Small insects tell us Earth is warming
Small insects tell us Earth is warming Small insects tell us Earth is warming mongabay.com December 11, 2006 Small insects known as midges are telling scientists that Earth is warming,…
‘Loch Ness Monster’ found in Antarctica
'Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica 'Loch Ness Monster' found in Antarctica mongabay.com December 11, 2006 Paleontologists found a well-preserved fossil skeleton of a juvenile plesiosaur in Antarctica. Cryptozoologists say…
Global warming could make Arctic sea ice-free by 2040
Global warming could make Arctic sea ice-free by 2040 Global warming could make Arctic sea ice-free by 2040 mongabay.com December 11, 2006 Global warming is causing an abrupt retreat in…
Butterfly biomimicry improves communications technology
Butterfly biomimicry improves communications technology Butterfly biomimicry improves communications technology mongabay.com December 11, 2006 A new DARPA-sponsored study says that biomimicry of butterfly wings can help researchers build complex photonic…
Nuclear war could cause global cooling (i.e. block global warming)
Nuclear war could cause global cooling (i.e. block global warming) Nuclear war could cause global cooling (i.e. block global warming) Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 11, 2006 Nuclear war would disrupt…
Living fossil found in South Pacific
Living fossil found in South Pacific Living fossil found in South Pacific mongabay.com December 10, 2006 A "Jurassic" shrimp, Neoglyphea neocaledonica, believed extinct for 50 million years, found in the…
4-pound lobster discovered off coast of Madagascar
4-pound lobster discovered off coast of Madagascar 4-pound lobster discovered off coast of Madagascar mongabay.com December 10, 2006 A 4 kg rock lobster, Palinurus barbarae, found off Madagascar. Credit: J.…
500 species found in census of marine life
500 species found in census of marine life 500 species found in census of marine life Photos of newly discovered marine species Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 10, 2006 Some 500…
UN says man’s global warming impact lower than thought
UN says man's global warming impact lower than thought UN says man's global warming impact lower than thought mongabay.com December 11, 2006 When it is released in February 2007, the…
The Vaquita, the world’s smallest cetacean, dives toward extinction
The Vaquita, the world's smallest cetacean, dives toward extinction The Vaquita, the world's smallest cetacean, dives toward extinction The culprit of the littlest porpoise's fate: accidental mortality as "bycatch" Rhett…
Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama
Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama mongabay.com December 7, 2006 The difference between bioprospecting and biopiracy as at times controversial,…
Ancient hominid not our ancestor finds new study
Ancient hominid not our ancestor finds new study Ancient hominid not our ancestor finds new study mongabay.com December 7, 2006 Scientists have shown that ancient remains once thought to be…
Ebola kills thousands of gorillas in African park
Ebola outbreaks kill 25% of world's gorillas Ebola outbreaks kill 25% of world's gorillas Disease hits African parks, $35M could save apes from hemorrhagic fever mongabay.com December 7, 2006 The…
Past global warming suggests massive temperature shift in our future
Past global warming suggests massive temperature shift in our future Past global warming suggests massive temperature shift in our future mongabay.com December 7, 2006 If past climate change is any…
Biomimicry of native prairie yields more bioenergy than corn ethanol
Biomimicry of native prairie yields more bioenergy than corn ethanol Biomimicry of native prairie yields more bioenergy than corn ethanol mongabay.com December 7, 2006 Diverse mixtures of plants that mimic…
How to cut paper waste when printing web sites
How to cut paper waste when printing web sites How to cut paper waste when printing web sites mongabay.com December 7, 2006 A new service reduces paper waste when printing…
Photos of water suggest possibility of life on Mars
Photos of water suggest possibility of life on Mars Photos of water suggest possibility of life on Mars mongabay.com December 6, 2006 New NASA photos suggest the existence of water…
Military technology used to catch poachers in Congo
Military technology used to catch poachers in Congo Military technology used to catch poachers in Congo mongabay.com December 6, 2006 Conservationists are using military technology to catch poachers in the…
Global warming could reduce ocean productivity
Global warming could reduce ocean productivity Global warming could reduce ocean productivity Positive feedback effect could further compound climate change mongabay.com December 6, 2006 Global warming could cause a rapid…
Microsoft wants in on $100 laptop for poor children
Microsoft wants in on $100 laptop for poor children Microsoft wants in on $100 laptop for poor children mongabay.com December 6, 2006 Looks like Microsoft may want to be involved…
Energy-efficient light bulbs to be promoted with Gore movie at Wal-Mart
Energy-efficient light bulbs to be promoted with Gore movie at Wal-Mart Energy-efficient light bulbs to be promoted with Gore movie at Wal-Mart mongabay.com December 5, 2006 Energy-efficient light bulbs made…
Earthquake prediction, however brief, could save lives
Earthquake prediction, however brief, could save lives Earthquake prediction, however brief, could save lives Powerful earthquakes can be detected within two seconds, helping to mitigate their effects in distant cities…
Temperatures in European Alps at 1,300-year high
Temperatures in European Alps at 1,300-year high Temperatures in European Alps at 1,300-year high mongabay.com December 5, 2006 Temperatures in the European Alps are at the warmest point in 1,300…
Switchgrass-based ethanol could cost $1 per gallon, reduce foreign oil dependence
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Brazil creates world’s largest rainforest reserve
Brazil creates world's largest rainforest reserve Brazil creates world's largest rainforest reserve mongabay.com December 4, 2006 Brazil created the world's largest expanse of protected tropical rainforest in Pará, the state…
Nairobi talks made progress on forest conservation for global warming emissions credits
Nairobi talks made progress on forest conservation for global warming emissions credits Interview with carbon finance analyst Johannes Ebeling:Nairobi talks made progress on forest conservation for global warming emissions credits…
Green computing – Dell releases energy-saving server
Green computing - Dell releases energy-saving server Green computing - Dell releases energy-saving server mongabay.com December 4, 2006 Dell released a premium line of energy-efficient servers that consume considerably less…
California crop production could plunge due to global warming
California agriculture could plunge due to global warming California agriculture could plunge due to global warming mongabay.com December 4, 2006 Higher temperatures could cause a 40 percent drop in some…
Fighting air pollution could feed the hungry in India
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Moray eels and groupers hunt together
Moray eels and groupers hunt together Moray eels and groupers hunt together mongabay.com December 4, 2006 Moray eels and groupers hunt together according to research published in the December 5…
Special series
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
- To renew or not to renew? African nations reconsider EU fishing deals
- Undercover in a shark fin trafficking ring: Interview with wildlife crime fighter Andrea Crosta
- Twilight zone fishing: Can we fish the ocean’s mesopelagic layer?
- As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count the costs
Amazon Conservation
- Bird populations are mysteriously declining at an Amazon park in Ecuador & beyond
- New ban threatens traditional fishers in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state
- Deforestation haunts top Peruvian reserve and its Indigenous communities
- Amid record-high fires across the Amazon, Brazil loses primary forests
Land rights and extractives
- Impunity and pollution abound in DRC mining along the road to the energy transition
- Women weave a culture of resistance and agroecology in Ecuador’s Intag Valley
- Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
- Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground
Endangered Environmentalists
- Final cheetah conservationists freed in Iran, but the big cat’s outlook remains grim
- 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
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- On a Borneo mountainside, Indigenous Dayak women hold fire and defend forest
- 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
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
