Goodbye, snows of Kilimanjaro
The most recent survey among the ice fields atop Mount Kilimanjaro found that the ice atop Africa's most famous mountain could be gone in twenty years—and maybe even sooner. Published…
Will tropical trees survive climate change?, an interview with Kenneth J. Feeley
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…
Sea levels set to rise as Arctic warming replaces millennia long natural cooling cycle
According to a new study published in Science the Arctic should be cooling, and in fact has been cooling for millennia. But beginning in 1900 Arctic summer temperatures began rising…
Amazon could lose 60% of forest without triggering catastrophic die-off, claims new study
Brazil's setting aside of more than 500,000 square miles (1.25 million square kilometers) of rainforest in protected areas over the past decade may effectively buffer the Amazon from the effects…
Global warming estimates double in severity according to new MIT modeling
Employing the MIT Integrated Global System Model, scientists have found that global warming could be more than twice as severe as previous estimates six years ago. The MIT Integrated Global…
Cutting greenhouse gases now would save world from worst global warming scenarios
If nations worked together to produce large cuts in greenhouse gases, the world would be saved from global warming's worst-case-scenarios, according to a new study from the National Center for…
Trees in trouble: massive die-offs predicted with global warming
An experimental study of pinon pines at Biosphere 2 in Arizona shows that an increase in temperature makes the species more susceptible to die-off during drought. When temperatures were increased…
Revolutionary new theory overturns modern meteorology with claim that forests move rain
Largely ignored by scientific community, new theory could change how future generations view forests Two Russian scientists, Victor Gorshkov and Anastassia Makarieva of the St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics, have published…
Amazonian region likely to become savannah due to burning, deforestation
A new analysis shows that the heavily-deforested Amazonian region of Mato Grosso is particularly susceptible to 'savannization' due to repeated burning that has likely depleted the region's soils of precious…
Rise in sea levels due to global warming could imperil New York City
Burning rainforests, melting tundra could accelerate global warming well beyond current projections
Global warming may drive the Amazon rainforest toward seasonal forests rather than savanna
Changes in rainfall resulting from climate change may drive the parts of Amazon rainforest toward seasonal forests rather than savanna, argue researchers writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
Global warming to strengthen Arctic storms
Monstrous prehistoric snake provides glimpse of warmer tropical forests
Sea levels may rise 2-3 times faster than expected
Sea levels may rise 2-3 times faster than expected Sea levels may rise 2-3 times faster than expected mongabay.com August 31, 2008 Global sea level rise this century from a…
Climate change to hurt Brazil’s farm exports by 2020
Climate change to cut Brazil's soy exports 24% by 2020 Climate change to cut Brazil's soy exports 24% by 2020 mongabay.com August 11, 2008 Climate change could have a significant…
Global warming increases “extreme” rain storms
Global warming increases "extreme" rain storms Global warming increases "extreme" rain storms mongabay.com August 7, 2008 Global warming is increasing the incidence of heavy rainfall at a rate greater than…
Past greenhouse warming events offer clues on future climate change
Past greenhouse warming events offer clues on future climate change Past greenhouse warming events offer clues on future climate change University of California - Santa Cruz February 16, 2008 If…
North Atlantic warming is natural, not due to climate change
North Atlantic warming not due to climate change North Atlantic warming not due to climate change Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 3, 2008 While overall temperature in the North Atlantic…
Rising CO2 levels tied to increasing human mortality
Rising CO2 levels tied to increasing human mortality Rising CO2 levels tied to increasing human mortality mongabay.com January 3, 2008 Rising carbon dioxide levels have been tied to increases in…
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could alter warming trend
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could alter warming trend Melting of Greenland ice sheet could alter global warming trend mongabay.com December 6, 2007 Public sector has growing role in China's…
Global warming to boost severe thunderstorms in NYC, Atlanta
Global warming to boost severe thunderstorms in NYC, Atlanta Global warming to boost severe thunderstorms in NYC, Atlanta mongabay.com December 3, 2007 Global warming could lead to weather conditions that…
Climate risks to global agriculture are underestimated
Climate risks to global agriculture are underestimated Climate risks to global agriculture are underestimated mongabay.com December 3, 2007 Vulnerability of global agricultural to climate change may be underestimated by experts,…
Food prices to rise due to energy demand, economic trends
Food prices to rise due to energy demand, economic trends Food prices to rise due to energy demand, economic trends mongabay.com December 3, 2007 Income growth, climate change, high energy…
Climate sensitivity to rising CO2 levels still uncertain
>Climate sensitivity to rising CO2 levels still uncertain Climate sensitivity to rising CO2 levels still uncertain mongabay.com October 25, 2007 Climate sensitivity to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases is still…
Climate change will impact U.S. economy
Climate change will impact U.S. economy Climate change will impact U.S. economy mongabay.com October 16, 2007 Climate change will have a significant economic impact on the United States, reports a…
Scientists: Newsweek Erred in Global Warming Coverage
Scientists: Newsweek Erred in Global Warming Coverage Scientists: Newsweek Erred in Global Warming Coverage The University of Alabama August 13, 2007 A statement from the University of Alabama argues that…
Global warming will slow, then accelerate reports ground-breaking model
Global warming will slow, then accelerate reports ground-breaking model Global warming will slow, then accelerate reports ground-breaking model mongabay.com August 9, 2007 Global warming will slow during the next few…
U.S. could offset 20% of emissions through reforestation of marginal lands
U.S. could offset 20% of emissions through reforestation of marginal lands U.S. could offset 20% of emissions through reforestation of marginal lands mongabay.com May 3, 2007 Reforesting marginal agricultural land…
Ethanol may be greener but have higher health cost
Ethanol may be greener but have higher health cost Ethanol may be greener but have higher health cost Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 18, 2007 Widespread burning of ethanol as…
Special series
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
- 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
- Expedition to Pacific ecosystems hopes to learn from their resilience
- Illegal trawling ravages Tunisian seagrass meadows crucial for fish
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
- 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
- For key Bangladesh wetland, bid for Ramsar status is no guarantee of protection
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
