Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon
Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon Vampire Fish discovered in the Amazon Tina Butler, mongabay.com May 19, 2005 A new species, dubbed the 'vampire fish,' was recently discovered in the…
How did rainforest shamans gain their boundless knowledge on medicinal plants?
Ethnobotanists, people who study the relationship between plants and people, have long been aware that rainforest dwellers have an astounding knowledge of medicinal plants. For thousands of years, indigenous groups…
Surfing in Paradise: Surf Trip to Bahia, Brazil
Surfing in Paradise: Surf Trip to Bahia, Brazil Surfing in Paradise: Surf Trip to Bahia, Brazil Bahia Dreaming: Surfing in Paradise Tina Butler, mongabay.com April 27, 2005 More pictures of…
Amazon rain forest continues to fall; 200,000 square miles gone since 1978
Amazon rain forest continues to fall; 200,000 square miles gone since 1978 Amazon rain forest continues to fall; 200,000 square miles gone since 1978 Forest loss may worsen as Brazil…
Drought, fire called biggest threats to Amazon rainforest ecosystem
Drought, fire called biggest threats to Amazon rainforest ecosystem Drought, fire called biggest threats to Amazon rainforest ecosystem Rhett Butler, mongabay.com April 23, 2005 Rondônia, Brazil. Top:June 1985, Bottom: August…
Farmers and landless poor battle over the Amazon
Farmers and landless poor battle over the Amazon Farmers and landless poor battle over the Amazon Brazil land conflicts worst in decades , report says REUTERS April 22, 2005 BRASILIA,…
Studying the rainforest canopy
Studying the rainforest canopy Studying the rainforest canopy Learning about the richest region of the forest Crane's Eye View Tina Butler, mongabay.com April 21, 2005 Rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Danum…
Chinese economy drives road-building and deforestation in the Amazon
Chinese economy drives road-building and deforestation in the Amazon Asphalt and Soya Dreams: Two Oceans, Two Countries and the Transoceanica Chinese economy drives road-building and deforestation in the Amazon Paving…
Smoke from forest fires reduces rainfall and spells trouble for the Amazon rainforest
Amazon headed toward permanent changes? Recent studies by NASA scientists have found that heavy smoke from Amazon forest fires inhibits cloud formation and reduces rainfall. This finding, combined with other…
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Endangered environmentalists
- Deaths, arrests and protests as Philippines re-emerges from lockdown
- In Brazil, COVID-19 outbreak paves way for invasion of indigenous lands
- On anniversary of nun’s murder Amazon land rights activists at high risk
Indonesias forest guardians
- Reforesting a village in Indonesia, one batch of gourmet beans at a time
- Restoring Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem, one small farm at a time
- Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition
Amazon infrastructure
- Coronavirus puts Brazil’s quilombos at risk; will assistance come?
- Amazon road projects could lead to Belize-size loss of forest, study shows
- Bolsonaro revives a plan to carve a road through one of Brazil’s last untouched areas
Asian rhinos
- A new sanctuary for the Sumatran rhino is delayed amid COVID-19 measures
- U.S. fund that supports Sumatran rhino research faces deep cuts under Trump
- Reproductive woes spell need for more viable females in Sumatran rhino program
