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REDD+ versus indigenous people? Why a tribe in Panama rejected pay for their carbon-rich forests

Ruxandra Guidi - Mongabay.org Special Reporting Initiative Fellow 4 Sep 2014

Attack of the killer vines: lianas taking over forests in Panama

Jose Hong 14 Jul 2014

Connecting forests, saving species: conservation group plans extensive wildlife corridor in Panama

Elizabeth Devitt 16 May 2014

NASA detects surge in deforestation in Malaysia, Bolivia during first quarter of 2014

Mongabay.com 21 Apr 2014

3 environmental reporting prize winners to explore drivers of deforestation, community forestry, and sustainable seafood in China

Mongabay.org 19 Mar 2014

Featured video: indigenous tribe faces loggers, ranchers, and murder in bid to save their forests

Jeremy Hance 19 Mar 2014

The fungus among us: scientists discover a big player in the global carbon cycle

Elizabeth Devitt 12 Mar 2014

The next best thing: how well do secondary forests preserve biodiversity?

Bobbie Edwards 23 Jan 2014

For agoutis, the night is fraught with peril

Jordanna Dulaney 15 Jan 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2013

Natural sponges: forests help moderate floods, droughts

Mongabay.com 20 Dec 2013

Journalists win environmental news reporting prizes

Mongabay.org 10 Dec 2013

Recovering forests ‘heal’ themselves by speeding up nitrogen fixation

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 8 Oct 2013

Attempt to export nearly-extinct pygmy sloths sets off international incident in Panama

Tanya Dimitrova 20 Sep 2013

Scientists outline how to save nearly 70 percent of the world’s plant species

Jeremy Hance 5 Sep 2013

UN REDD program failing to build capacity for indigenous people in Panama

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Aug 2013

Researchers produce the most accurate carbon map for an entire country

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Jul 2013

Rising temperatures are triggering rainforest trees to produce more flowers

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2013

Why Panama’s indigenous pulled out of the UN’s REDD program

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2013

Frankenfish or scientific marvel?: giant GM salmon await U.S. approval

Suzanne Goldenberg 7 May 2013

Indigenous protester killed by masked assailants in Panama over UN-condemned dam

Robin Oisín Llewellyn 25 Mar 2013

Panama’s indigenous people drop REDD+

Jeremy Hance 19 Mar 2013

2 small companies recognized for tropical forest-friendly approaches

Mongabay.com 18 Dec 2012

Rainforests teem with insects, most of which are unknown, finds study

Mongabay.com 13 Dec 2012

Scientists name new snake species to criticize mine plans in Panama (photos)

Jeremy Hance 18 Sep 2012

Indigenous groups in Panama wait for UN REDD to meet promises

Jeremy Hance 30 Aug 2012

Less than 100 pygmy sloths survive

Jeremy Hance 24 May 2012

New frog species leaves scientists’ fingers yellow

Jeremy Hance 22 May 2012

Picture of the day: cookies and cream moth?

Jeremy Hance 1 Nov 2011

Panama canal drives forest conservation, offers insight on value of ecosystems

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Sep 2011

Animal picture of the day: the Jesus Christ lizard

Jeremy Hance 1 Aug 2011

Scientists scramble to save dying amphibians

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Apr 2011

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