Most popular mongabay.com news articles - August 2009

  1. To reproduce, parasite transforms ant into juicy red berry [8431]
  2. Weeks after bloodshed, American oil moves into Peruvian Amazon, putting rainforest, possible archeological site at risk [3921]
  3. Appalling photos reveal lemur carnage in Madagascar [warning: graphic images] [2091]
  4. Rehabilitation not enough to solve orangutan crisis in Indonesia [1929]
  5. Are we on the brink of saving rainforests? [1705]
  6. Could a hurricane hit California? [1610]
  7. YouTube videos may be imperiling cuddly primate [1499]
  8. LUSH cosmetics launches campaign against palm oil [1343]
  9. Largely unexplored rainforest slated to be leveled for gold mining in Colombia [1300]
  10. World deforestation rates and forest cover statistics, 2000-2005 [1299]
  11. Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests [1255]
  12. Hundreds of new species discovered in Himalayan region, threatened by climate change [1154]
  13. Environmental disappointments under Obama [1008]
  14. Lessons from the crisis in Madagascar, an interview with Erik Patel [889]
  15. New carnivorous plant big enough to swallow a rat [752]
  16. Dubai's artificial islands have high environmental cost [730]
  17. Cellulosic biofuels may be viable alternative to gas within 5 years [725]
  18. Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead [700]
  19. The Pope: "creation is under threat" [695]
  20. Chocolate could kill your dog [678]
  21. Alleged chupacabra likely a "Xolo" dog; story a hoax [678]
  22. Peru to raise payment to indigenous communities for Amazon forest conservation [656]
  23. Limit palm oil development to lands that store less than 40 tons of carbon/ha - study [656]
  24. Cadbury dumps palm oil after consumer protests [647]
  25. Brazilian beef giant announces moratorium on rainforest beef [645]
  26. Will hydrocarbon biofuels replace gasoline and ethanol? [626]
  27. Borneo ablaze: forest fires threaten world’s largest remaining population of orangutans [625]
  28. Destruction worsens in Madagascar [618]
  29. Gorillas orphaned by bushmeat trade set free on island [609]
  30. The mysterious, fascinating, and lightning-quick mantis shrimp: An Interview with Maya deVries [594]
  31. Historical deforestation in Madagascar may not be as bad as commonly believed [562]
  32. Photos reveal illegal logging near uncontacted natives in Peru [537]
  33. World's only pure blue lizard at risk of extinction [530]
  34. Turning wasteland into rainforest [488]
  35. Future threats to the Amazon rainforest [481]
  36. Madagascar issues fines for timber stolen from national parks during political crisis [481]
  37. REDD shouldn't neglect biodiversity say scientists [479]
  38. Boreal forests in wealthy countries being rapidly destroyed [475]
  39. World's rarest tree kangaroo gets help from those who once hunted it [475]
  40. Peru to proceed with oil and gas auctions in the Amazon despite indigenous protests [470]
  41. Palm oil companies trade plantation concessions for carbon credits from forest conservation [449]
  42. How to save the Amazon rainforest [446]
  43. Amazon deforestation falls in June [438]
  44. Weak forest definition may undermine REDD effort [434]
  45. Tasmania gets Australia's first CCB-certified REDD deal [428]
  46. The Tipping Point in Civilizational Collapse [426]
  47. Retailers Costco and Amazon.com flunk sustainable paper use, WalMart and Target fare little better [424]
  48. Forest fires set by Borneo dam developer contributes to haze in Malaysia, Singapore [422]
  49. Gold mining threatens world's most infamous reptile, the Komodo dragon [405]
  50. Guyana uses aggressive deforestation baseline in its plan to seek carbon payments [404]
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