Bats eat as many insects as birds
Bats eat as many insects at night as birds do during the day, according to research published in the journal Science. Using nets to control the presence of bats and…
The Panamanian golden frog declared extinct by BBC Natural History crew
The Panamanian golden frog declared extinct by BBC Natural History crew The Panamanian golden frog declared extinct by BBC Natural History crew Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com February 4, 2008 A national…
Scientists discover four species of anole lizards in 24 hours in Panama
In Panama scientists discover four species of anoles in 24 hours Scientists discover four species of anole lizards in 24 hours in Panama Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com January 13, 2008 In…
Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama
Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama mongabay.com September 9, 2007 Scientists have discovered two new species of salamanders from the…
Groups demand AES withdraw from Panama dam projects
Environmentalists demand AES withdraw from Panama dam projects Groups demand AES withdraw from Panama dam projects mongabay.com August 23, 2007 More than 50 green groups demanded Thursday that AES Corporation…
Low deforestation countries to see least benefit from carbon trading
Low deforestation countries to see least benefit from carbon trading Low deforestation countries to see least benefit from carbon trading mongabay.com August 13, 2007 Compensation for global warming mitigation through…
Set back for AES on rainforest dam project in Panama
Set back for AES on rainforest dam project in Panama Set back for AES on rainforest dam project in Panama mongabay.com June 26, 2007 The World Heritage Committee moved to…
Can cattle ranchers and soy farmers save the Amazon?
Since the early 1970s, environmental groups have spent billions of dollars on conservation efforts in the Amazon, but have failed to slow the destruction of its rainforests – the Brazilian…
Rural population decline may not slow deforestation
Rural population decline may not slow deforestation Rural population decline may not slow deforestation mongabay.com June 3, 2007 A new paper shoots down the theory that increasing urbanization will lead…
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest An interview with Dr. Daniel Nepstad: Amazon rainforest at a tipping point But globalization could help save it Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4,…
Colorful marine creatures discovered off Panama
Photos of colorful marine creatures discovered off Panama Colorful marine creatures discovered off Panama mongabay.com May 31, 2007 Researchers have discovered five new species of sea slug off the coast…
Climate change could dramatically change forests in Central America
Photos taken in Panama by Rhett A. Butler. Drought could cause dramatic shifts in rainforest plant communities in Central America, reports a new study published in the May 3 issue…
Higher temperatures slow tropical tree growth
Higher temperatures slow tropical tree growth Higher temperatures slow tropical tree growth, global warming mitigation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 23, 2007 Trees may absorb less carbon, complicating global warming…
AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site
AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site mongabay.com April 23, 2007 American power company AES Corporation seeks to flood…
Caribbean coral reefs result of mass extinction, rise of isthmus
Caribbean coral reefs result of mass extinction, rise of isthmus Caribbean coral reefs result of mass extinction, rise of isthmus Research suggests extinction may be gradual and unpredictable mongabay.com March…
Panama Canal port projects threaten mangroves
Panama Canal port projects threaten mangroves Panama Canal port projects threaten mangroves Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 6, 2007 Port development and land speculation in Panama is turning some of…
Billion Tree Campaign gets pledges totaling 562M trees since January
Billion Tree Campaign gets pledges totaling 562M trees since January Billion Tree Campaign gets pledges totaling 562M trees since January mongabay.com March 6, 2007 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced…
Indigenous populations deforested New World rainforests before European contact
Indigenous populations deforested New World rainforests extensively before European contact Indigenous populations deforested New World rainforests before European contact Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 28, 2007 Indigenous populations used fire…
HSBC gives Smithsonian $8 million to study global warming impact on forests
HSBC gives Smithsonian $8 million to study global warming impact on forests HSBC gives Smithsonian $8 million to study global warming impact on forests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 12,…
Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama
Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama mongabay.com December 7, 2006 The difference between bioprospecting and biopiracy as at times controversial,…
Avoided deforestation could send $38 billion to third world under global warming pact
Avoided deforestation help fight third world under global warming pact Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact $43 billion could flow into developing countries Rhett…
Carbon trading could save rainforests
Carbon trading could save rainforests Carbon trading could save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 12, 2006 A new rainforest conservation initiative by developing nations offers great promise to help…
Does tropical biodiversity increase during global warming?
Does tropical biodiversity increase during global warming?
Fungus may be devastating amphibian populations worldwide
Fungus may be devastating amphibian populations worldwide Fungus may be devastating amphibian populations worldwide Southern Illinois University Carbondale release February 6, 2006 CARBONDALE, Ill. -- What is killing the world's…
Male lizard color may result from female preference
Female lizards may determine male coloration Female lizards may determine male coloration Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 27, 2005 Male lizard color may result from female preference. The anole lizard's…
Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in Coalition nations
Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in "Coalition" nations Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in "Coalition" nations Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 29, 2005 [2006 update] If…
Bioprospecting in Panama
Coral, Coiba and the Next Big Thing The largest island off the Central American Pacific coast may be hiding big secrets in its reefs, among them, a possible cure for…
Special series
Forest Trackers
- License to Log: Cambodian military facilitates logging on Koh Kong Krao and across the Cardamoms
- Forest behind bars: Logging network operating out of Cambodian prison in the Cardamoms
- Indigenous communities in Argentina’s Chaco fear another heavy fire season in 2023
- As tourism booms in India’s Western Ghats, habitat loss pushes endangered frogs to the edge
Oceans
- Europe’s top science panel supports call for moratorium on deep-sea mining
- A Southeast Asian marine biodiversity hotspot is also a wildlife trafficking hotbed
- Experts, activists unite to blast Indonesia’s U-turn on sea sand exports
- As one Indian Ocean tuna stock faces collapse, nations scramble to save others
Amazon Conservation
- Boosted with fresh donations, Amazon Fund reboots stalled projects
- Majority of Brazil’s Congress votes to restrict Indigenous land advances
- Protected areas store a year’s worth of CO₂ emissions, study reveals
- Indigenous land rights key to curbing deforestation and restoring lands: Study
Land rights and extractives
- Dams and plantations upend livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo River Valley
- Fish deaths near Rio Tinto mine in Madagascar dredge up community grievances
- Award-winning, Indigenous peace park dragged into fierce conflict in Myanmar
- Logging permit threatens Quilombola bioeconomic ‘paradise’ in the Amazon
Endangered Environmentalists
- Indigenous chief shot in head in Brazil’s ‘palm oil war’ region; crisis group launched
- ‘You don’t kill people to protect forests’: New Thai parks chief raises alarm
- Vietnam’s environmental NGOs face uncertain status, shrinking civic space
- ‘We lost the biggest ally’: Nelly Marubo on her friend Bruno Pereira’s legacy
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- 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
- Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64
- A utopia of clean air and wet peat amid Sumatra’s forest fire ‘hell’
Conservation Effectiveness
- Learning to live with — and love — bears and eagles in Colombia’s cloud forest
- Africa’s land and forest restoration initiative gathers pace in Malawi
- Study shows Kenyan elephant shrew may be adapting to human disturbance, drought
- Saving forests to protect coastal ecosystems: Japan sets historic example
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- 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
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
- Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams
