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Deforestation drops in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, but risks remain: experts

Karla Mendes 31 Jul 2019

Reef fish are faring fine in eastern Indonesia, study suggests

Julia John 31 Jul 2019
Traditional Iban tattoos on a Dayak leader's back. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Travelogue: Visiting an indigenous rainforest tribe in Borneo (Insider)

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Jul 2019

A Philippine community that once ate giant clams now works to protect them

Leilani Chavez 31 Jul 2019

Malagasy president considers backing declaration on conservation goals

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2019

Top Mongabay beach reads for the ‘dog days’ of summer

Erik Hoffner 30 Jul 2019

Authorities investigate murder of indigenous leader in Brazilian Amazon

Thais Borges 30 Jul 2019

West Nile virus lingers longer in birds exposed to light pollution

Mongabay.com 29 Jul 2019

Brazilian Amazon deforestation surge is real despite Bolsonaro’s denial (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 29 Jul 2019

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, July 26, 2019

Mongabay.com 26 Jul 2019

In Indonesia, a court victory for Bali’s ban on single-use plastics

Basten Gokkon 26 Jul 2019

Baby whale wears a camera, reveals its travel and nursing behavior: video

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 25 Jul 2019

Simba’s future depends on putting communities at the forefront of lion conservation (commentary)

Fred Nelson, John Kamanga 25 Jul 2019
Timber at the port of Antwerp. Photo: Philippe Verbelen/Greenpeace

Gabonese timber linked to illegal logging seized in Antwerp

Jim Tan 25 Jul 2019

Where did the birds go?: Q&A with river tern researcher Bosco Chan

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Jul 2019

New roads in Papua New Guinea may cause ‘quantum leap’ in forest loss

John Cannon 24 Jul 2019
Intact rainforest in Indonesian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Building a global inventory of plants: Q&A with botanist Patrick Weigelt

Shreya Dasgupta 23 Jul 2019

David Quammen on ecological restoration, emerging diseases, evolutionary science, and more

Mike Gaworecki 23 Jul 2019

Secretive and colorful dryas monkey isn’t as rare as once thought

Nina Finley 23 Jul 2019

When it comes to captive breeding, not all Sumatran rhinos are equal

Jeremy Hance 23 Jul 2019

Making room for wild foods in forest conservation

Sarah Sax 22 Jul 2019

Indonesia, facing a waste crisis, plans to burn it for electricity

Basten Gokkon 22 Jul 2019

Cocoa and gunshots: The struggle to save a threatened forest in Nigeria

Orji Sunday 19 Jul 2019

Conservation tech prize with invasive species focus announces finalists

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 19 Jul 2019

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, July 19, 2019

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2019

Corrupt police caught in bust of Peruvian Amazon drug gang

Bethan John 19 Jul 2019

The ambitious plan to recover and rewild the feisty, dwarf cow

Jeremy Hance 19 Jul 2019

Congo government opens Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to oil exploration

John Cannon 18 Jul 2019

Indonesian officials foil attempt to smuggle hornbill casques to Hong Kong

Basten Gokkon 18 Jul 2019

Information is key – but lacking for sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean (commentary)

Dave van Beuningen, Rhett Bennett 18 Jul 2019
Villagers from Farihitsara gather near the proposed dam site. Tozzi Green, the Italian company responsible for the hydroelectric project, marked some of the rocks when it did research at the site. Image by Edward Carver for Mongabay.

In Madagascar, villagers oppose plans for a dam that would inundate their land

Edward Carver 18 Jul 2019

From over 100,000 species assessments in IUCN update, zero improvements

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Jul 2019

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