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Study finds people apt to shrug off extreme weather as normal

Mongabay.com 28 Feb 2019

For the famed chimps of Gombe, human encroachment takes a toll

Anthony Langat 28 Feb 2019

Abandoned plantations in forested areas may not recover fully: Study

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Feb 2019

Nepal, in a bid to create a new rhino population, pauses to take stock

Abhaya Raj Joshi 27 Feb 2019

New study finds young forests have a huge climate impact

Morgan Erickson-Davis 26 Feb 2019

Blue whales remember best times and places to find prey

Mongabay.com 26 Feb 2019
Elephant in Namibia. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

It pays, but does it stay? Hunting in Namibia’s community conservation system

John Grobler 26 Feb 2019

Is there another Javan Rhino habitat as ideal as Ujung Kulon? (Commentary)

Haerudin R. Sadjudin 26 Feb 2019

New map shows every forest matters in helping save the Javan leopard

Gianluca Cerullo 26 Feb 2019

The odor side of otters: Tech reveals species’ adaptations to human activity

Visvak P. 25 Feb 2019

Allegation of forged signature casts shadow over China-backed dam in Sumatra

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Feb 2019

World’s largest bee filmed alive for the first time in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 25 Feb 2019

AI and public data identify fishing behavior to protect hungry seabirds

Marianne Messina 22 Feb 2019

Latam Eco Review: Icon status for jaguars and fears over lithium mining

Mongabay.com 22 Feb 2019

Forest soils take longer to recover from fires and logging than previously thought

Mike Gaworecki 22 Feb 2019

In other news: Environmental stories from around the web, February 22, 2019

Mongabay.com 22 Feb 2019

Research into chimp health benefits human, ecosystem well-being too

Giovanni Ortolani 22 Feb 2019

What the Congo Basin can learn from Filipino community forestry laws (commentary)

Tanja Venisnik 21 Feb 2019
Just a few baobab trees remain standing in a part of the Menabe Antimena Protected Area near Kirindy village that was forested a few years ago. Image by Pierre Koval.

Illegal corn farming menaces a Madagascar protected area

Emilie Filou 21 Feb 2019

Plastics found in dolphins, seals, and whales in UK waters

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2019

Brazil wants to legalize agribusiness leasing of indigenous lands

Jenny Gonzales 21 Feb 2019

In a predator-infested forest, survival for baby birds comes by the road

John Cannon 21 Feb 2019

Cambodia’s fragile Prey Lang forest remains under threat

Lauren Crothers 21 Feb 2019

The sounds of a rare New Zealand bird reintroduced to its native habitat

Mike Gaworecki 20 Feb 2019

New Species of orangutan threatened from moment of its discovery

Laurel Neme 20 Feb 2019

Chinese ‘Queen of Ivory’ sentenced to 15 years in jail for tusk trafficking

Mongabay.com 20 Feb 2019

Indonesian candidates find common ground in support for palm oil

Basten Gokkon 20 Feb 2019

Bolsonaro government takes aim at Vatican over Amazon meeting

Jan Rocha 20 Feb 2019

Indonesia to get first payment from Norway under $1b REDD+ scheme

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Feb 2019
A view of the Soarano wetland, cleared of forest by illegal gold miners. Image by Daniel Burgas.

Illegal gold mining destroys wetland forest in Madagascar park

Rowan Moore Gerety 19 Feb 2019

What does it take to discover a new great ape species?

Laurel Neme 19 Feb 2019

Brazil sees growing wave of anti-indigenous threats, reserve invasions

Sue Branford and Maurício Torres 19 Feb 2019

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