Lemur land, Madagascar now protected
Lemur land, Madagascar now protected Lemur land, Madagascar now protected Rhett A. Butler, wildmadagascar.org January 8, 2006 Madagascar is one of the world's most special places. An island slightly larger…
Rain key to survival of baby lemurs
Rain key to survival of baby lemurs Rain key to survival of baby lemurs Stony Brook University news release November 14, 2005 STONY BROOK, N.Y., November 14, 2005—Researchers studying lemurs…
Humans hunted giant lemurs to extinction
Humans ate giant lemurs to extinction Humans ate giant lemurs to extinction wildmadagascar.org November 14, 2005 Madagascar's first inhabitants probably hunted the island's largest animals to extinction according to research…
Lemur species named after British comedian
Lemur species named after British comedian New lemur species named after British comedian wildmadagascar.org November 12, 2005 Researchers from the University of Zurich have named a newly discovered species of…
Two tiny lemur species discovered in Madagascar
Two tiny lemur species discovered in Madagascar Two tiny lemur species discovered in Madagascar Field Museum release August 9, 2005 Finding follows discovery of two other new species of lemurs…
Lemur hunting persists in Madagascar, rare primates fall victim to hunger
Lemur hunting persists in Madagascar, rare primates fall victim to hunger Lemur hunting persists in Madagascar, rare primates fall victim to hunger Rhett Butler July 17, 2005 Armand stares down…
Madagascar lemurs descended from single primate ancestor, finds study
Madagascar lemurs descended from single primate ancestor, finds study Madagascar lemurs descended from single primate ancestor, finds study YALE News Release July 11, 2005 Yale biologists have managed to extract…
Dancing lemur attracts tourists to island of Madagascar
Dancing lemur attracts tourists to island of Madagascar Dancing lemur attracts tourists to island of Madagascar By Rhett Butler, mongabay.com / wildmadagascar.org May 30, 2005 Updated September 7, 2005 Verreaux's…
Seeking the world’s strangest primate on a tropical island paradise
Madagascar has been called the "land that time forgot" for its collection of unique and often downright bizarre plants and animals. Around 75% of the species on the island are…
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- Warming seas push India’s fishers into distant, and more dangerous, waters
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Amazon Conservation
- Deforestation haunts top Peruvian reserve and its Indigenous communities
- Amid record-high fires across the Amazon, Brazil loses primary forests
- A web of front people conceals environmental offenders in the Amazon
- Brazil boosts protection of Amazon mangroves with new reserves in Pará state
Land rights and extractives
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- Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
- Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground
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Endangered Environmentalists
- Indonesian activists face jail over FB posts flagging damage to marine park
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
Conservation Effectiveness
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- Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
- Forest restoration to boost biomass doesn’t have to sacrifice tree diversity
- How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
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- Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
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