“Weird” algae key to survival of coral reefs
"Weird" algae key to survival of coral reefs "Weird" algae key to survival of coral reefs ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies August 31, 2007 A team of…
Coral reefs declining faster than rainforests
Coral reefs declining faster than rainforests Coral cover declines by 50% since 1980 Coral reefs declining faster than rainforests mongabay.com August 8, 2007 Coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean are…
Hurricanes can help coral reefs
Hurricanes can help coral reefs Hurricanes can help coral reefs mongabay.com July 17, 2007 A close call with a hurricane can be beneficial to a stressed coral reef, reports a…
Coral diseases largely result from human activities
Coral diseases largely result from human activities Coral diseases largely result from human activities mongabay.com May 17, 2007 The apparent increase in infectious disease among coral is likely the result…
Global warming is killing coral reefs
Global warming is killing coral reefs Global warming is killing coral reefs Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May 7, 2007 A new study provides further evidence that climate change is adversely…
Some corals may survive acidification caused by rising CO2 levels
Some corals may survive acidification caused by rising CO2 Some corals may survive acidification caused by rising CO2 levels mongabay.com March 29, 2007 Several studies have shown that increased atmospheric…
Carbon dioxide levels threaten oceans regardless of global warming
Carbon dioxide levels threaten oceans regardless of global warming Carbon dioxide levels threaten oceans regardless of global warming Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 8, 2007 Rising levels of carbon dioxide…
Some corals can adapt to ocean acidification
Some corals can adapt to ocean acidification Some corals can adapt to ocean acidification mongabay.com July 6, 2006 But the research provides further evidence that corals are extremely sensitive to…
Increasingly acidic oceans damaging to marine life
Increasingly acidic oceans harm marine life Increasingly acidic oceans harm marine life mongabay.com July 5, 2006 More bad news for the world's sea creatures Carbon dioxide emissions are altering ocean…
Severe damage expected for Caribbean coral reefs in 2006
Severe damage expected for Caribbean coral reefs in 2006 Severe damage expected for Caribbean coral reefs in 2006 mongabay.com July 4, 2006 Caribbean Sea temperatures have reached their annual high…
Madagascar’s reefs escape damage from global warming
Madagascar's reefs escape damage from global warming Madagascar's reefs escape damage from global warming Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 22, 2006 A survey of coral along Madagascar's northeast coast suggests…
Global warming may cause permanent damage to coral reefs
Global warming may cause permanent damage to coral reefs Global warming may cause permanent damage to coral reefs mongabay.com May 15, 2006 Global warming has had a more devastating impact…
Corals may survive global warming by gorging themselves
Corals may survive global warming by gorging themselves Corals may survive global warming by gorging themselves mongabay.com April 26, 2006 A new study published in Nature says some coral are…
Damaged Caribbean reefs under attack
Damaged Caribbean reefs under attack Damaged Caribbean reefs under attack Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 10, 2006 After experiencing one of the most devastating coral bleaching events on record during…
Recent Coral Bleaching at Great Barrier Reef
Recent Coral Bleaching at Great Barrier Reef Recent Coral Bleaching at Great Barrier Reef By Gretchen Cook-Anderson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center April 5, 2006 An international team of scientists…
Climate change threatens coldwater reefs
Climate change threatens coldwater reefs Climate change threatens coldwater reefs Ecological Society of America April 3, 2006 Corals don't only occur in warm, sun-drenched, tropical seas; some species are found…
Pacific Ocean getting warmer and more acidic
Pacific Ocean getting warmer and more acidic Pacific Ocean getting warmer and more acidic Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 31, 2006 The Pacific Ocean is getting warmer and more acidic,…
Great Barrier Reef in Trouble says Australian Scientist
Great Barrier Reef in Trouble says Australian Scientist Great Barrier Reef in trouble says Australian scientist Worst bleaching on record possible Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 1, 2006 Australia's Great…
Caribbean reefs suffer severe coral bleaching event
Caribbean reefs suffer severe coral bleaching event, NASA sends research team to investigate Caribbean reefs suffer severe coral bleaching event Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 20, 2005 The Caribbean experienced…
Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef’s coral 95% dead
Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 17, 2005 Australia's…
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Forest Trackers
- License to Log: Cambodian military facilitates logging on Koh Kong Krao and across the Cardamoms
- Forest behind bars: Logging network operating out of Cambodian prison in the Cardamoms
- Indigenous communities in Argentina’s Chaco fear another heavy fire season in 2023
- As tourism booms in India’s Western Ghats, habitat loss pushes endangered frogs to the edge
Oceans
- A Southeast Asian marine biodiversity hotspot is also a wildlife trafficking hotbed
- Experts, activists unite to blast Indonesia’s U-turn on sea sand exports
- As one Indian Ocean tuna stock faces collapse, nations scramble to save others
- Conservationists aim to save critically endangered European eels on Italy’s Po River
Amazon Conservation
- Boosted with fresh donations, Amazon Fund reboots stalled projects
- Majority of Brazil’s Congress votes to restrict Indigenous land advances
- Protected areas store a year’s worth of CO₂ emissions, study reveals
- Indigenous land rights key to curbing deforestation and restoring lands: Study
Land rights and extractives
- Dams and plantations upend livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo River Valley
- Fish deaths near Rio Tinto mine in Madagascar dredge up community grievances
- Award-winning, Indigenous peace park dragged into fierce conflict in Myanmar
- Logging permit threatens Quilombola bioeconomic ‘paradise’ in the Amazon
Endangered Environmentalists
- Indigenous chief shot in head in Brazil’s ‘palm oil war’ region; crisis group launched
- ‘You don’t kill people to protect forests’: New Thai parks chief raises alarm
- Vietnam’s environmental NGOs face uncertain status, shrinking civic space
- ‘We lost the biggest ally’: Nelly Marubo on her friend Bruno Pereira’s legacy
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
- Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64
- A utopia of clean air and wet peat amid Sumatra’s forest fire ‘hell’
Conservation Effectiveness
- Africa’s land and forest restoration initiative gathers pace in Malawi
- Study shows Kenyan elephant shrew may be adapting to human disturbance, drought
- Saving forests to protect coastal ecosystems: Japan sets historic example
- From scarcity to abundance: The secret of the ‘peace farmers’ of Colombia
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
- Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams
