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Anticipated new restrictions on wildlife trade in Vietnam fall short of a ban

Michael Tatarski 30 Jul 2020
Sungai Utik river in West Kalimantan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Expand conserved areas to boost global economy ravaged by COVID-19: Report

Chris Arsenault 23 Jul 2020

In picturesque Boracay, a crown-of-thorns infestation is eating away at the reef

Jun N. Aguirre 23 Jul 2020

Philippine court rejects OceanaGold’s bid to keep mining on expired permit

Mongabay.com 16 Jul 2020

Pandemic or not, the mission to save the rare Philippine eagle grinds on

Leilani Chavez 8 Jul 2020

Gray areas and weak policies mar lucrative Asian trade in live reef fish

Keith Anthony Fabro 6 Jul 2020

Gold priced at $1,700 per ounce brings new gold rush to Brazilian Amazon

Fábio Nascimento (photos) and Gustavo Faleiros (text) 1 Jul 2020

Indonesia reopens national parks to tourists as COVID-19 cases rise

Mongabay.com 1 Jul 2020

Brazil’s indigenous hit especially hard by COVID-19: why so vulnerable?

Sue Branford 25 Jun 2020

‘Betting on impunity’: Brazilian Amazon under attack despite logging crackdown

Ana Ionova 23 Jun 2020

As lockdown ends, Manila’s dirty air is back. It doesn’t have to stay

Mavic Conde 19 Jun 2020

Amazon poor go hungry as Brazil slashes social safety net, cuts forests: Study

Shanna Hanbury 11 Jun 2020

‘Every time an elder dies, a library is burnt’: Amazon COVID-19 toll grows

Sue Branford 9 Jun 2020

Climate conundrum: Could COVID-19 be linked to early Arctic ice melt?

Gloria Dickie 8 Jun 2020

MRN bauxite mine leaves legacy of pollution, poverty in Brazilian Amazon

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 4 Jun 2020

Amazon deforestation gig economy booms despite COVID-19 (Photo Essay)

Fábio Nascimento (photos) and Gustavo Faleiros (text) 3 Jun 2020

Offensive against the Amazon: An incontrollable pandemic (commentary)

Marcos Colón; Luís de Camões Lima Boaventura; and Erik Jennings 1 Jun 2020

Brazil judge blocks appointment of missionary to indigenous agency

Sam Cowie 26 May 2020

Vietnam wildlife trade ban appears to flounder amid coronavirus success

Michael Tatarski 25 May 2020

Deaths, arrests and protests as Philippines re-emerges from lockdown

Mongabay.com 21 May 2020

Coronavirus puts Brazil’s quilombos at risk; will assistance come?

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 21 May 2020

A Philippine island locked down, but its mine didn’t — and infections mounted

Jun N. Aguirre 18 May 2020
Uncontacted indigenous group in the Amazon photographed by authorities with the Brazilian Indian affairs agency FUNAI. Photo by Gleison Miranda-FUNAI.

Indigenous COVID-19 cases top 500, danger mapped in Brazil agricultural hub

Sam Cowie 18 May 2020
Uncontacted indigenous group in the Amazon photographed by authorities with the Brazilian Indian affairs agency FUNAI. Photo by Gleison Miranda-FUNAI.

Amazon indigenous leader: Our survival is at stake. You can help (commentary)

Beto Marubo 12 May 2020

Pandemic lockdown gives Philippine province time to rethink planned split-up

Keith Anthony Fabro 10 May 2020

For Philippine farmers reeling from disasters, lockdown is another pain point

Mavic Conde 7 May 2020
Pangolin rescued from the wildlife trade in Vietnam. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Jane Goodall: COVID-19 is a product of our unhealthy relationship with animals and the environment (commentary)

Jane Goodall 4 May 2020

Healing the world through ‘radical listening’: Q&A with Dr. Kinari Webb

Justin Catanoso 30 Apr 2020
Traditional fisherman catching an octopus in Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo © Garth Cripps / Blue Ventures.

COVID underscores the urgency of holistic community-based approaches to conservation (commentary)

Alasdair Harris 22 Apr 2020

How to prevent the next COVID-19? Conservationists weigh in

Malavika Vyawahare 17 Apr 2020

Rapid deforestation of Brazilian Amazon could bring next pandemic: Experts

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 15 Apr 2020

Colombian indigenous groups rush to protect elders, leaders from COVID-19

Taran Volckhausen 10 Apr 2020

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