Indonesia’s tough choice: capping coal as Asian demand grows
Oct 17, 2014, 4:44 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Indonesia cannot build power stations fast enough. And neither can most of its Asian neighbors.…Push to undermine Indonesia's new president could stymie environmental progress, say NGOs
Oct 17, 2014, 2:55 pm By Rhett Butler
concerted push by political elites to undermine Indonesia's president before he even takes office…To become less damaging, target non-forest lands for palm oil, says book
Oct 16, 2014, 2:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Palm oil production has been spectacularly profitable but ecologically disastrous across Southeast…Indonesia tries to clamp down on coal sector’s worst excesses
Oct 16, 2014, 12:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Out of the jungles of East Borneo in Indonesia comes the fire that fuels Asia’s burgeoning…Daring activists uses GPS to track illegal logging trucks in the Brazilian Amazon
Oct 15, 2014, 3:34 pm By Jeremy Hance
Every night empty trucks disappear into the Brazilian Amazon, they return laden with timber. This…Scientists find temperate bat in the hot tropics of the Western Ghats (photos)
Oct 15, 2014, 12:28 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The Western Ghats is one of the world’s eight richest biodiversity hotspots. A UNESCO World…Researchers create global map of world's forests circa 1990
Oct 14, 2014, 7:56 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers have created a global map of the world's forests in the year 1990, enabling accurate…As Amazon deforestation falls, small farmers play bigger role in forest clearing
Oct 14, 2014, 7:11 pm By Rhett ButlerSmallholder properties account for a rising proportion of overall deforestation in Brazilian Amazon,…India plans huge palm oil expansion, puts forests at risk
Oct 14, 2014, 4:28 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The world's largest importer of palm oil, India is seeking to slake its thirst domestically. The…Plantation companies in Sumatra failing to meet fire prevention standards
Oct 14, 2014, 4:20 pm By Rhett Butler
An inter-agency audit of 17 plantation and timber concessions in Riau Province, Indonesia, found…Rouge palm oil company appeals deforestation case to Indonesia's supreme court
Oct 14, 2014, 4:11 pm By Rhett ButlerOil palm company PT. Kallista Alam has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court continuing the…'River wolves' recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened inside and out (photos)
Oct 14, 2014, 11:06 am By Jeremy Hance
Lobo de río, or river wolf, is the very evocative Spanish name for one of the Amazon's most…Another environmental journalist killed in Cambodia
Oct 14, 2014, 12:57 am By Rhett ButlerAnother Cambodian journalist has been gunned down while investigating illegal logging by state…Could California be facing a mega-drought?
Oct 13, 2014, 5:40 pm By Brittany Stewart
Scientists and politicians, everyone agrees: California is in deep trouble. As the state enters its…Jane Goodall joins mongabay
Oct 13, 2014, 11:03 am By Jeremy Hance
Famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall—who's image is known the world over—has…New species named after the struggle for same-sex marriage
Oct 13, 2014, 10:17 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have named new species after celebrities, fictional characters, and even the corporations…Forest restoration commitments: driven by science or politics?
Oct 10, 2014, 2:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
During September's UN Climate Summit, three African nations were recognized for their commitments to…Greenpeace sinks Lego's $116 million deal with Shell Oil over Arctic drilling
Oct 9, 2014, 7:46 pm By Jeremy Hance
Lego has announced it will be severing its partnership with the oil giant, Shell, when the current…Google, zoo to leverage 'TV white space' to monitor wildlife
Oct 9, 2014, 6:59 pm By Jeremy HanceZSL-(1).600.jpg)
Imagine watching a tiger stalk a sambar deer or catching a ghost-like glimpse of the rarely-seen…'A remarkable conservation achievement': Ecuador reserve expanded as forest disappears
Oct 9, 2014, 3:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A strip of rainforest running along the northwestern Ecuadorian coast and up through Colombia is one…
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