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…Next big idea in forest conservation? Empower youth leaders
Oct 9, 2014, 12:27 pm By Jeremy Hance
Want to save forests? Don't forget the youth, says Pedro Walpole, the Chair and Director of Research…Forest fragmentation's carbon bomb: 736 million tonnes C02 annually
Oct 9, 2014, 9:13 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have long known that forest fragments are not the same ecologically as intact forest…Brazil unlikely to sustain gains in reducing deforestation without new incentives for ranchers, says study
Oct 8, 2014, 10:17 pm By Rhett Butler
Cattle ranchers that drive the vast majority of forest clearing in the Brazilian Amazon are unlikely…INTERPOL launches African environmental crime unit
Oct 8, 2014, 5:01 pm By Rhett Butler
To help fight illegal poaching and trafficking, INTERPOL, the world's largest international police…Helping orangutans survive: new project aims to connect habitat fragments in Kalimantan (PART II)
Oct 8, 2014, 4:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Two decades ago, a project to convert one million hectares of forest to rice paddies was undertaken…The only solution for polar bears: 'stop the rise in CO2 and other greenhouse gases'
Oct 8, 2014, 10:49 am By Jeremy Hance
Steven Amstrup, Chief Scientist for Polar Bears International, has worked diligently on polar bears…Marooned in shrinking forests, Bornean orangutans hang on as disaster looms (PART I)
Oct 7, 2014, 2:51 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The great apes are among some of the most endangered species on Earth, the targets of poachers and…An impossible balancing act? Forests benefit from isolation, but at cost to local communities
Oct 7, 2014, 1:14 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The indigenous people of the Amazon live in areas that house many of the Amazon’s diverse species.…Saving Peru's sea turtles and marine birds: conservationists and fishermen partner to tackle bycatch
Oct 7, 2014, 10:37 am By Jeremy Hance
Marine conservationists often view fisheries as an enemy of sorts, vacuuming up fish with little…Elephants worth much, much more alive than dead, says new report
Oct 6, 2014, 3:07 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Elephants are worth 76 times more when they’re alive than dead, according to a new analysis…Use of mammals still prevalent in Brazil’s Conservation Units
Oct 6, 2014, 11:02 am By Brittany Stewart
For as long as humans and animals have co-existed, people have utilized them as resources. Animals,…The Zanaga iron ore mine – a test of best laid plans for preserving wildlife
Oct 6, 2014, 10:36 am By Tiffany Roufs
One of the largest iron ore deposits in Africa is located in a strip 47 kilometers long and three…
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