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Cross River superhighway changes course in Nigeria

John Cannon 28 Apr 2017

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

Tina Deines 21 Apr 2017
A small village nestled in the Ha Giang province in Vietnam near the border with China. Photo by Michael Tatarski for Mongabay.

Enforcement, development and education define efforts to save Vietnam’s rare primates

Michael Tatarski 15 Jan 2017

Sapphire boom propels thousands into Madagascar rainforest

John Cannon 1 Dec 2016

Hunting stymies rainforest regrowth, says a new study

John Cannon 10 Nov 2016
Tumaini Matinda drives his beat up 1995 Land Cruiser during one of his patrols in the forests of the Simanjiro district in northeast Tanzania. Photo by Willy Lowry

One man’s quest to save Tanzania’s forests

Sophie Tremblay, Willy Lowry 7 Nov 2016
A cook fries potato chips using charcoal at the Salama Guest House on the Kenyan side of Namanga. Photo by Nathan Siegel

In a border town, a favorite African fuel has an uncertain future

Nathan Siegel 3 Nov 2016
Tanzanian women carry new beehives into the forest. Photo by Felipe Rodriguez/APW

Can helping women achieve financial freedom help the environment, too?

Roz Evans 24 Aug 2016

Conservation, Divided: in-depth series starts Tuesday

Jeremy Hance 21 Apr 2016

India’s “environmentalism of convenience” threatens forest-dwellers’ rights

Arpitha Kodiveri 14 Apr 2016
High security fence at the Marange diamond fields. Security is tight but poverty in nearby communities drives many to attempt to break in and pan for diamonds illegally. Those caught risk beatings and torture by government and mine security forces. Photo by Andrew Mambondiyani.

Abuse, displacement, pollution: the legacy of Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds

Andrew Mambondiyani 15 Mar 2016

Conservation and birth control: a controversial mix?

Roz Evans 14 Mar 2016

Aquaculture comes to Lake Victoria, but will it help wild fish?

Isaiah Esipisu 22 Feb 2016

Managing fish stock –and fishermen– along Brazil’s Canaticu River

Jenny Gonzales 2 Feb 2016

Photos: Can helping local people save an embattled Nigerian park?

Lawal Sani Kona 20 Jan 2016

As education grows so does the awareness of conserving biodiversity

Brittany Stewart 14 Jan 2016

Running Wild with Cheetah Expert Laurie Marker

Nathan Hahn 31 Oct 2015

Conservation and the rights of indigenous communities (commentary)

Michael Painter 12 Dec 2014

Madagascar’s most famous lemur facing big threats

Marni Lafleur 18 Dec 2013

Myanmar faces new conservation challenges as it opens up to the world

Claire Salisbury 4 Oct 2013

Building a new generation of local conservationists: how improving education in Uganda may save one of the world’s great forests

Jeremy Hance 20 Jun 2013

Costa Rican environmentalist pays ultimate price for his dedication to sea turtles

Jeremy Hance 10 Jun 2013

Innovative conservation: bandanas to promote new park in the Congo

Jeremy Hance 16 Jul 2012

Rio+20 and economic perils in Europe: opportunity for linkage

Richard Blaustein 19 Jun 2012

Without data, fate of great apes unknown

Ingrid Schulze 12 Mar 2012

Innovative conservation: wild silk, endangered species, and poverty in Madagascar

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2012

Eco-toilets help save hippos and birds in Kenya

Jeremy Hance 4 Jan 2012

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