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Tropical forest fragmentation nearing ‘critical point,’ study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 23 Feb 2018

Activists: Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Feb 2018
An indri (Indri indri), another critically endangered lemur that lives in Makira Natural Park. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Study delves into overlooked community perceptions of conservation impact

Shreya Dasgupta 20 Feb 2018

‘It’s our home’: Pygmies fight for recognition as forest protectors in new film

John Cannon 20 Feb 2018

As Indonesia gears up for elections, activists brace for an environmental sell-off

Hans Nicholas Jong 19 Feb 2018

What is happening to the orangutans of Borneo?

Basten Gokkon 15 Feb 2018

‘Eye of Papua’ shines a light on environmental, indigenous issues in Indonesia’s last frontier

Hans Nicholas Jong 14 Feb 2018
Photo courtesy of the Environmental Research Agency (EIA).

Moment of truth: Study reveals high percentage of illegal Peruvian timber exports

Yvette Sierra Praeli 13 Feb 2018

Scientists discover 18 new spider-hunting spiders from Madagascar

Morgan Erickson-Davis 9 Feb 2018
Conducting field research. Photo by US Bureau of Land Management.

Safe spaces: Tackling sexual harassment in science

Carinya Sharples 5 Feb 2018
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Deforestation wanes in Indonesia’s Aceh and Leuser Ecosystem, but threats remain, NGO says

Hans Nicholas Jong, Junaidi Hanafiah 5 Feb 2018

Indonesian palm, pulp companies commit to peatland restoration

Hans Nicholas Jong 2 Feb 2018

Maps tease apart complex relationship between agriculture and deforestation in DRC

John Cannon 2 Feb 2018

More murders: Conservationists allegedly killed by soldiers in Cambodia

Morgan Erickson-Davis 31 Jan 2018
A local volunteer plants a mangrove sapling at the Trapeang Sangke inlet. The best time for transplanting is July, the peak of the wet season when the estuary is least salty. With a full team of volunteers, 4,000 saplings get transplanted in the most productive months. Photo by Matt Blomberg for Mongabay.

Mega developments set to transform a tranquil Cambodian bay

Matt Blomberg 31 Jan 2018
Buttress roots of a rainforest tree in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Is a plantation a forest? Indonesia says yes, as it touts a drop in deforestation

Hans Nicholas Jong 31 Jan 2018
A farmer feeds elephant grass to his horses in Cao Bang Province, planted so farmers don't send their livestock to graze inside a nearby protected forest. Photo by Michael Tatarski/Mongabay.

Environmental reporting in Vietnam often a comedy of errors

Michael Tatarski 30 Jan 2018

Biofuel boost threatens even greater deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia: Study

Hans Nicholas Jong 25 Jan 2018
A luxury yacht at the London Boat Show in January 2018. Photo by Sophie Cohen/Mongabay.

Luxury British yacht makers vow to examine supply chains

Sophie Cohen 23 Jan 2018

Legal recognition in the works for communities occupying Indonesia’s conservation areas

Hans Nicholas Jong 23 Jan 2018

Outrage and conspiracy claims as Indonesia, Malaysia react to EU ban on palm oil in biofuels

Hans Nicholas Jong 19 Jan 2018

Pope set to visit site of deforestation, indigenous struggle in Peru

Mongabay.com 19 Jan 2018

New satellite data reveals forest loss far greater than expected in Brazil Amazon

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 18 Jan 2018

Record Amazon fires, intensified by forest degradation, burn indigenous lands

Zoe Sullivan 18 Jan 2018

Indonesian villages see virtually zero progress in program to manage peatlands

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Jan 2018

Peru declares a huge new national park in the Amazon

Yvette Sierra Praeli 12 Jan 2018

Indonesian parliament pushes for passage of palm oil legislation this year

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Jan 2018

Natural World Heritage Sites in trouble, especially in the Tropics

Claire Asher 11 Jan 2018

Lessons from Indigenous peoples about coping with climate change, plus the call of the night parrot

Mike Gaworecki 9 Jan 2018
A Rohingya boy carrying a load of firewood through Kutupalong-Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh. Photo by Khaamil Ahmed/Mongabay.

Bangladeshi forests stripped bare as Rohingya refugees battle to survive

Kaamil Ahmed 9 Jan 2018
A yacht on the River Thames in London. Photo by Gary Knight via Flickr.

Illegal Burmese wood used in British boats, says organization

Lauren Crothers 9 Jan 2018

Reliance on natural healing cultivates respect for nature in Indonesian village

Wahyu Chandra 9 Jan 2018

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