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In Indonesia, a project meant to boost livelihoods has left locals behind

Ian Morse 27 Nov 2019

South Korea funding coal plants overseas that would be banned at home

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Nov 2019

Iran sentences eight conservationists convicted of spying

Kayleigh Long 26 Nov 2019

Elephant seal native to Antarctica spotted for first time in tropical Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Nov 2019

Watchdog denounces arrests of four anti-mining activists in Indonesia

Basten Gokkon 26 Nov 2019

Bringing back extinct plants to life: Q&A with ‘plant messiah’ Carlos Magdalena

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Nov 2019

Guyana refutes findings that deforestation skyrocketed after REDD+ payments stopped

Gabriel Popkin 25 Nov 2019

Beyond strikes: For these youths, climate activism starts at home

Nanticha Ocharoenchai 25 Nov 2019

Why you should care about the current wave of mass extinctions (commentary)

Gianluca Serra 25 Nov 2019
A yaws-infected adult gorilla with red lesions mainly located on its face. Photo by Céline Genton/Université de Rennes 1

Female gorillas recognize and respond to contagious disease

Lara Streiff 25 Nov 2019
The reed frog (Hyperolius molleri) is endemic to the island of São Tomé off the coast of Central Africa and was one of the species sampled in the study. Photo by Andrew Stanbridge

Rapid genetic test traces spread of fungus that kills frogs, reveals new strain in Southeast Asia

Jonathan Wosen 25 Nov 2019

Brazil sugarcane growth can meet biofuel need and not drive deforestation: study

Claire Asher 25 Nov 2019

Experts blame Bolsonaro for surge in deforestation, warn of worse to come

Liz Kimbrough 25 Nov 2019

Malaysia’s last Sumatran rhino dies, leaving Indonesia as the final refuge

Basten Gokkon 25 Nov 2019

Indonesia fires emitted double the carbon of Amazon fires, research shows

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Nov 2019

Amazonian tree with human-sized leaves finally gets ID’d as new species

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Nov 2019

Tanker identified as possible Brazil oil spill perpetrator

Zoe Sullivan 22 Nov 2019

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

Mongabay.com 22 Nov 2019

Coal spill bedevils Indonesian beach more than a year later

Junaidi Hanafiah 22 Nov 2019

Tree-planting programs turn to tech solutions to track effectiveness

Malavika Vyawahare 22 Nov 2019

Madagascar’s bold reforestation goal lacks a coherent plan, experts say

Malavika Vyawahare 22 Nov 2019

Meet the new parasitic wasp species named ‘Idris elba’

Mongabay.com 21 Nov 2019

Amazon trees may absorb far less carbon than previously thought: study

Claire Asher 21 Nov 2019
Camera trap image of a pangolin foraging at night in South Sudan. Credit: Bucknell University/Fauna and Flora International

Pangolins are a victim of political instability in South Sudan

Ashleigh Papp 21 Nov 2019

Rare fish-eating crocodile confirmed nesting in southwest Nepal after 37 years

Mongabay.com 21 Nov 2019

Agroforestry program in Appalachia receives $590,000 in federal funding

Erik Hoffner 21 Nov 2019

Researchers urge sustainability as palm oil tightens its grip on Latin America

Antonio José Paz Cardona 20 Nov 2019

New assessment method finds close to one-third of tropical Africa’s plants are potentially facing extinction

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2019

Brazil works behind scene to greenlight Manaus-Boa Vista transmission line

Caio de Freitas Paes 20 Nov 2019
PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL. Aerial view of burned areas in the Amazon rainforest, in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia state. (Photo: Victor Moriyama / Greenpeace)

Brazil’s new deforestation numbers confirm the “Bolsonaro Effect” despite denials (commentary)

Philip M. Fearnside 20 Nov 2019

In Indonesian waters, filter feeders can ingest dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every hour

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2019

Illegal logging persists in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary: Report

Shreya Dasgupta 20 Nov 2019

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