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2 new reptiles discovered in Sumatra

Reza Septian 27 Jun 2017

Logging in Malaysia’s Ulu Muda forest threatens wildlife and water supplies

Kate Mayberry 26 Jun 2017

Papua governor takes birds-of-paradise off the market

Asrida Elisabeth 26 Jun 2017

Footprints in the forest: The future of the Sumatran rhino

John Cannon 23 Jun 2017

Dried lizard penis being sold online as rare ‘magical’ plant root

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Jun 2017

Restoration of shattered coral reef at Raja Ampat on hold

Basten Gokkon 22 Jun 2017

Five new species in world’s largest tree genus found on Sulawesi

Mike Gaworecki 21 Jun 2017

When it comes to rhino conservation, Asia and Africa can learn a lot from each other

Alex Dudley 21 Jun 2017

Religious leaders: Rainforest protection a ‘moral imperative’

Mongabay.com 20 Jun 2017

Indonesian coal mining firm gets its license reinstated despite a history of violations

Taufik Wijaya 19 Jun 2017

Photos: India’s rarest crocodile, the gharial

Julie Larsen Maher 19 Jun 2017

Borneo’s ‘biocultural holocaust’: an interview with author Alex Shoumatoff

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Jun 2017

Groundwater may play key role in forest fires

Sandhya Sekar 16 Jun 2017

If we wish to save the Javan rhinoceros, we must work to know it (commentary)

Francesco Nardelli 15 Jun 2017

Mangrove loss threatens migratory shorebird route in North Sumatra

Ayat S. Karokaro 15 Jun 2017

Lobby groups drop lawsuit against Indonesian environment law

Lusia Arumingtyas, Sapariah Saturi 15 Jun 2017

‘Communities should be involved from the beginning’: Kalimantan villagers demand development plans respect their needs

Indra Nugraha 14 Jun 2017

New ‘Elfin mountain toad’ discovered in Annamite Mountains of Vietnam

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jun 2017

Trade just as important to ensure food security as healthy fisheries (commentary)

Michael Fabinyi, Wolfram Dressler, Michael Pido 14 Jun 2017

Papuan clan leader laments influx of migrants to sacred Cyclops Mountains

Christopel Paino 14 Jun 2017

Norway bans government purchasing of palm oil biofuel

Morgan Erickson-Davis 13 Jun 2017

‘The ones we named are all dead now’: dolphins and fishers struggle to survive in Myanmar

Kayla Walsh 13 Jun 2017

Tropical forest diversity and carbon richness not linked, study finds

Claire Salisbury 12 Jun 2017
Confiscated guns, snares and chainsaws in Cambodia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Long plagued by illegal logging, Cambodia faces accusations of corruption

Lauren Crothers 12 Jun 2017

Guatemala provides an example of community forest management for Indonesia

Carolina Gamazo 12 Jun 2017

‘Give us back our land’: paper giants struggle to resolve conflicts with communities in Sumatra

Alice Cuddy 9 Jun 2017

The Philippines, a nation rich in precious metals, encounters powerful opposition to mining

Keith Schneider 8 Jun 2017

Vaquita survival hinges on stopping international swim bladder trade

Mongabay.com 8 Jun 2017

Bringing rhinos back to India’s parks

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Jun 2017

FSC to investigate Korean conglomerate’s palm oil operations in Indonesia

Mike Gaworecki 7 Jun 2017
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesia’s plantation lobby challenges environmental law

Basten Gokkon, Lusia Arumingtyas 7 Jun 2017

Small but not forgotten: Gibbons need more attention (commentary)

Pengfei Fan, Thad Q. Bartlett 6 Jun 2017

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