Amazon rainforest fires date back thousands of years
Fires are nothing new to the Amazon reports a study published in the journal Biotropica. Analyzing soils in the interior of Guyana, South America, a team of scientists led by…
Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated
Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated suggests new study Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated mongabay.com March 6, 2007 Much of the Amazon rainforest was not heavily populated by pre-Colombian…
Archeologists find oldest solar observatory in the Americas
Archeologists find oldest solar observatory in the Americas Archeologists find oldest solar observatory in the Americas Yale University March 1, 2007 Archeologists from Yale and the University of Leicester have…
Chili peppers came from Ecuadorian rainforests 6,100 years ago
Chili peppers came from Ecuadorian rainforests 6,100 years ago Chili peppers came from Ecuadorian rainforests 6,100 years ago mongabay.com February 15, 2007 Chili peppers were first cultivated 6,100 years in…
Lost civilization found in Peru
Lost civilization found in Peru Lost civilization found in Peru mongabay.com January 19, 2007 Explorers have found ruins of a little known civilization deep in the cloud forests of the…
Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforest culture
Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforest culture Amazon Stonehenge suggests advanced ancient rainforest culture By Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 14, 2006 (modified from an earlier article) The discovery of an…
Evidence of early maize cultivation and agricultural trade uncovered in Peru
Evidence of early corn cultivation and agricultural trade uncovered in Peru Evidence of early corn cultivation uncovered in Peru Agricultural trade thrived thousands of years ago Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March…
Large Maya mural showing ancient mythology uncovered in Guatemala
Large Maya mural showing ancient mythology uncovered in Guatemala Large Maya mural showing ancient mythology uncovered in Guatemala University of New Hampshire December 13, 2005 WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY — Archaeologists at…
Easter Island's demise caused by rats, Dutch traders says new theory
Easter Island's demise caused by rats, Dutch traders says new theory Easter Island's demise caused by rats, Dutch traders says new theory Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 6, 2005 Rats…
Archaeologists make ancient Maya discovery in Guatemala
Archaeologists make ancient Maya discovery in Guatemala Archaeologists make ancient Maya discovery in Guatemala Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 5, 2005 Researchers working in Guatemala have unearthed a monument with…
Elite women were alcoholic brewers in pre-Inca Peru
Elite women were alcoholic brewers in pre-Inca Peru Elite women were alcoholic brewers in pre-Inca Peru By Aaron Hoover University of Florida news release November 14, 2005 GAINESVILLE, Fla. —…
Pre-Columbian Amazon supported millions of people
The Virgin Forest? Amazon Myths and New Revelations Modern day agriculture in the Amazon. Controversial evidence uncovered over the past decade suggests that the Amazon rainforest was once home to…
Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised — study
Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised -- study Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised -- study University of Wisconsin-Madison news release October 4, 2005 Humans have…
Easter Island Mystery revealed using mathematical model
Easter Island Mystery of Disappearing Society revealed using mathematical model Easter Island Mystery revealed using mathematical model Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 1, 2005 Jared Diamond, a professor of geography…
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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
- Annual ocean conference raises $11.3b in pledges for marine conservation
- 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
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
