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Lockdown allowed illegal fishing to spike in Philippines, satellite data suggest

Mongabay.com 7 Jun 2020

MRN bauxite mine leaves legacy of pollution, poverty in Brazilian Amazon

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 4 Jun 2020

Loss, resilience and community amid an outbreak: Q&A with gorilla researcher Magdalena Bermejo

Heather Richardson 4 Jun 2020

Amazon deforestation gig economy booms despite COVID-19 (Photo Essay)

Fábio Nascimento (photos) and Gustavo Faleiros (text) 3 Jun 2020

Offensive against the Amazon: An incontrollable pandemic (commentary)

Marcos Colón; Luís de Camões Lima Boaventura; and Erik Jennings 1 Jun 2020

Brazil judge blocks appointment of missionary to indigenous agency

Sam Cowie 26 May 2020

As lockdown ends, activists brace to resume fight over Manila Bay reclamation

Leilani Chavez, Susan Claire Agbayani 25 May 2020

Vietnam wildlife trade ban appears to flounder amid coronavirus success

Michael Tatarski 25 May 2020

Deaths, arrests and protests as Philippines re-emerges from lockdown

Mongabay.com 21 May 2020

Coronavirus puts Brazil’s quilombos at risk; will assistance come?

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 21 May 2020
Zebra in Rwanda. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

From crisis to solutions for communities and African conservation (commentary)

Dickson Kaelo; Daniel Sopia; Damian Bell; Richard Diggle and Fred Nelson 20 May 2020

A Philippine island locked down, but its mine didn’t — and infections mounted

Jun N. Aguirre 18 May 2020
Uncontacted indigenous group in the Amazon photographed by authorities with the Brazilian Indian affairs agency FUNAI. Photo by Gleison Miranda-FUNAI.

Indigenous COVID-19 cases top 500, danger mapped in Brazil agricultural hub

Sam Cowie 18 May 2020

A Philippine village on lockdown delivers nearly 300 turtle hatchlings to sea

Erwin M. Mascariñas 15 May 2020
Uncontacted indigenous group in the Amazon photographed by authorities with the Brazilian Indian affairs agency FUNAI. Photo by Gleison Miranda-FUNAI.

Amazon indigenous leader: Our survival is at stake. You can help (commentary)

Beto Marubo 12 May 2020

New bill could legalize ‘land banking’ by Indonesian plantation firms

Loren Bell 10 May 2020

Pandemic lockdown gives Philippine province time to rethink planned split-up

Keith Anthony Fabro 10 May 2020

Get sick or go hungry? Workers face dilemma at Freeport’s Grasberg mine

Febriana Firdaus 8 May 2020

For Philippine farmers reeling from disasters, lockdown is another pain point

Mavic Conde 7 May 2020

Feed your neighbor, solve big problems (commentary)

Darrel Webber 5 May 2020
Pangolin rescued from the wildlife trade in Vietnam. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Jane Goodall: COVID-19 is a product of our unhealthy relationship with animals and the environment (commentary)

Jane Goodall 4 May 2020

No tourism income, but this Philippine community still guards its environment

Keith Anthony Fabro 30 Apr 2020

Healing the world through ‘radical listening’: Q&A with Dr. Kinari Webb

Justin Catanoso 30 Apr 2020

For world’s rarest great ape, COVID-19 is latest in a litany of threats

Ayat S. Karokaro, Hans Nicholas Jong 30 Apr 2020

Farmer dies in custody after being charged in dispute with palm oil firm, prompting COVID-19 fears

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Apr 2020
Elephant in South Africa. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

As wildlife tourism grounds to a halt, who will pay for the conservation of nature?

Johan Robinson 23 Apr 2020

Forest fires in Indonesia set to add toxic haze to COVID-19 woes

Hans Nicholas Jong 23 Apr 2020
Traditional fisherman catching an octopus in Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo © Garth Cripps / Blue Ventures.

COVID underscores the urgency of holistic community-based approaches to conservation (commentary)

Alasdair Harris 22 Apr 2020

Rapid deforestation of Brazilian Amazon could bring next pandemic: Experts

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 15 Apr 2020

Land conflicts escalate with spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Apr 2020
Mountain gorilla in neighboring Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Photo for Mongabay.com by Rhett A. Butler.

For great apes at risk of infection, COVID-19 is also an economic threat

Heather Richardson 13 Apr 2020

Colombian indigenous groups rush to protect elders, leaders from COVID-19

Taran Volckhausen 10 Apr 2020

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