Scientists only have so many hands and eyes. That’s why ecologists enlisted hundreds of Makushi and Wapishana villagers to record the sights and signs of animals across 48,000 square kilometers…
The Nigerian Montane Forest Project's field station set in the Ngel Nyaki Forest. Photo by: Pierre-Michel Forget. Between 2000 and 2010, Nigeria lost nearly a third (31 percent) of its…
Perspectives on proposed changes to Brazil's Forest Code Roberto Smeraldi: Brazilian environmentalist says Forest Code bill will send wrong signal to farmers and ranchers in the Amazon, undermining sustainable use.…
Photo courtesy of community members at the Remembering Navjot Sodhi Facebook page. Over the weekend I received very sad and unexpected news: my friend Navjot Sodhi, a scientist whose mentorship…
From the Serengeti to the Eastern Arc montane forests The following is an article written especially for the Joint ATBC-SCB Africa conference to introduce attendees to some of the recent…
Mount Kerinci, Sumatra's largest volcano, is a part of Kerinci Seblat National Park. Image courtesy of Google Earth. We initially reported that Kerinci Seblat National Park has been closed to…
Papua New Guinea, as viewed from Google Earth, covers the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, as well as other Pacific Islands. The government of Papua New Guinea…
Forest elephant. Photo by: Carlton Ward Junior. An interview with Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz and Stephen Blake. Warning: graphic images below. It seems difficult to imagine elephants delicately tending a garden, but…
Dalam rangka deklarasi tahun 2010 sebagai 'Tahun Internasional Keragaman Hayati' oleh Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa, Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) telah memasukkan suatu bagian khusus tentang keragaman hayati dalam Biotropica…
In recognition of the United Nations' declaration of 2010 as the 'International Year of Biodiversity', the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) has included a special section on the…
When people think of the Amazon rainforest, they likely think of roaring jaguars, jumping monkeys, marching ants, and squeezing anacondas. The humble peccary would hardly be among the first animals…
Investments in protecting and managing biodiversity are key to helping the world slow and adapt to climate change, said a World Bank ecologist speaking last month at the Association for…
Scientists with the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) have released a resolution opposing the current development plan for a road and bridge crossing Balikpapan Bay in the Indonesian…
Scientists convening at the annual Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) meeting in Sanur, Bali urged Indonesia's leaders to strengthen measures to protect the country's biologically-rich ecosystems. In a…
Scientists convening in Bali expressed a range of concerns over a proposed mechanism for mitigating climate change through forest conservation, but some remained hopeful the idea could deliver long-term protection…
The vice president of Indonesia on Wednesday urged scientists and the broader international community to help Indonesia find a balance between conservation and natural resource use. Addressing an audience of…
The bulk of illegally traded wildlife moves through two "triangles" that span the Indonesian archipelago, an ecologist told scientists attending a meeting convened in Sanur, Bali by the Association for…
The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) has released a resolution urging the UN to change its definition for 'forest', before the controversial definition undermines conservation efforts, biodiversity preservation,…
Not many people know the solenodon and the hutia, yet for the fortunate few that have encountered them, these strange little-studied mammals—just barely holding on in the Caribbean island of…
Summary: Carapa akuri is a new tree species endemic to Guyana Carapa akuri produces oil-rich seeds valuable for a range of uses Carapa akuri may provide another reason to conserve…
Fifth in a series of interviews with participants at the 2009 Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) conference. One of the most pressing issues in the conservation today is…
Fourth in a series of interviews with participants at the 2009 Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) conference. The Atlantic Forest may very well be the most imperiled tropical…
Third in a series of interviews with participants at the 2009 Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) conference. In Madagascar the TAMS Program (Tetik'asa Mampody Savoka, meaning "the project…
Reuben Clements is the species conservation manager for WWF-Malaysia's Malayan tiger and Sumatran rhino projects. Mongabay.com's fifth in a series of interviews with 'Young Scientists'. And second in a series…
First in a series of interviews with participants at the 2009 Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) conference. Sometimes we lose sight of the forest by staring at the…
An interview with ecologist Dr. Richard Corlett of National University of Singapore Tropical East Asia's rapid population growth and dramatic economic expansion over the past half century have taken a…
Markets may save rainforests An interview with Dr. Andrew Mitchell of the Global Canopy Program: Markets could save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 18, 2008 Markets may soon value…
Carl Linnaeus's forgotten apostle rediscovered: an ecological account of 18th Century Suriname Carl Linnaeus's forgotten apostle rediscovered: an ecological account of 18th Century Suriname Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 11, 2008…
One-fifth of the Brazilian Amazon's tree species to go extinct, even under optimistic scenario 20% of the Brazilian Amazon's tree species to go extinct Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 11, 2008…
