Markets could save rainforests: an interview with Andrew Mitchell
Markets may save rainforests An interview with Dr. Andrew Mitchell of the Global Canopy Program: Markets could save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 18, 2008 Markets may soon value…
High mineral prices drive rainforest destruction
High mineral prices drive rainforest destruction High mineral prices drive rainforest destruction Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 13, 2008 The surging price of minerals is contributing to degradation and destruction…
Account of 18th century Amazon adventurer to be published for the first time
Carl Linnaeus's forgotten apostle rediscovered: an ecological account of 18th Century Suriname Carl Linnaeus's forgotten apostle rediscovered: an ecological account of 18th Century Suriname Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 11, 2008…
Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble
Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble: An interview with small cat specialist Dr. Jim Sanderson Rhett…
An interview a shaman in the Amazon rainforest
An interview with a shaman in the Amazon rainforest An interview with Amasina, a shaman in the Amazon rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com July 28, 2008 Deep in the Suriname…
Volunteering with Leatherback Sea Turtles in Galibi, Suriname
Volunteering with Leatherback Sea Turtles in Galibi, Suriname Volunteering with Leatherback Sea Turtles in Galibi, Suriname Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com July 8, 2008 The northern coast of Suriname is one of…
Scientists call for mining ban, new protected areas in Suriname
Scientists call for mining ban, new protected areas in Suriname Scientists call for mining ban, new protected areas in Suriname mongabay.com June 21, 2008 In a declaration set forth at…
Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change
Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Soil and climate patterns…
Rare golden primates help speed recovery of endangered Brazilian forest
Rare golden primates help speed recovery of endangered Brazilian forest Rare golden primates help speed recovery of endangered Brazilian forest mongabay.com June 9, 2008 The endangered golden lion tamarin —…
Guiana Shield forests help preserve biodiversity and climate
The Guiana Shield region of South America could play a significant role in efforts to fight global warming as part of a broader strategy to protect the world's biodiversity hotspots…
Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans
Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans Grant from Nature's Path expands cultural program mongabay.com November 21,…
Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought
Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought mongabay.com October 31, 2007 Amphibian extinction rates may be higher than previously thought, according to new…
conservationists need to work with, not against, rural poor
Conservationists need to work with, not against, rural poor An Interview with Marie-Louise Felix of WWF Guianas: Conservationists need to work with, not against, rural poor mongabay.com October 25, 2007…
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…
Mining gets approval despite recent species discoveries
Mining gets approval despite recent wildlife discoveries in Suriname Mining gets approval despite recent species discoveries Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 13, 2007 Suriname will allow mining in a highly…
Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname
Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname rainforest Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname mongabay.com June 4, 2007 Scientists documented 467 species, including 24 species believed new to science,…
China tropical log imports jump at Jiangsu port
China tropical log imports jump at Jiangsu port China tropical log imports jump at Jiangsu port mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Logs imports through Zhangjiagang Port in Jiangsu Province, China have…
Time is running out for French Guiana’s rainforests
France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests An interview with rainforest plant expert Pierre-Michel Forget: France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests mongabay.com December 19, 2006…
Amazon Indians use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home
Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM PUTS INDIANSON GOOGLE EARTH TO SAVE THE AMAZON Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect rainforest…
Special series
Endangered environmentalists
- Iran sentences eight conservationists convicted of spying
- Watchdog denounces arrests of four anti-mining activists in Indonesia
- Activists fighting for their lands swept up in Philippines crackdown

Indonesias forest guardians
- Reforesting a village in Indonesia, one batch of gourmet beans at a time
- Restoring Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem, one small farm at a time
- Indigenous Iban community defends rainforests, but awaits lands rights recognition

Amazon infrastructure
- Brazil works behind scene to greenlight Manaus-Boa Vista transmission line
- Yanomami Amazon reserve invaded by 20,000 miners; Bolsonaro fails to act
- Amazon infrastructure puts 68% of indigenous lands / protected areas at risk: report

Asian rhinos
- Indonesia to capture 3 wild Sumatran rhinos to add to breeding population
- Newly spotted calves boost Javan rhino population to 72
- Malaysia’s last Sumatran rhino dies, leaving Indonesia as the final refuge
