Indigenous groups rebuke court OK for palm oil company to raze...
Indigenous Awyu tribal members in Papua lambasted a court decision that effectively greenlights palm oil company PT Indo Asiana Lestari’s plans to raze 26,326...
Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
With an economy largely underpinned by irrigated crops like rice, water is a crucial resource in Thailand. But as climate change exacerbates floods and...
Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
An NGO report and complaints by villagers allege a Chinese company has been mining gold inside one of Cambodia’s largest protected areas years before...
Nickel mine threatens Philippines biodiversity hotspot on Sibuyan Island (analysis)
The pursuit of cleaner sources of energy could lead to the destruction of a biodiversity hotspot of global significance — the ‘Galapagos of Asia’...
A Brazilian NGO restores widely degraded Atlantic Forest amid mining threats
Iracambi is a Brazilian NGO in the Serra do Brigadeiro mountain range, located in the heart of the Atlantic Forest, a biome largely destroyed...
Prolonged drought brings unprecedented changes to Amazonian communities in Pará
A severe drought across the Amazon Rainforest continues to be felt along the Tapajós River in Brazil’s state of Pará, where locals say it...
Coca in the Amazon – The anti-development crop
Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
With Indonesia’s new fishing policy starting soon, fishers still mostly unaware
Indonesia is scheduled to enforce a new fisheries policy at the start of the new year, but new reports have highlighted persistent inadequacies in...
Least-studied areas of Brazilian Amazon at high risk from climate change
In the Brazilian Amazon, between 15 and 18% of the areas most overlooked by research are at high risk of severe climate and land-use...
Amazonian expedition searches out rare ‘fish from the clouds’
Researchers carried out a massive survey in the Brazilian Amazon for so-called annual rivulids, a family of fish whose eggs survive in a hibernation...
How creative & emotive communication conserved 55,000 acres of Peru’s Amazon
Protecting the Peruvian Amazon is dangerous work, but conservationist Paul Rosolie and his nonprofit Junglekeepers team have attracted millions of dollars in funding to...
Monkeys: Nature’s Playful Wonders and the Battle for Their Survival
Step into the lush landscapes of tropical rainforests or the wide-open spaces of savannas, and you might witness a captivating show unfolding high in...
