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In the belly of the beast: journalist delves into wildlife trafficking

Gloria Dickie 4 Dec 2018

Laos dam collapse highlights global hydropower amnesia (commentary)

Gus Greenstein 20 Aug 2018

Lao government says it will suspend new hydro projects after dam collapse kills 31

Mongabay 13 Aug 2018

Heavy rains preceded the Laos dam collapse. Was climate change a factor?

Mongabay.com 7 Aug 2018
Wood that was cut for charcoal production near Katha, northern Myanmar. Villages in this area used to cut teak and other valuable trees for export, but have since started producing charcoal. The charcoal being exported to China can be made from any tree, regardless of size or kind. This amount of trees could produce about 150 bags of charcoal. Photo by Nathan Siegel for Mongabay.

‘Single-minded determination’: China’s global infrastructure spree rings alarm bells

Basten Gokkon 17 Jul 2018
African elephants in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Will China’s new ban on the ivory trade help or hurt? (Commentary)

Karl Ammann 16 May 2018

Report unmasks indiscriminate killer of elephants: poaching not for ivory, but for skin

Basten Gokkon 14 May 2018

Carbon credit prices too low to protect forests from rubber, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 8 Mar 2018

Ecotourism payments for more wildlife sightings linked to conservation benefits in Laos

Mongabay.com 5 Mar 2018

Rhino horn seizure taps into Southeast Asian trafficking ring

Mongabay.com 3 Jan 2018

Top 10 most widely traded animals in the Golden Triangle identified in new report

Mongabay.com 8 Nov 2017

Five promising stories for Global Tiger Day

Mongabay.com 28 Jul 2017

A rising chorus of voices condemns Laos’ planned Pak Beng dam

Jenny Denton 2 Jun 2017

Shrugging off the risks, Laos plans to proceed with the Pak Beng dam

Jenny Denton 8 Feb 2017

The Dammed Don: Lao hydropower project pushes ahead despite alarm from scientists

Melody Kemp 13 Jan 2017

Explore the “Wonders of the Annamites” in this new children’s book

Mike Gaworecki 22 Dec 2016

Rainbow-headed snake, rare wild banana among 163 new species discovered in Greater Mekong region: WWF

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Dec 2016

A dam shame: the plight of the Mekong giant catfish

Claire Asher 30 Nov 2016

Only 3 Irrawaddy dolphins remain in Laos

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Oct 2016

Vietnam sweats bullets as China and Laos dam the Mekong

David Brown 6 Oct 2016

Disappearing Gardeners: thoughts on the Laotian elephant crisis

Shannon Cuthbert 3 Oct 2016

Lao PDR commits to shut its commercial tiger farms

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Sep 2016

Lao PDR failing to curb pangolin and hornbill trafficking: new reports

Shreya Dasgupta 23 Sep 2016

Corruption is driving unsustainable, illegal rosewood trade in Cambodia and Laos: Report

Mike Gaworecki 24 Jun 2016

Pathogens ‘lurking’ in Lao PDR’s wildlife markets can lead to emergence of zoonotic diseases

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Apr 2016

Laos could be the ‘most important’ home for the elusive Owston’s civet

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Mar 2016

Getting SMART about Wildlife Crime

Julia John 2 Mar 2016

It’s World Pangolin Day again. What can you do to help?

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Feb 2016

Countries call for new CITES protections for rosewood species

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jan 2016

Leaked report reveals massive illegal logging in Laos

Ethan Harfenist 6 Nov 2015

Partnerships are key to The Wildlife Conservation Society’s new conservation strategy

Mike Gaworecki 21 Oct 2015

Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2015

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