Indigenous communities demand forest rights, blame land grabs for failure to curb deforestation
Mar 24, 2014, 9:03 pm By Rhett Butler
Indigenous and forest-dependent peoples from Asia, Africa and Latin America have called for…Over 9,000 primates killed for single bushmeat market in West Africa every year
Mar 24, 2014, 3:31 pm By Jeremy Hance
Over the past 25 years, West Africa's primates have been put at risk due to an escalating bushmeat…Bizarre, endangered bird discovered in high densities
Mar 24, 2014, 2:43 pm By Jeremy Hance
The turkey-sized, noisy, fruit-feasting guans are arguably one of the strangest wildlife sightings…General Mills, Colgate-Palmolive announce deforestation-free policies for palm oil sourcing
Mar 24, 2014, 1:52 pm By Rhett Butler
Two consumer products giants have joined the wave of companies committing to deforestation-free palm…Indonesia's orangutan action plan is not saving great red apes
Mar 24, 2014, 1:19 pm By Rhett Butler
In December 2007, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched Indonesia’s Strategy and Action Plan…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
1:43pm 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
Fri 6:41pm 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
Fri 6:09pm 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
Fri 4:12pm 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
Fri 2:43pm 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…
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