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Nautilus pompilius shell

Nuclear pioneers press ahead with plans for Indonesia island frontier

Nopri Ismi 24 Jul 2023

Offshore oil plans in Brazil threaten South America’s largest coral reef

Luan Matheus Santana, Agência Pública 24 Jul 2023
An Andean motmot.

‘What we need to protect and why’: 20-year Amazon research hints at fate of tropics

Justin Catanoso 24 Jul 2023

Green gains: Localized efforts leave a mark, notably in drier areas, study shows

Malavika Vyawahare 24 Jul 2023

Seaweed farmers in eastern Indonesia struggle in a changing climate

Jaya Barends 23 Jul 2023
A fishing cat.

Small wildcats pose big challenges, but coexistence is very much possible

Sean Mowbray 21 Jul 2023
Ibama seizes a shipment of illegally extracted Ipê

Study confirms surge in deforestation in Indigenous lands under Bolsonaro

Jenny Gonzales 21 Jul 2023
A red silk-cotton plantation.

Bangladesh ‘Village of Herbs’ profits from planting rather than cutting trees

Mohammad Al-Masum Molla 21 Jul 2023
Dibya Raj Dahal.

‘Small mammals play a big role’: Q&A with Nepali researcher Dibya Raj Dahal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 21 Jul 2023
Sanga cattle on Zambezi River bank.

Even community stewardship can’t save rangeland beset by legacy of misrule

Malavika Vyawahare 21 Jul 2023
Pulau Tioman

Airport proposal for Malaysian island doesn’t fly with conservationists

Carolyn Cowan 21 Jul 2023
The Amazon rainforest in Peru. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Why should funding Amazon forest sustainability be the world’s top priority? (commentary)

Jonah Wittkamper, Mariana Senna, Ricardo Politi 20 Jul 2023
An oil palm plantation adjacent to a forest in East Kalimantan.

Indonesia slammed for ‘bowing down’ in amnesty for illegal oil palm estates

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Jul 2023

Roads are primary vectors of deforestation in the Pan Amazon

Timothy J. Killeen 20 Jul 2023
Royal Group's SEZ under construction in Botum Sakor National Park as of May 2023

Cambodian conglomerate sparks conflict in Botum Sakor National Park

Gerald Flynn, Meng Kroypunlok 20 Jul 2023
Tropical forest in the Amazon.

Drought cycles erode tropics’ ability to absorb CO₂, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Jul 2023

Scientists: Fishing boats compete with whales and penguins for Antarctic krill

Francesco De Augustinis 19 Jul 2023
An airplane in flight.

Aviation’s climate conundrum: More than sustainable fuels needed

Sean Mowbray 19 Jul 2023
Pipeline construction in progress in Uganda.

Element Africa: A ‘disaster’ pipeline, an oil-field spill, and a mining pit tragedy

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2023

Infrastructure defines the future: Chapter 2 of “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon”

Timothy J. Killeen 19 Jul 2023
Virtual fencing collars emit a warning sound when an animal approaches the invisible boundary. If the animal does not respond to the sound, the collar will deliver a small electric shock. Image courtesy of Vence.

Virtual fences can benefit both ranchers and wildlife

Ruth Kamnitzer 19 Jul 2023

Migrating orangutan males imitate locals to learn about food: Study

Basten Gokkon 19 Jul 2023

São Paulo students plant mini-forests on school grounds as urban oases

Sibélia Zanon 18 Jul 2023

Expanding agriculture could worsen flooding in South American plains, study says

Maxwell Radwin 18 Jul 2023

Peace: A new tool for reducing deforestation in the Colombian Amazon

Sarah Sax 18 Jul 2023
A chainsaw cuts through timber near Afi River Forest Reserve. Image by Orji Sunday.

Forests & Finance: Cameroon raw log ban expands and Nigerian villagers act against ‘forest bandits’

Mongabay.com 18 Jul 2023
A fish in a plastic glove.

Clean me a river: Southeast Asia chokes on Mekong plastic pollution

Juliette Portala 18 Jul 2023
An airplane.

Sustainable aviation fuels: Potential lagging behind reality

Sean Mowbray 18 Jul 2023
The Txori Argi fishing trawler in port.

West African fishers strike for fair wages and ‘respect’ on EU-owned vessels

Malavika Vyawahare 18 Jul 2023
A woman carries firewood out of the Mkingu Forest Nature Reserve.

From cardamom to carbon: Bold new Tanzanian project is regrowing a rainforest

Ryan Truscott 18 Jul 2023
Trucks loaded with freshly cut logs transported for further processing, Gunung Lumut, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Indonesia claims record-low deforestation, but accounting raises questions

Hans Nicholas Jong 18 Jul 2023
John Lyakurwa poses at Bondwa Peak while doing research in the Uluguru mountains, another massif within the Eastern Arc Mountains.

The value of mountains: Q&A with Tanzanian herpetologist John Lyakurwa

Ryan Truscott 18 Jul 2023

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