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Boat loaded with wood on the Tambopata River, Peru

Perimeter Defense: Four Technologies for Detecting and Preventing Illegal Logging

Arpitha Kodiveri, Jonathan Mason, Meaghan Parker, Loretta Cheung 5 Nov 2015
APP fire-fighting crew in action.

APP pumps South Africa specialists to join haze fire fight

Mongabay Haze Beat 5 Nov 2015

In landslide vote, Washington says yes to anti-wildlife trafficking measure

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Nov 2015

Gold mining boom threatens communities in Suriname

Apoorva Joshi 4 Nov 2015

Greater biodiversity makes ecosystems more resistant to climate change

Mike Gaworecki 4 Nov 2015

Latin American illegal wildlife trade exploding in scope and scale

Laurel Neme 4 Nov 2015
Members of the local community help extinguish the fire of burning peatland in Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island, Indonesia.

Privatized gain, socialized pain; Singapore foreign minister turns up heat on haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 4 Nov 2015

BP oil spill may be causing failed pregnancies in dolphins

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Nov 2015

Report finds international financing for forests and climate moving from capacity building to implementation

Mike Gaworecki 3 Nov 2015

Indonesia breathes easier for now as haze recedes and rain falls

Mongabay Haze Beat 3 Nov 2015

A Borneo village maps its land to protect against encroachers

Christopel Paino 3 Nov 2015

Mystery whale known only from specimens found living in the wild

Rebecca Kessler 3 Nov 2015

China, France release joint statement ahead of Paris climate talks calling for five-year review process

Mike Gaworecki 3 Nov 2015

Scientists launch global shark and ray census

Kolawole Talabi 2 Nov 2015

The Black-faced Spoonbill: Asia’s beloved wading bird fights for space

Doug Meigs 2 Nov 2015

How can a bat survive deforestation? Be small, mobile, and vegetarian

Sophie Furnival 2 Nov 2015

Police investigate new hotspot at govt office in Palangkaraya as ‘important’ documents go up in smoke

Mongabay Haze Beat 2 Nov 2015

Loggers destroying giant panda habitat, says Greenpeace

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Nov 2015

Personalizing climate change: spy cameras document polar bear behaviors on and off sea ice

Hina Alam 2 Nov 2015
Members of the indigenous community live at the riverbanks in Kapuas river where the air is engulfed with thick haze at Sei Ahass village, Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island, Indonesia. These fires are a threat to the health of millions. Smoke from landscape fires kills an estimated 110,000 people every year across Southeast Asia, mostly as a result of heart and lung problems, and weakening newborn babies.

Greenpeace releases dramatic haze photos as Indonesian fire emissions surpass 1.6B tons

Mongabay.com 1 Nov 2015

Dare to explore the spookier side of nature

Brittany Stewart 31 Oct 2015

Private conservation lands under threat in Peruvian Amazon

Barbara Fraser 30 Oct 2015

Climate change publications biased towards ‘richer, cooler and less vulnerable countries’

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Oct 2015

Jokowi pledges Indonesia peatland ‘revitalization’ to stop the burning

Mongabay Haze Beat 30 Oct 2015

Gold mining explodes in Suriname, puts forests and people at risk

Apoorva Joshi 30 Oct 2015

Sung te giac ethics: New wealth brings new responsibilities (commentary)

Mic Smith 30 Oct 2015

Oil roads to ecological ruin: Ecuador’s bushmeat and wildlife trade

Sean Mowbray 29 Oct 2015

Indonesian wildfire disaster threatens virgin forest in Borneo

Mongabay Haze Beat 29 Oct 2015

Bali’s mountain dwellers govern with ancient palm leaf treatises

Luh De Suriyani 29 Oct 2015

Reduced Amazon deforestation may be saving thousands of human lives

Morgan Erickson-Davis 28 Oct 2015

São Paolo Trafficking: Smuggling Brazil’s Wildlife

Sharon Guynup 28 Oct 2015

Raja Ampat fires destroy livelihoods; Sumatrans suffer from drought amid haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 28 Oct 2015

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