Isabel Esterman

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Marine life in Papua New Guinea. Image by martinnemo via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

After the loss of a ship, deep sea mining plans for PNG founder

David Hutt 26 Dec 2018

Indonesia attack shines a light on controversial road project

Loren Bell 20 Dec 2018

Christmas ad conundrum: Is a palm oil boycott the way to save apes?

James Fair 18 Dec 2018

A Zambian sanctuary finds caring for chimps is a lifetime commitment

Humphrey Nkonde 13 Dec 2018

For Ugandan villagers, tradition and tourism help keep the peace with gorillas

Deusdedit Ruhangariyo 5 Dec 2018

Global biodiversity treaty still searches for its moment in the spotlight

Isabel Esterman 3 Dec 2018

Jaw-dropping footage: conservationists catch Javan rhino in mud wallow

Jeremy Hance 19 Nov 2018

Plan to ship gorillas from DRC to Zimbabwe raises alarm

Andrew Mambondiyani 16 Nov 2018

For APEC’s poorest member, flashy cars point to another boondoggle

Lucy EJ Woods 16 Nov 2018

For Javan rhinos, the last holdout may also be a deadly disease hotspot

Katy Waters 8 Nov 2018

Evicted for a showpiece project, this PNG community fights for justice

Lucy EJ Woods 8 Nov 2018

‘At capacity’? A Nepali park reckons with its rhinos

Abhaya Raj Joshi 1 Nov 2018

What’s killing Nepal’s rhinos?

Abhaya Raj Joshi 30 Oct 2018

Citizen Ape: The fight for personhood for humans’ closest relatives

Giovanni Ortolani 24 Oct 2018

Can social media save great apes?

Tina Deines 16 Oct 2018

It’s déjà vu for orangutans, devastated by climate change and hunting once before

Linda Lombardi 11 Oct 2018

In a rhino stronghold, indigenous wood-carvers cut through stereotypes

Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya 10 Oct 2018

Deforestation surges in Virunga National Park in the wake of violence

Benji Jones 5 Oct 2018

The rhino reckoning

Jeremy Hance 2 Oct 2018

Ape sanctuaries in the DRC brace themselves as Ebola hits the country

Tina Deines 2 Oct 2018

The great rhino U-turn

Jeremy Hance 28 Sep 2018

A herd of dead rhinos

Jeremy Hance 24 Sep 2018

1984: the meeting that changed everything for Sumatran rhinos

Jeremy Hance 20 Sep 2018

A civic outcry in Malaysia forces a Chinese builder to live up to its eco-friendly tag

Keith Schneider 5 Sep 2018

Deal in sight for PNG landowners protesting Exxon-led gas project

Lucy EJ Woods 31 Aug 2018

A Malaysian port city grapples with the fallout from Chinese funding

Keith Schneider 24 Aug 2018

Amid corruption scandal, Malaysia switches track on future of rail network

Keith Schneider 16 Aug 2018

Bornean villagers who fought off a mine prepare to do battle again

Yovanda 14 Aug 2018

Lao government says it will suspend new hydro projects after dam collapse kills 31

Mongabay 13 Aug 2018

A river restored breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur

Keith Schneider 8 Aug 2018

In Malaysia, an island drowns in its own development

Keith Schneider 26 Jul 2018

Cracks appear in Malaysia’s building spree, once a model for development

Keith Schneider 17 Jul 2018

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