Meet Iman: the Sumatran rhino's newest hope for survival
Mar 24, 2014, 9:29 am By Jeremy Hance
Hopes for one of the world's most imperiled megafauna rose this month when wildlife conservationists…Sloths, moths and algae: a surprising partnership sheds light on a mystery
Mar 22, 2014, 1:43 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
While it spends the majority of its time in the safety of tree canopies, the three-toed sloth…Howard G. Buffett puts $24M toward saving rhinos
Mar 21, 2014, 6:41 pm By Rhett ButlerHoward G. Buffett, the son of Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett, has pledged $23.7 million…The power of connections: India to establish Asia's largest protected forest
Mar 21, 2014, 6:09 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
India has stepped up forest conservation efforts in recent years, with a major project underway to…U.N.: We can save world's forests at a fraction of cost of fossil fuels subsidies
Mar 21, 2014, 4:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Investing $30 billion a year in forest conservation — less than seven percent of the $480 billion…Scientists urge ban on roads in intact wilderness areas
Mar 21, 2014, 2:43 pm By Rhett Butler
A group of prominent scientists chose to mark the second International Day of Forests by urging the…Next big idea in forest conservation? Offer health care for forest protection
Mar 20, 2014, 8:45 pm By Jeremy Hance
Dr. Kinari Webb has a superpower: the ability to provide high-quality health care in a remote and…Indigenous people witness climate change in the Congo Rainforest
Mar 20, 2014, 3:44 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Indigenous communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are observing climate change even…Oil or rainforest: new website highlights the plight of Yasuni National Park
Mar 20, 2014, 3:27 pm By Jeremy Hance
A new website by Brazilian environmental news group, ((o))eco, highlights the ongoing debate over…Panda lemur making a comeback
Mar 20, 2014, 11:06 am By Jeremy Hance
One of the world's biggest populations of greater bamboo lemurs (Prolemur simus)—sometimes known…Community's push to clear forest for plantations challenges efforts to conserve
Mar 20, 2014, 1:14 am By Rhett Butler
In the swampy peatlands of Basilam Baru in Sumatra's Riau Province a conflict between a community…Deforestation tracking system recognized with global innovation award
Mar 19, 2014, 7:44 pm By Rhett Butler
A global deforestation tracking tool developed by Mongabay and NASA has been honored as a Finalist…Photos: Forests, peatlands, plantations, and deforestation in Riau
Mar 19, 2014, 7:04 pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia's Riau Province on the island of Sumatra has experienced rapid deforestation since the…Indian food giant to source deforestation-free palm oil
Mar 19, 2014, 6:00 pm By Rhett Butler
Orkla, a Nordic conglomerate that owns MTR Foods, one of India's major food companies, has…Scientist discovers a plethora of new praying mantises (pictures)
Mar 19, 2014, 4:35 pm By Jeremy Hance
Despite their pacific name, praying mantises are ferocious top predators with powerful, grasping…3 environmental reporting prize winners to explore drivers of deforestation, community forestry, and sustainable seafood in China
Mar 19, 2014, 3:43 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Mongabay.org, the non-profit arm of environmental science web site Mongabay.com, has selected…Featured video: indigenous tribe faces loggers, ranchers, and murder in bid to save their forests
Mar 19, 2014, 1:28 pm By Jeremy Hance
A new short film, entitled La Trocha, highlights the plight of the Wounaan people in Panama, who are…Leftover trees enhance the biodiversity of new forests
Mar 18, 2014, 4:46 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Trees left standing after deforestation have a discernible impact on the composition of local…Several Amazonian tree frog species discovered, where only two existed before
Mar 18, 2014, 12:52 pm By Jeremy Hance
We have always been intrigued by the Amazon rainforest with its abundant species richness and…APP pledges to restore forests, if given the opportunity
Mar 18, 2014, 1:16 am By Rhett Butler
Over the past 20 years, Sumatra's lowland rainforests have been destroyed at a virtually unmatched…
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