Indonesia to weaken peatlands protection to support plantations
Jan 8, 2015, 4:50 pm By Rhett Butler
The Indonesian Ministry of the Environment and Forestry has announced it will further hobble its…California introduces bill to close ivory loophole
Jan 8, 2015, 3:50 pm By Jeremy Hance
California congresswoman, Toni G. Atkins, introduced a bill yesterday (AB 96) that would close a…Kalimantan community maps forest to thwart timber companies
Jan 8, 2015, 1:04 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The small village of Tumbang Bahanei is inhabited by 139 indigenous families that tend to 2,859…New bat species has fangs you won't believe
Jan 8, 2015, 9:03 am By Jeremy Hance
What big teeth you have, my dear! The better to eat insects with—and make one's own ecological…Sulawesi community vies to maintain rights to forest
Jan 7, 2015, 5:01 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Around 3,000 people from 833 households live in Tompo Bulu's seven sub-villages. Traditional culture…Palm oil threatens community forest in Central Kalimantan
Jan 7, 2015, 1:15 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Delang district is different than many parts of Central Kalimantan. Namely, on the drive in from…How black rhinos and local communities help each other in Namibia
Jan 7, 2015, 12:38 pm By Jeremy Hance
Africa's rhinos are in a state of crisis. Poaching for their horn has resulted in the deaths of…One clever ape: new book celebrates real-life Orangutan Houdini
Jan 7, 2015, 11:51 am By Tiffany Roufs
An interview with Laurel Neme about her new children's book, Orangutan Houdini. When no one is…Time for a checkup: researchers examine the health of lowland tapirs
Jan 7, 2015, 10:49 am By Tiffany Roufs
The Brazilian tapir may get a bad rap in Brazil, where referring to someone as a 'tapir' essentially…Peru’s first environment minister dies at 74
Jan 6, 2015, 8:59 pm By Rhett Butler
Born to a poor family of coffee farmers on the western slopes of the Andes in 1940, Antonio Brack…Traditional farming technique preserves soil, forest in Kalimantan
Jan 6, 2015, 5:17 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The road winds five kilometers through a thick canopy of trees before ending abruptly at a stream…Earthworms under threat
Jan 6, 2015, 3:27 pm By Rhett Butler
1st November 1837 was a disappointing day at the Geological Society of London. The men (and they…Coffee farmers help protect Flores forest
Jan 6, 2015, 1:13 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Located on the slopes of Inerie Mountain on the island of Flores in Indonesia, farmers in Bajawa and…Judge protects Midwest wolves after 1,599 killed in three years
Jan 6, 2015, 10:37 am By Jeremy HanceFuture wolf hunting and trapping seasons in the Upper Midwest are on hold after a judge ruled the…Half of Indonesia's deforestation occurs outside concession areas
Jan 6, 2015, 12:06 am By Rhett Butler
Roughly half of Indonesia's natural forest loss occurs outside officially designated concession…Two vanishing prairie butterflies added to the Endangered Species Act
Jan 5, 2015, 12:00 pm By Jeremy HanceThis fall, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added two little-known prairie butterflies to the…Featured video: new documentary highlights 'Sumatra Burning'
Jan 5, 2015, 10:38 am By Jeremy Hance
A new half-hour documentary investigate the impact of the palm oil industry in Indonesia, including…Rainforests: 10 things to watch in 2015
Jan 2, 2015, 12:28 pm By Rhett Butler
2014 was a landmark year for tropical rainforests, with dozens of major companies committing to…Most popular environmental news stories in 2014
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In 2014 Mongabay published more than 1,100 stories in English and over 450 posts in Spanish, French,…Monkey sleep, monkey do: how primates choose their trees
Dec 31, 2014, 3:01 pm By Brittany Stewart
Primates don't monkey around when deciding where to spend the night, but primatologists have had a…
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