…'A global tragedy' in the making? Thailand plans highway expansion through World Heritage Site
Aug 29, 2014, 6:25 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Dong-Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (DPKY-FC) is the largest tract of surviving forest in central…More trouble with tar sands: oil extraction leading to big forest loss in Alberta
Aug 29, 2014, 2:51 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Tar sands operations have been the subject of much controversy over the past few years as expected…Indonesia's national airline to start using palm oil biofuel
Aug 28, 2014, 7:43 pm By Rhett ButlerIndonesia's national airline, Garuda Indonesia, says it will start mixing palm oil-based biofuel…Authorities stop 'greatest destroyers of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest'
Aug 28, 2014, 3:31 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A criminal organization involved in the illicit deforestation of large portions of Brazil's forests…Saving the Atlantic Forest would cost less than 'Titanic'
Aug 28, 2014, 3:19 pm By Jeremy Hance
Want to save the world's most imperiled biodiversity hotspot? You just need a down payment of $198…Indonesian authorities bust porcupine-smuggling ring
Aug 28, 2014, 1:31 pm By Rhett Butler
Police in Langkat, North Sumatera, Indonesia, seized 55 porcupines from smugglers preparing to ship…
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