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An interview with ecologist Dr. Richard Corlett of National University of Singapore Tropical East Asia's rapid population growth and dramatic economic expansion over the past half century have taken a…

Policies promoting industrial rubber plantations over traditional swidden, or slash-and-burn, agriculture across Southeast Asia may carry significant environmental consequences, including loss of biodiversity, reduction of carbon stocks, pollution and degradation…

The population growth rate in the Asia-Pacific region has dropped to 1.1 percent, according to the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2008, compiled by the UN’s Economic and…

By the end of the century nations in Southeast Asia will face debilitating economic loss due to global warming, according to a new study from the Asian Development Bank. Analyzing…

It took ninety minutes and thirteen men to reel in an astounding specimen of giant freshwater stingray on the Ban Pakong River in Thailand. At seven feet wide and weighing…

Photos of new species discovered in Southeast Asia Photos of new species discovered in the Greater Mekong mongabay.com December 15, 2008

Thailand's forests could support 2,000 tigers Thailand's forests could support 2,000 tigers mongabay.com December 19, 2007 Thailand's network of parks could support 2,000 tigers, reports a new study by Thailand's…

Fires burn across Burma; pollution levels rise in Thailand Fires burn across Burma; pollution levels rise in Thailand mongabay.com March 20, 2007 Fires are raging across Myanmar (Burma) causing "haze"…

Bird species rediscovered after 139 years Bird species rediscovered after 139 years mongabay.com March 6, 2007 A wetland bird that has been "lost" for nearly 140 years was rediscovered at…

Apes sing for protection Apes sing for protection mongabay.com December 25, 2006 White-handed gibbons in Thailand use songs as a defense against predators according to a study by researchers at…

$100 laptop for poor children ships $100 laptop for poor children ships mongabay.com November 19, 2006 The first ten $100 laptops have shipped from their Taiwanese manufacturer according to a…

Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests? Why are biofuels fueling deforestation? Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 25, 2006 [Update] In a word,…

Fishermen catch 646-pound catfish, believed to be world's largest Thai fishermen caught a 646-pound catfish believed to have been the world's largest freshwater fish ever recorded, a researcher said Thursday.…