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Dani man in Indonesian papua. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Does community-based forest management work in the tropics?

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Nov 2017

Does forest certification really work?

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Sep 2017
Deforestation in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

What works in conservation? In-depth series starts next week

Shreya Dasgupta 15 Sep 2017

Central Africa’s ivory trade shifts underground, according to new report

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2017

Is Norwegian money funding Congo deforestation?

Morgan Erickson-Davis 28 Jul 2017

Pangolin hunting skyrockets in Central Africa, driven by international trade

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2017

Big forests, big ag: Are rainforests the right place for industrial agriculture? (commentary)

Glenn Hurowitz 20 Jul 2017

African great ape bushmeat crisis intensifies; few solutions in sight

Sharon Guynup 7 Jul 2017

Gabon pledges ‘massive’ protected network for oceans

Mongabay.com 6 Jun 2017

New carbon map will help protect the DRC’s rainforests

Mike Gaworecki 1 Jun 2017

Not out of the woods: Concerns remain with Nigerian superhighway

John Cannon 26 May 2017
Giraffes roam in Garamba National Park in DRC. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

DRC’s Garamba National Park: The last giraffes of the Congo

Thomas Nicolon 9 May 2017
Park rangers on patrol in Garamba National Park in DRC earlier this month. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

2 wildlife rangers shot and killed by poachers in Congo park

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Apr 2017

Women could be a key to great ape conservation in the Congo

Tina Deines 21 Apr 2017

Study finds there are ways to mitigate deforestation risks of palm oil expansion in Africa

Mike Gaworecki 20 Apr 2017

Illegal bushmeat trade threatens human health and great apes

Claire Asher 6 Apr 2017

New species of wild ginger discovered in DR Congo

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Mar 2017

Successful forest protection in DRC hinges on community participation

John Cannon 12 Mar 2017

The Republic of Congo: on the cusp of forest conservation

John Cannon 27 Feb 2017

World’s largest tropical peatlands discovered in swamp forests of Congo Basin

Mike Gaworecki 9 Feb 2017

Documenting the consequences of palm oil production beyond Southeast Asia

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2017

New population of rare Dryas monkey videotaped for the first time

Shreya Dasgupta 3 Feb 2017
Rainforest timber on a barge in Gabon. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler / Mongabay

Logging in certified concessions drove intact forest landscape loss in Congo Basin

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jan 2017

NASA scientists find connection between fires and droughts in sub-Saharan Africa

Mike Gaworecki 19 Jan 2017
Kahuzi-Biega National Park rangers stand in formation at the park in October, 2016. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

Protecting gorillas at all costs: park rangers of the Congo

Thomas Nicolon 20 Nov 2016

Seven African countries pledge to protect their tropical forests from unsustainable oil palm development

Mike Gaworecki 16 Nov 2016

Cables reveal US gov’t role in Herakles Farms land grab in Cameroon

Mike Gaworecki 30 Aug 2016

Forest conservation can offset emissions from palm oil expansion in Africa: Study

Mike Gaworecki 13 Jul 2016

Gabon moves to share forestry profits with local forest communities

Mike Gaworecki 18 May 2016

5 wildlife rangers shot – 3 killed – by poachers in Congo park

Mongabay.com 25 Apr 2016

Disease prevention a boost to human health and great ape conservation

Elizabeth Devitt 21 Apr 2016

An agribusiness revolution is needed to save Africa’s last great apes

William H. Funk 12 Apr 2016

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