New monkey discovered in Tanzania
New monkey discovered in Tanzania New monkey discovered in Tanzania A NEW SPECIES OF MONKEY IS DISCOVERED IN TANZANIA: THE FIRST IN AFRICA FOR OVER 20 YEARS WCS Release on…
In Madagascar, Woodworking Zafimaniry remember lost forests
In the rolling hills of the southeastern highlands of Madagascar there lives a group of people known as the Zafimaniry, or the "the people of the forest." The Zafimaniry are…
Falling price of rice calms street violence in Madagascar
Falling price of rice calms street violence in Madagascar -- Reuters Falling price of rice calms street violence in Madagascar -- Reuters Rhettt A. Butler, mongabay.com May 11, 2005 According…
Collapsing vanilla prices will affect Madagascar
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The Giant Jumping Rat, another oddity from Madagascar
The Giant Jumping Rat, another oddity from Madagascar The Giant Jumping Rat, another peculiarity from Madagascar Rhettt A. Butler, mongabay.com May 8, 2005 Giant jumping rat at Kirindy (Photo by…
Environmentalists hope new film will help conservation efforts in Madagascar
Environmentalists hope new film will help conservation efforts in Madagascar Environmentalists hope a new film will help lemurs Friday, May 06, 2005 By Michael M. Phillips, The Wall Street Journal…
Freshwater aquarium fish are important food source in many tropical countries
Aquarium fish, an important food source in the tropics Freshwater aquarium fish, an important food source in the tropics mongabay.com May 5, 2005 Those fish in your home aquarium may…
People of Madagascar have origins in Borneo, Africa
People of Madagascar have origins in Borneo, Africa People of Madagascar have origins in Borneo, Africa New study confirms unusual ancestry of the Malagasy Sailing across the Indian Ocean to…
Madagascar travel forum and discussion board launched at WildMadagascar.org
Madagascar travel forum and discussion board launched at WildMadagascar.org Madagascar travel forum and discussion board launched at WildMadagascar.org Press Release April 28, 2005 WildMadagascar.org, a leading information site on Madagascar,…
Madagascar Larger Than Life, New Life for Madagascar’s Tourist Industry?
Will new movie grow Madagascar's economy? Madagascar Larger Than Life, New Life for Madagascar's Tourist Industry? Will new movie grow Madagascar's economy? Tina Butler, mongabay.com April 26, 2005 One of…
New media resource on the wildlife of Madagscar
New media resource on the wildlife of Madagascar; WildMadagascar.org release New media resource on the wildlife of Madagascar WildMadagascar.org announces availability of free media documents on Madagscar Rhett Butler, mongabay.com…
Down a river of blood into a remote canyon in Madagascar: Exploring the Manambolo River
A photo essay Madagascar has been called the great red island and from space, astronauts have remarked the island looks like it is bleeding to death. Soil conditions and poorly…
Studying the rainforest canopy
Studying the rainforest canopy Studying the rainforest canopy Learning about the richest region of the forest Crane's Eye View Tina Butler, mongabay.com April 21, 2005 Rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Danum…
Okapi, other wildlife saved in the Congo by forest protector
Okapi, other wildlife saved in the Congo by forest protector Okapi, other wildlife saved in the Congo by forest protector Corneille Ewango wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for risking his…
Timber hungry China moves into Africa
Timber hungry China moves into Africa Growing Pains and Growing Alliances: China, Timber and Africa Timber hungry China moves into Africa By Tina Butler, mongabay.com April 20, 2005 China, as…
Madagascar looks toward a brighter economic future with movie, new aid package
Madagascar looks toward a brighter economic future with movie, new aid package Madagascar looks toward a brighter economic future with movie, new aid package Rhett Butler, mongabay.com April 18, 2005…
Seeking the world’s strangest primate on a tropical island paradise
Madagascar has been called the "land that time forgot" for its collection of unique and often downright bizarre plants and animals. Around 75% of the species on the island are…
Madagascar to takes action against illegal logging
Madagascar to takes action against illegal logging Madagascar to takes action against illegal logging March 5, 2004 The Ministry of Environment of Madagascar has issued a ban on logging permits…
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Forest trackers
- ‘On the edge’: Endangered forest cleared for marijuana in Paraguay
- ‘Betting on impunity’: Brazilian Amazon under attack despite logging crackdown
- Indonesia struggles to restore peatlands as fires strangle national parks
- Marijuana cultivation whittling away Madagascar’s largest connected forest
Oceans
- Game changer? Antarctic ice melt related to tropical weather shifts: Study
- Dorsal de Nasca: Peru pledges to create a huge new marine reserve
- Science-backed policy boosts critically endangered Nassau grouper
- Vanishing sea ice in the Arctic could shake up seabird migrations
Amazon conservation
- Brazil bows to pressure from business, decrees 120-day Amazon fire ban
- Brazilian court orders 20,000 gold miners removed from Yanomami Park
- World’s biggest trade deal in trouble over EU anger at Brazil deforestation
- Discovery of fish never recorded in the Amazon shows richness of Brazil’s Calha Norte
Land rights and extractives
- Cook Islands to grant seabed mining exploration licenses within a year
- Deep-sea mining: An environmental solution or impending catastrophe?
- Locals stage latest fight against PNG mine dumping waste into sea
- Mining company pressing to enter Ecuador’s Los Cedros Protected Forest
Endangered environmentalists
- In Philippines’ Palawan, top cop linked to assault on environmental officer
- Deaths, arrests and protests as Philippines re-emerges from lockdown
- In Brazil, COVID-19 outbreak paves way for invasion of indigenous lands
- On anniversary of nun’s murder Amazon land rights activists at high risk
Indonesias forest guardians
- Reforesting a village in Indonesia, one batch of gourmet beans at a time
- Restoring Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem, one small farm at a time
- Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition
- On the island of Java, a social forestry scheme creates jobs at home
Conservation effectiveness
- Failure in conservation projects: Everyone experiences it, few record it
- On a wing and a prayer? Evidence for ways to conserve bats (commentary)
- Audio: The sounds of a rare New Zealand bird reintroduced to its native habitat
- Eavesdrop on forest sounds to effectively monitor biodiversity, researchers say
Southeast asian infrastructure
- Experts see environmental, social fallout in Indonesia’s infrastructure push
- Bornean farmers and fishers brace as a new port opens in their midst
- Indonesian levee project serves industry over community, study says
- Forest clearing proceeds for dam in Sumatra despite locals’ land claims
