80% of wars between 1950-2000 took place in biodiversity hotspots
80 percent of the world's major armed conflicts between 1950 and 2000 occurred in biodiversity hotspots, reports a study published in the journal Conservation Biology. The research examined conflicts in…
High ivory prices in Vietnam drive killing of elephants in Laos, Cambodia
Green-blooded, blue-boned frog discovered in Cambodia
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of frog in Cambodia. The amphibian is unusual in that is has green blood and turquoise-colored bones, a result of its transparent skin…
Photos of new species discovered in the Greater Mekong
Photos of new species discovered in Southeast Asia Photos of new species discovered in the Greater Mekong mongabay.com December 15, 2008
Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia
Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia Two large populations of endangered monkeys discovered in Cambodia mongabay.com August 28, 2008 Conservationists have discovered "surprisingly large populations" of two…
Conservation success story: birds stage dramatic recovery in Cambodia
According to a report released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), several species of rare waterbirds from Cambodia's famed Tonle Sap region have staged remarkable comebacks, thanks to a…
Failing water supply destroyed lost city of Angkor Wat
Failing water supplies destroyed Angkor Wat in Cambodia Failing water supply destroyed lost city of Angkor Wat Ancient city, one of the largest ever known, done in by environmental degradation…
Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks
Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks mongabay.com July 9, 2007 Corruption and poverty make for 'paper parks' Poverty and corruption…
Rare softshell turtle rediscovered in Cambodia
Rare softshell turtle rediscovered in Cambodia Rare softshell turtle rediscovered in Cambodia mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Scientists from Conservation International have successfully hatched a clutch of eggs from one of…
First ever photos of leopard with cub in Cambodia
Female leopard and cub captured by a camera trap. The first ever photographs of a wild leopard taken with young in Cambodia. © WWF Greater Mekong / WWF Cambodia SWAP…
Rare vulture colony found in Cambodia
Rare vulture colony found in Cambodia Rare vulture colony found in Cambodia WCS February 6, 2007 Working in the remote forests of Cambodia, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)…
Cambodia sets aside land for endangered bird
Cambodia sets aside land for endangered bird Cambodia sets aside land for endangered bird mongabay.com November 6, 2006 Cambodia has set aside more than one hundred square miles of habitat…
Cambodia could earn $100 million under climate deal
Cambodia could earn $100 million under climate deal Cambodia could earn $100 million under climate deal mongabay.com November 5, 2006 Cambodia could earn hundreds of millions of dollars through a…
Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures
Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 17, 2005 [update] Nigeria has the world's highest deforestation…
World deforestation rates and forest cover statistics, 2000-2005
New deforestation figures show Nigeria has worst rate of forest loss [2010 update] Nigeria has the world's highest deforestation rate, Brazil loses the largest area of forest annually, and Congo…
Natural resource management revolutionized around Cambodia’s ‘Great Lake’
Natural resource management revolutionized around Cambodia's 'Great Lake' Natural resource management revolutionized around Cambodia's 'Great Lake' For Cambodia's 'Great Lake' and the millions who depend on it, a new lease…
Microchip implant saves endangered turtle from the cooking pot
Microchip implant saves endangered turtle from the cooking pot Microchip implant saves endangered turtle from the cooking pot WCS Press Release July 18, 2005 Sre Ambel River mangrove turtle. Picture…
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Forest trackers
- ‘A disgrace’: Luxury housing plans threaten Cambodia’s Bokor National Park
- Smallholder agriculture cuts into key Sumatran tiger habitat
- Indigenous Cacataibo of Peru threatened by land grabbing and drug trade
- Colombian and Ecuadorian Indigenous communities live in fear as drug traffickers invade
Oceans
- Scientists discover three glow-in-the-dark sharks
- When Chinook salmon is off the menu, other prey will do for endangered orcas
- How technology can help us achieve at least 30% ocean protection (commentary)
- Corals are struggling, but they’re too abundant to go extinct, study says
Amazon conservation
- Facebook enabling Amazon land grabbing, deforestation, finds investigation
- Amazon ‘Tribes on the Edge’: Q&A with documentary filmmaker Céline Cousteau
- We’re killing those tropical trees we’re counting on to absorb carbon dioxide
- As Amazon forest-to-savanna tipping point looms, solutions remain elusive
Land rights and extractives
- Amid pollution and COVID-19, a quilombolas’ Amazon sanctuary turns hostile
- Organizations aim to block funds for East African oil pipeline
- Indigenous community wins recognition of its land rights in Panama
- Timber organization’s backing ‘one step’ toward ‘peace park’ in Borneo
Endangered environmentalists
- Brazilian woman threatened by Amazon loggers wins global human rights award
- Indonesian fishers opposed to dredging project hit by ‘criminalization’ bid
- Life as an Amazon activist: ‘I don’t want to be the next Dorothy Stang’
- In Philippines’ Palawan, top cop linked to assault on environmental officer
Indonesias forest guardians
- Why I stand for my tribe’s forest: It gives us food, culture, and life (commentary)
- 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
Conservation effectiveness
- A Malagasy community wins global recognition for saving its lake
- Scientists in Costa Rica are growing new corals to save reefs
- Technology innovations look to change the cacao landscape in Colombia
- In mangrove restoration, custom solutions beat one-size-fits-all approach
Southeast asian infrastructure
- Indonesian governor’s arrest in road project points to more tainted contracts
- Papua deforestation highlights eastward shift of Indonesia forest clearing
- Planned coal-trucking road threatens a forest haven for Sumatran frogs
- Deforestation spurred by road project creeps closer to Sumatra wildlife haven
