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Asian banks give billions to firms linked to deforestation, study finds

James Fair 5 Feb 2019

China’s Belt and Road Initiative could increase alien species invasion

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Feb 2019

Indonesia’s anti-graft agency arrests Borneo politician over mining permits

Indra Nugraha 4 Feb 2019
Fresh oil palm fruit bunches. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Study finds palm oil industry mimics Big Tobacco on health issues

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Feb 2019

Arson attack in Indonesia leaves activist shaken

Fathul Rakhman, Indra Nugraha 1 Feb 2019
Hiking through the tiny village of Doong in central Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Photo by Michael Tatarski for Mongabay.

Current threats and future hopes for the greater Mekong’s mangroves

Michael Tatarski 30 Jan 2019

Environmental degradation exacerbates Indonesia flooding, landslides

Wahyu Chandra 30 Jan 2019

Borneo study explores links between farm expansion and deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Jan 2019

To tackle great ape trafficking, follow the money, report says

Nora Ward 29 Jan 2019
Indonesian rainforest in Bukit Tigapuluh, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Funds tripled and target slashed, but Indonesia still off pace for reforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Jan 2019

In PNG, a fallen bridge is testament to the chasm in rural development

Camilo Mejia Giraldo 24 Jan 2019

In West Papua, a development plan that doesn’t require clearing forest

Een Irawan Putra 23 Jan 2019
rhino and car

Rhinos or roads? Nepal deals with a tricky balancing act

Abhaya Raj Joshi 23 Jan 2019

Saving the forests of the Congo Basin: Q&A with author Meindert Brouwer

Mongabay.com 23 Jan 2019

In Sumatra, a lone elephant leads rescuers on a cat-and-mouse chase

Cory Rogers, Lili Rambe 23 Jan 2019

In Borneo, dwindling forests face further fragmentation as roads spread

Basten Gokkon 22 Jan 2019

Solomon Islands province bans logging in bid to protect environment

Mongabay.com 21 Jan 2019

Coffee in trouble: 60% of wild coffee species threatened with extinction

Shreya Dasgupta 17 Jan 2019

How wasps saved Asia’s forests (commentary)

Douglas Sheil, Anne Johnson, Louis Reymondin, Alice C. Hughes 16 Jan 2019

Asiatic black bear cubs rescued from illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam

Mongabay.com 15 Jan 2019

China busts major ivory trafficking gang following EIA investigation

Shreya Dasgupta 15 Jan 2019

For orangutans affected by El Niño, change unfolds over time

Jim Tan 15 Jan 2019

Palm oil companies continue to criminalize farmers in Sumatra (commentary)

Gaurav Madan 14 Jan 2019

Bringing the tapir back to Borneo

Jeremy Hance 14 Jan 2019

With its $3.85b mine takeover, Indonesia inherits a $13b pollution problem

Basten Gokkon 14 Jan 2019

Karen indigenous communities in Myanmar have officially launched the Salween Peace Park

Mongabay.com 11 Jan 2019
Borneo orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Studying human behavior to protect orangutans: Q&A with Liana Chua

James Fair 11 Jan 2019

Termites help to protect tropical forests during drought, study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 10 Jan 2019
Saravanan points to a large salt pan, part of Ennore Creek in the city of Chennai. The nearby port’s plan to convert the area into industrial real estate sparked protests among fishing communities in 2016. Image by Mahima Jain.

Protecting India’s fishing villages: Q&A with ‘maptivist’ Saravanan

Mahima Jain 10 Jan 2019

Hazy figures cloud Indonesia’s peat restoration as fire season looms

Hans Nicholas Jong 8 Jan 2019

‘Everything’s moving’: Indonesia seeks global pushback on illegal fishing

Basten Gokkon 6 Jan 2019

Indonesia confiscated some 200 pet cockatoos. What happened to them?

Nadine Freischlad 4 Jan 2019

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