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International investment blamed for violence and oppression in Sarawak

Jenny Denton 15 Aug 2017

Amazonian city drags down fish stocks in 1,000-kilometer shadow

John Cannon 28 Jul 2017

Sand mining, land reclamation meet fierce resistance in Makassar

Rahmat Hardiansya, Wahyu Chandra 10 Jul 2017

Singapore statement on International Day of the Tropics: infrastructure deficit must be met sustainably (commentary)

Mark Ziembicki, Stewart Lockie 28 Jun 2017

Honduran politicians, US aid implicated in killings of environmentalists

Sandra Cuffe 1 Feb 2017

Police clash with protesters marching against power plant in Bangladesh

Morgan Erickson-Davis 26 Jan 2017

93% of world’s roadless areas are less than half the size of Cincinnati

Morgan Erickson-Davis 19 Dec 2016

Mongabay Newscast episode 4: Inside scoop on new Netflix documentary “The Ivory Game;” orangutan habitat under threat in Indonesia

Mike Gaworecki 1 Nov 2016

Failed economic development plans drive deforestation in Andean Amazon

Mike Gaworecki 20 Oct 2016

A mangrove forest in Cancun that was home to many crocodiles, boas, eagles, herons, frogs, squirrels and iguanas is destroyed

Pablo Hernández Mares 29 Feb 2016

Hong Kong’s pink dolphins could disappear due to airport expansion and bridge construction

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Nov 2015

US ambassador reiterates commitment to controversial Okinawa air base, a setback for endangered dugong

Greg Norman 6 Jul 2015

Kenya’s Karura Forest, symbol of GreenBelt Movement, suffering death by 1,000 cuts

Protus Onyango 29 Apr 2015

Report: Borneo could save billions while still meeting conservation and development goals

Mike Gaworecki 27 Apr 2015

Rapid development threatening traditional farms, forests in West Papua

Loren Bell 3 Feb 2015

Did palm oil expansion play a role in the Ebola crisis?

Emmanuel K. Urey 14 Jan 2015

Road building spree hurts Amazon birds

Brittany Stewart 14 Jan 2015

Scientific association calls on Nicaragua to scrap its Gran Canal

Jeremy Hance 27 Oct 2014

Where should the roads go? New map offers a solution to the ‘Pandora’s Box of environmental problems’

Morgan Erickson-Davis 27 Aug 2014

The Gran Canal: will Nicaragua’s big bet create prosperity or environmental ruin?

Jeremy Hance 27 Aug 2014

‘Natural Reserves’ no more: illegal colonists deforest huge portions of Nicaraguan protected areas

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 13 Aug 2014

Peru slashes environmental protections to attract more mining and fossil fuel investment

Jeremy Hance 23 Jul 2014

Roads through the rainforest: an overview of South America’s ‘arc of deforestation’

Dr Liz Kimbrough 21 Jul 2014

Booming populations, rising economies, threatened biodiversity: the tropics will never be the same

Jeremy Hance 7 Jul 2014

On a whim: Equatorial Guinea building new capital city in the middle of the rainforest

Fidelis Zvomuya 2 Jul 2014

Is Cameroon becoming the new Indonesia? Palm oil plantations accelerating deforestation

John Cannon 25 Jun 2014

Scientists discover carnivorous water rat in Indonesia, good example of convergent evolution

Morgan Erickson-Davis 19 Jun 2014

Survey finds huge biological value in Baja California, stalls resort development

Julian Moll-rocek 11 Jun 2014

China pledges $10 million to combat poaching in Africa

Jeremy Hance 8 May 2014

City lights threaten rainforests by deterring bats

Paul Sutherland 9 Apr 2014

Proposed rail and road projects could devastate Nepal’s tigers and rhinos

Jeremy Hance 6 Feb 2014

China’s growing wine industry threatening pandas and other endangered species

Nicola Davison 14 Aug 2013

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