Hunting for future-proof marine plants in the acidic waters bathing a volcano
A stone causeway connects an islet, the famed Aragonese Castle perched atop it, to the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. Below water, along the…
Civil conflict in Cameroon puts endangered chimpanzees in the crosshairs
Lazarus Nwobegai, who holds a government permit to harvest timber around Mount Cameroon National Park, knows perfectly well it's illegal to hunt the chimpanzees and other threatened primates that live…
On a Philippine volcano, an eruption-proof mouse rules the roost
MANILA — The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 spewed enough volcanic ash into the atmosphere to cool the world. In the immediate vicinity of the volcano,…
What one of the world’s most active volcanoes tells us about missing trees
LA RÉUNION —Giant tortoises and flying foxes once roamed La Réunion, a volcanic island off the eastern coast of Africa. Then humans arrived and decided to stay. Within 150 years…
Climate scientists see silver lining in Bali volcano’s ash cloud
The normally idyllic resort island of Bali in Indonesia has hogged international headlines since last month, following the eruption of Mount Agung that has driven tens of thousands of residents…
The Javan rhino: protected and threatened by a volcano
Take a piece of land the size of Louisiana, place 45 active volcanoes on it and pack it full of 140 million people. The scenario of the newest action thriller…
Eruption yields bad news for iron fertilization-based geoengineering schemes
Geoengineering schemes that aim to slow global warming by seeding oceans with iron to boost carbon dioxide-absorbing phytoplankton may not lead to long-term sequestration of the important greenhouse gas, finds…
New species of bioluminescent cockroach possibly already extinct by volcanic eruption
Various reconstructions of Lucihormetica luckae. Images courtesy of Vršanský et al. While new species are discovered every day, Peter Vršanský and company's discovery of a light-producing cockroach, Lucihormetica luckae, in…
Navy discovers 10,000-sq mile patch of floating rock in South Pacific (photos)
Pumice island. Courtesy of the Royal Navy 0810pumicefloating New Zealand's Royal Navy has found a 10,000-square mile (26,000-square kilometer) patch of pumice floating on the surface of the South Pacific…
Prominent climate skeptic reverses course, says global warming worse than IPCC forecast
Berkeley Earth Project temperature graph going back to 1750, shows how volcanic eruptions lower temperatures in the short-term. Image courtesy of Berkeley Earth Project. After starting his own project to…
Volcano and cloud forests conserved in Ecuador
Antisana Volcano. Photo by: Stefan Weigal. Conservation organizations and the Ecuadorian government have succeeded in securing over 250,000 acres (106,000 hectares) of cloud forest and grasslands surrounding the Antisana Volcano…
Permian mass extinction caused by giant volcanic eruption
Two hundred and sixty million years ago the Earth experienced its worst mass extinction: 95 percent of marine life and 70 percent of terrestrial life vanished. Long a subject of…
Photo: Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupts
Photo: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts Photo: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupts mongabay.com December 3, 2007 Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupted several times on Saturday, December 1, ejecting steam and ash, according to…
Geoengineering cure for global warming could cause problems
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Volcanoes linked to massive global warming event
Volcanoes linked to massive global warming 55M years ago Volcanoes linked to massive global warming event Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 26, 2007 Scientists have linked a sharp spike in…
Volcanic eruptions in Iceland shrunk Nile River
Volcanic eruptions in Iceland shrunk Nile River Volcanic eruptions in Iceland shrunk Nile River mongabay.com November 21, 2006 A series of volcanic eruptions in Iceland in the 18th century dramatically…
With volcanic eruption looming, group plans animal evacuation
With volcanic eruption looming, group plans animal evacuation With volcanic eruption looming, group plans animal evacuation ProFauna Indonesia May 4, 2006 The seismic record of Merapi Volcano in Central Java…
Java volcano may erupt soon
Java volcano may erupt soon Java volcano may erupt soon mongabay.com April 25, 2006 Residents living around Mount Merapi on the island of Java are preparing to flee if the…
Volcanic eruption cut warming in 20th century
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Photos of erupting volcano in Vanuatu
Photos of erupting volcano in Vanuatu Photos of erupting volcano in Vanuatu Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 7, 2005 The Manaro Volcano of Ambae Island, Vanuatu in the South Pacific…
Poisonous volcanic gas probably caused worst mass extinction says new study
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Forest Trackers
- Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers
- Authorities struggle to protect Bolivian national park from drug-fueled deforestation
- Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
- Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea
Oceans
- Caribbean startups are turning excess seaweed into an agroecology solution
- Global coral beaching now underway looks set to be largest on record
- In Java Sea, vigilantism and poverty rise as purse seine fishing continues
- As a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs
Amazon Conservation
- Brazil boosts protection of Amazon mangroves with new reserves in Pará state
- Cross-border Indigenous efforts in Peru & Brazil aim to protect isolated groups
- A short walk through Amazon time: Interview with archaeologist Anna Roosevelt
- Alis Ramírez: A defender of the Colombian Amazon now living as a refugee in New Zealand
Land rights and extractives
- Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
- Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground
- Maluku bone collector unearths troubling consequence of coastal abrasion
- New FPIC guide designed to help protect Indigenous rights as mineral mining booms
Endangered Environmentalists
- Indonesian activists face jail over FB posts flagging damage to marine park
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
Conservation Effectiveness
- The conservation sector must communicate better (commentary)
- Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
- Forest restoration to boost biomass doesn’t have to sacrifice tree diversity
- How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
