Poverty-fueled deforestation of Nigerian reserve slashes hope for rare chimps
Less than 20 year ago, Akure-Ofosu Forest Reserve was regarded as a potential conservation site for endangered Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees.
But between 2001 and...
Timber harvests to meet global wood demand will bring soaring emissions:...
At a time when the world desperately needs to reduce its carbon emissions, global timber harvests to meet soaring demand for wood products...
Civil society changes up campaign against jailed Kalimantan farmers
In April, three farmers from Kinjil village in Central Kalimantan were arrested on suspicion of oil palm theft from land controlled by a...
New Tree Tech: AI, drones, satellites and sensors give reforestation a...
This four-part Mongabay mini-series examines the latest technological solutions to help tree-planting projects achieve scale and long-term efficiency. Using these innovative approaches could be...
Chad: Targeted policy reforms can boost resilience to climate change and...
N’DJAMENA, Chad, 11 July 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/Unplanned and rapid urbanization interacts with environmental degradation and climate change to amplify flood risk in the country....
Cholera outbreak: What to drink when you suspect the tap
South Africans who believe the quality of the water in their taps has been compromised are forced to choose from alternatives available to them....
Bangladesh captive elephant death by train highlights need for conservation
Captive elephants have a long history. In the 19th century, wild elephants were abundant throughout the Bengal, frequently raiding crop fields. Several landholders kept...
Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm faces global backlash over community...
A growing list of global household brands, from PepsiCo to L’Oréal to Hershey’s, have suspended their purchases from Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), Indonesia’s second-...
Opposition grows to Indonesia’s resumption of sea sand exports
Marine conservation and fisheries activists in Indonesia are pushing for exports of sea sand to be scrapped, saying the activity harms the environment and...
Six months into Lula’s presidency, Amazon deforestation is dropping rapidly
The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen significantly since Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023, according to...
Agroecology schools help communities restore degraded land in Guatemala
The transformation of ancestral lands into intensive monoculture plantations has led to the destruction of Guatemala’s native forests and traditional practices, as well as...
Villagers turn to charcoal made from bamboo to save a protected...
Rice paddies have become silted up around Ankarafantsika National Park in northwestern Madagascar. To survive, local residents are forced to illegally exploit the forest’s...
