Report shows Peru failed to stop Amazon deforestation for palm oil...
A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that about 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of Amazon forest in the Peruvian regions of...
Annual South Pacific fisheries meeting nets bottom trawling controversy
The annual conference of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO), an intergovernmental body, took place in Manta, Ecuador, between Jan. 29 and...
EU parliament expresses disapproval of Norway’s deep-sea mining plans
On Feb. 7, members of the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution that raises concerns about Norway’s intentions to begin deep-sea mining...
Amazon catfish must be protected by the Convention on Migratory Species...
The latest Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as the Bonn Convention) meeting (COP-14) is taking place in Uzbekistan this month,...
A particular agrarian reform process in Peru | Chapter 4 of...
Mongabay is publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English...
Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
A recent study warns that the ongoing construction of Indonesia’s new capital city on the island of Borneo could destabilize the population of endangered...
New guidebook supports U.S. tribal nations in adopting rights-of-nature laws
A new guidebook aims to assist tribal nations across the United States in adopting legal frameworks that recognize the rights of nature.The growing rights-of-nature...
In East Java, social media push against Indonesia shark & ray...
Over a period of four months in late 2023, Mongabay spoke with fishers and traders dealing primarily in rays and sharks in Indonesia’s East...
New agrarian courts in Colombia raise hopes for end to land...
Aimee Gabay
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Where sea otters play, salt marshes stay, new study shows
A new study has found that sea otters are helping to slow down salt marsh erosion in Elkhorn Slough in California by eating burrowing...
African Parks vows to investigate allegations of abuse at Congolese park
Ashoka Mukpo
Article by: Ashoka Mukpo
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South Africa Today - Environment
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Java’s frogman reflects on half-century dive into amphibian world
Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar has spent nearly 50 years exploring rural Indonesia in pursuit of novel frog species.Indonesia is home to almost 10% of around...
