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Protected areas found to be ‘significant’ sources of carbon emissions

Benji Jones 17 Feb 2017
A close relative of Geckolepis maculata, Gecklolepis megalepis, a new species of fish-scale gecko, was described earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Frank Glaw

Newly discovered gecko loses scales in ‘really bizarre’ behavior

Benji Jones 16 Feb 2017

Camera traps proving to be powerful tool for studying endangered species in remote locations

Mike Gaworecki 15 Feb 2017

Latin America palm oil production doubled since 2001 without massive uptick in deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 14 Feb 2017
Elephants in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania

Scanning the barcode of wildlife

Lalini Pedris 14 Feb 2017

Increasing tree cover threatens world’s most endangered antelope

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Feb 2017

Trophy hunters overstate contribution of big game hunting to African economies: Report

Mike Gaworecki 10 Feb 2017

World’s largest tropical peatlands discovered in swamp forests of Congo Basin

Mike Gaworecki 9 Feb 2017

We can expect a lot more rain in a warming world, researchers say

Mike Gaworecki 8 Feb 2017

Giant catfish clocks longest ever freshwater migration

Shreya Dasgupta 8 Feb 2017

New species of dwarf lemur discovered in Madagascar

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Feb 2017

Expedition sets out to explore isolated, mysterious forest in DRC

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Feb 2017

Scientists launch expedition to find missing monkeys

Christina Selby 2 Feb 2017

Birds wanted: Recovering forests need avian assist 

Mongabay.com 2 Feb 2017

Deforestation-free commodities represent a major investment opportunity: Report

Mike Gaworecki 31 Jan 2017

Deforestation rises with incomes in developing economies

John Cannon 30 Jan 2017
Rainforest timber on a barge in Gabon. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler / Mongabay

Logging in certified concessions drove intact forest landscape loss in Congo Basin

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jan 2017

‘Revolutionary’ new biodiversity maps reveal big gaps in conservation

John Cannon 27 Jan 2017

Study finds that carbon finance is not a one-size-fits-all solution to deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 23 Jan 2017

NASA scientists find connection between fires and droughts in sub-Saharan Africa

Mike Gaworecki 19 Jan 2017

‘Running out of time’: 60 percent of primates sliding toward extinction

John Cannon 19 Jan 2017

Private capital investments in conservation have taken off since 2013

Mike Gaworecki 18 Jan 2017

Conservation’s best kept secret (database)

Jeremy Hance 18 Jan 2017

How local elites earn money from burning land in Indonesia

Alice Cuddy 16 Jan 2017

‘Last frontiers of wilderness’: Intact forest plummets globally

John Cannon 13 Jan 2017

New study analyzes biggest threats to Southeast Asian biodiversity

Mike Gaworecki 12 Jan 2017

No ‘pause’ in rising global temperatures: Study confirms NOAA estimates of ocean warming

Mike Gaworecki 5 Jan 2017

Tropical birds may not fare so well in a warming world

Mike Gaworecki 3 Jan 2017

Study looks at positive and negative impacts of biodiversity offsets on local communities

Mike Gaworecki 23 Dec 2016

How tropical deforestation and land-use change is driving emerging infectious diseases

Mike Gaworecki 20 Dec 2016

Invasive innovations: Summit fosters technological solutions to invasive species challenge

Julia John 19 Dec 2016

Companies are underestimating the risks of deforestation in their commodities supply chains

Mike Gaworecki 16 Dec 2016

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