Bonobos: the Congo Basin's greatest gardeners
Dec 11, 2013, 2:18 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The survival of primary forests depends on many overlapping interactions. Among these interactions…Indonesia urged to implement decision recognizing indigenous rights to land
Dec 10, 2013, 4:14 pm By Rhett Butler
Indigenous rights groups are circulating a petition asking the Indonesian government to immediately…Journalists win environmental news reporting prizes
Dec 10, 2013, 12:45 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Mongabay's internship program has benefited from the hard work and great environmental reporting of…Ecuador's government shuts down indigenous rights organization over oil battle
Dec 10, 2013, 11:38 am By Jeremy Hance
Last Wednesday, the government of Ecuador shutdown the indigenous rights NGO, Fundación Pachamama,…Average American consumes 50,000 pounds of raw materials annually for the stuff they buy
Dec 10, 2013, 10:50 am By Jeremy Hance
The average American car weighs about 3,000 pounds. But to produce that vehicle, a lot more raw…Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2013
Dec 10, 2013, 9:09 am By Jeremy Hance
1. Carbon concentrations hit 400ppm while the IPCC sets global carbon budget: For the first time…China bans shark fin, bird's nest soup from state banquets
10:50pm By Rhett ButlerChina has banned shark fin and bird's nest soup from being served at official state banquets,…Palm oil IPO presents environmental, financial risks
7:17pm By Rhett Butler
An Indonesian palm oil company has failed to disclose all the financial and environmental risks to…Conventional satellite imagery may underestimate forest clearing for subsistence agriculture
1:46pm By Rhett Butler
Analysis of forest cover using medium-scale satellite imagery may miss deforestation for small-scale…New mountain porcupine discovered in Brazil (photos)
1:39pm By Jeremy Hance
In Brazil's Baturite Mountains, scientists have uncovered a new species of prehensile-tailed…Making cap-and-trade work: the history and future of a proven program
9:07am By Jeremy Hance
While the merits for slowing climate change will be treated here as a given, the method for doing so…Like ancient humans, some lemurs slumber in caves
Dec 5, 2013, 5:06 pm By Jeremy Hance
After playing, feeding, and socializing in trees all day, some ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) take…World's biggest palm oil company makes zero deforestation commitment
Dec 5, 2013, 3:11 pm By Rhett Butler
Wilmar, the world's largest palm oil trader and a long-time target of environmentalists, has signed…Top scientists propose ambitious plans to safeguard world from devastating climate change
Dec 5, 2013, 1:14 pm By Jeremy Hance
Two degrees is too much: that's the conclusion of a landmark new paper by top economists and…Humans are not apex predators, but meat-eating on the rise worldwide
Dec 5, 2013, 8:19 am By Jeremy Hance
A new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has measured the "trophic level" of…Green investors urge companies to clean up palm oil industry
Dec 4, 2013, 6:59 pm By Rhett Butler
A coalition of investors and asset managers is urging stakeholders in the palm oil industry to adopt…APP's Borneo expansion to be constrained by forest conservation policy
Dec 4, 2013, 6:44 pm By Rhett Butler
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) will not convert any blocks of forest found to have high conservation value…Microsoft founder funds Africa-wide elephant survey to measure ivory poachers' toll
Dec 4, 2013, 2:46 pm By Jeremy Hance
Beginning next year, light planes and helicopters will undertake the first ever continent-wide…Sky islands: exploring East Africa's last frontier
Dec 4, 2013, 11:39 am By Jeremy Hance
The montane rainforests of East Africa are little-known to the global public. The Amazon and Congo…Sri Lankan elephant amnesty will lead to poaching, warn conservationists
Dec 3, 2013, 5:10 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Environmentalists have responded with alarm to a proposed amnesty permitting the registration of…
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