Tropical East Asian forests under great threat
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…
Asia’s conversion of forests for industrial rubber plantations hurts the environment
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…
UN: Population growth rates fall to 1.1 percent in Asia-Pacific
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…
Global warming to cripple Southeast Asia economically
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…
Dams in Laos threaten Asia’s largest waterfall, critically endangered river dolphin
Massive freshwater stingray takes 13 men to pull it ashore in Thailand
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 the Greater Mekong
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 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 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 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 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 $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 palm oil replacing tropical rainforests?
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,…
646-pound catfish believed to be world’s largest fish
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.…
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Forest Trackers
- New concession in Botum Sakor National Park handed to Cambodia’s Royal Group
- Elephants invade as habitat loss soars in Nigerian forest reserve
- In Brazil’s Amazon, a ‘new agricultural frontier’ threatens protected lands
- Cambodia awards swath of national park forest to tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s son
Oceans
- Seventy-plus nations sign historic high seas treaty, paving way for ratification
- First Nation and scientists partner to revive climate-saving eelgrass
- ‘Totally unsustainable’ sand mining harms marine environments, new data suggest
- A Philippines NGO project aimed to protect villages from typhoons: What went wrong?
Amazon Conservation
- Brazil Supreme Court quashes time frame proposal in win for Indigenous rights
- EU bill and new green policies spur progress on Brazil’s cattle tracking
- Meatpacking giant and Amazon deforester JBS bid for NYSE listing challenged
- In Roraima, Indigenous communities forge sustainable solutions amid threats
Land rights and extractives
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- South Africa community members decry traditional leaders’ power amid mine plans
- Can upcoming referendum in Ecuador stop oil drilling in Yasuní National Park?
- Elders call for Indigenous cultural preservation in new Indonesia capital
Endangered Environmentalists
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
- Indigenous activists demand justice after 5 shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
- Climate of fear persists among Nepal’s eco defenders as threats rise
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
- Group certification helps Malaysia’s Sabah aim for palm oil sustainability
- A Philippines NGO project aimed to protect villages from typhoons: What went wrong?
- From debt to diversity: A journey of rewilding, carbon capture and hope
- Progress is slow on Africa’s Great Green Wall, but some bright spots bloom
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
