- Mongabay founder wins environmental journalism awardav Mongabay User på 2021-02-22 kl. 00:13 in Uncategorized
Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler has been awarded a 2020 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in recognition of his coverage of environmental issues for the website. The honor is presented by […]
- Madagascar: Young farmers adopt new methods to help lemurs, forests and themselvesav Maria Salazar på 2021-02-19 kl. 16:55 in Uncategorized
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — To the detriment of the forests surrounding his village, Safidiharinjaka Emmanuel Tolojanahary knew only traditional farming methods. Like most residents of his village, […]
- Backing the stewards of biocultural diversity: Q&A with Indigenous rights leader Carla Fredericksav Rhett Butler på 2021-02-19 kl. 16:32 in Uncategorized
For at least the past 20 years, conservation has been wrestling with some of the darker aspects of its historical relationship with local communities: legacies of colonialism, institutional racism, […]
- U.N. report lays out blueprint to end ‘suicidal war on nature’av John Cannon på 2021-02-19 kl. 14:08 in Uncategorized
The world’s leaders, private companies and individuals must take a coordinated approach to address three environmental calamities facing the Earth at this moment, according to a report released […]
- Study highlights ‘terrible’ signs of species decline from wildlife tradeav elizabethalberts på 2021-02-19 kl. 12:50 in Uncategorized
Pangolins, orchids and chameleons — these are just a few species that are regularly traded in local and international wildlife markets, contributing to a global industry worth billions of dollars […]
- Fake it till you save it? Synthetic animal parts pose a conservation conundrumav Maria Salazar på 2021-02-19 kl. 09:50 in Uncategorized
Twice a year, thousands of members of South Africa’s Nazareth Baptist Church clothe themselves in spots and walk to their holy grounds in KwaZulu-Natal province to take up a dance. Following the […]
- Philippine quarries under scrutiny after deadly mudflow buries homesav leilani på 2021-02-19 kl. 07:17 in Uncategorized
ALBAY, Philippines — When Typhoon Goni made landfall in the Philippines on Nov. 1, 2020, experts predicted disaster. A day earlier, the national volcanology institute, PHIVOLCS, had warned that […]
- Calls for accountability after coal-slurry spill in Indonesian riverav Basten Gokkon på 2021-02-19 kl. 04:02 in Uncategorized
JAKARTA — A coal-slurry spill into a river in Indonesian Borneo has killed hundreds of fish and forced authorities to shut off water lines to households. The waste-management facility at coal miner […]
- In Malaysian Borneo’s rainforests, powerful state governments set their own rulesav Isabel Esterman på 2021-02-18 kl. 18:45 in Uncategorized
Famed for its caves and karst ecosystems, Gunung Mulu National Park in Malaysian Borneo’s Sarawak state is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to more than 81 mammal species, 270 varieties of bird […]
- A tale of two seas: Closed season is a mixed bag for Philippine sardines industry av leilani på 2021-02-18 kl. 12:42 in Uncategorized
MINDANAO, Philippines — Four years ago, villagers in the town of Labason in the southern Philippines’ Zamboanga Peninsula woke up to a spectacle they never thought could happen in these modern […]
- Indonesian police may probe coal miners over deforestation-linked floodsav Hans Nicholas Jong på 2021-02-18 kl. 10:59 in Uncategorized, Charcoal, Conservation, deforestation, Environment, Flooding, forest, Forests, indonesia, Mining, Rainforest Mining, Rainforests
JAKARTA — Police in Indonesia are considering opening an investigation into allegations that a recent deadly flood in Borneo may have been exacerbated by environmental degradation linked to coal […]
- Podcast: Where oh where are the Sumatran rhinos?av Erik Hoffner på 2021-02-18 kl. 00:36 in Uncategorized
The Sumatran rhino is a cute but cryptic species that teeters on the brink: with an estimated 80 individuals left in the wilds of its super dense rainforest home, experts are also divided on where […]
- Big dream: NGO leads in creating 1,615-mile Amazon-Cerrado river greenbeltav Glenn Scherer på 2021-02-17 kl. 18:07 in Uncategorized
The Black Jaguar Foundation is planning a 1,615 greenway to be planted with 1.7 billion trees. The big challenge: the corridor runs through rural landowners’ properties, and they need convincing.
- Wasting away: Sea urchins suffer deformities from plastic chemicalsav Maria Salazar på 2021-02-17 kl. 12:33 in Uncategorized
A lone figure kneels at the high-tide line of Tregantle Beach. A 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) sweep of golden sands that hugs the coast of Cornwall in southwest England, Tregantle is bound on one side by […]
- Indigenous community wins recognition of its land rights in Panamaav John Cannon på 2021-02-17 kl. 10:54 in Uncategorized
The Naso Tjër Di people of Panama now have a protected territory of their own. The creation of the 1,600-square-kilometer (620-square-mile) comarca, as it’s called in Panama, came as a result of a […]
- In the fight to save the vaquita, conservationists take on cartelsav elizabethalberts på 2021-02-16 kl. 21:31 in Uncategorized
From above, the Sea of Cortez is a picture of serenity: turquoise waters lapping against rose-tinted bluffs and soft sand beaches. But down below, beneath the water’s surface, a war is raging. Each […]
- European public roundly rejects Brazil trade deal unless Amazon protectedav Glenn Scherer på 2021-02-16 kl. 18:32 in Uncategorized
An average 75% of respondents in 12 European nations say the gigantic EU-Mercosur trade pact should not be ratified if Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil doesn’t end Amazon deforestation; EU governments are […]
- ‘A better world is within reach’: Q&A with Greenpeace’s Jennifer Morganav Rhett Butler på 2021-02-16 kl. 18:23 in Uncategorized
Founded more than 50 years ago to protest nuclear testing, Greenpeace has grown to become one of the world’s most influential environmental groups, campaigning on a wide range of issues around the […]
- Cat corridors between protected areas is key to survival of Cerrado’s jaguarsav Romina Castagnino på 2021-02-16 kl. 10:27 in Uncategorized
With no natural predators to worry about, jaguars (Panthera onca) roam the forests of South and Central America. This feline is found in 18 countries, but only 4% of its critical habitat is […]
- Grim toll from Indonesia’s abandoned mines may get even worse, report warnsav Hans Nicholas Jong på 2021-02-16 kl. 09:48 in Uncategorized, Charcoal, Corporate Environmental Transgressors, Corporate Responsibility, Environment, indonesia, Mining, Rainforest Mining
JAKARTA — At least 168 people, mainly children, have died after falling into abandoned mining pits across Indonesia over the past seven years, according to a new report. The report by the Mining […]