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Surge in legal land clearing pushes up Indonesia deforestation rate in 2024

In Nepal’s Chitwan, elephant’s shooting, death raises eyebrows

Indonesia targets 2.3m hectares of protected forests for food & biofuel crop production

Disease surges in Indonesia community on frontline of world energy transition

World’s smallest otter makes comeback in Nepal after 185 years

Better government policies could help as migratory birds lose habitat in Bangladesh

Study highlights effects of habitat fragmentation on Sri Lankan specialist birds

Indonesia mulls Paris Agreement exit, citing fairness and energy transition costs

Military-backed conservation ‘without firing a single shot’: Interview with Nepal’s Babu Krishna Karki

Statement on Mongabay journalist Gerald Flynn’s blacklisting from Cambodia following his reporting on illegal logging

Cambodia denies re-entry to Mongabay journalist who reported on illegal logging

How to tell if mangrove restoration is working? Listen to the birds

Illegal trade is pushing Bangladesh’s freshwater turtles to the brink

CITES secretariat urges suspension of Cambodian long-tailed macaque trade

Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand

How a Nepali border village learned to live with migratory wild elephants

Indonesia rushes mining law amendments, raising environmental and governance alarms

Increase in gibbon trafficking into India has conservationists worried

Fashion has a coal problem, but the solutions are electrifying (commentary)

Introducing wildlife crime to Nepal’s law enforcement: Interview with Prasanna Yonzon

Investors wary of Indonesia’s big climate promises amid record of flip-flopping

Vietnam grapples with ‘alarming popularity’ of online illegal wildlife trade

Scientists unveil potential new pangolin species, highlighting conservation challenges

Coming to a retailer near you: Illegal palm oil from an orangutan haven

Survey uncovers ‘wildlife treasure’ in Cambodian park — but also signs of threats

Coal gasification, an old technology, is quietly expanding across Asia

Helicopters slash the trek to Earth’s highest peak, but leave Sherpas grounded

River culture is the rhythmic pulse of the Bengal Delta (commentary)

In Bangladesh, a botanist brings quick, fun lessons to social media

Thai farmers demand action to restore ecosystems, compensate for invasive fish

The paradox of balancing conservation efforts for Himalayan wolves and snow leopards (commentary)

Nepal’s top court strikes down law allowing development in protected areas

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