Indonesia, Malaysia deploy ministers to push back on EU palm oil restrictions

Indonesia, Malaysia deploy ministers to push back on EU palm oil...

Indonesia and Malaysia will send top officials to Brussels to voice concerns over a new regulation that bans the trading of commodities associated with...
Nepal’s hydropower boom is killing birds via power lines

Nepal’s hydropower boom is killing birds via power lines

High-voltage power lines are emerging as one of the main killers of birds in Nepal, affecting common species such as crows all the way...
Conservationists aim to save critically endangered European eels on Italy’s Po River

Conservationists aim to save critically endangered European eels on Italy’s Po...

European eels (Anguilla anguilla) are critically endangered, their population having plummeted by 97% since 1980.Illegal fishing, dams and other barriers to their migration, droughts,...
Deforestation linked to less rainfall, study shows; El Niño could make it worse

Deforestation linked to less rainfall, study shows; El Niño could make...

A new study shows concerning links between deforestation and reduced precipitation in tropical regions, which can in turn lead to reduced agricultural yields and...
Residents of southeast Alaskan town debate mine that’s bound to change region

Residents of southeast Alaskan town debate mine that’s bound to change...

After years of debate, a proposed mine in southeast Alaska near the Chilkat River has a permit to dig an exploratory tunnel and release...
Flooding for hydropower dams hits forest-reliant bats hard, study shows

Flooding for hydropower dams hits forest-reliant bats hard, study shows

Researchers have found that bats specialized to feed on insects within the dense canopy of tropical forests are disproportionately affected by hydropower development.The study...
Logging network operating out of Cambodian prison in the Cardamoms

Logging network operating out of Cambodian prison in the Cardamoms

A Mongabay investigation has uncovered a logging operation being run out of Koh Kong provincial prison that gets its timber from the site of...
Survival of some small wildcats at risk due to housecat hybrids

Survival of some small wildcats at risk due to housecat hybrids

Small wildcat species suffer from habitat loss, hunting and human conflicts, just like better-known big cats. But some small wildcat populations also face threats...
Study shows Kenyan elephant shrew may be adapting to human disturbance, drought

Study shows Kenyan elephant shrew may be adapting to human disturbance,...

The endangered golden-rumped elephant shrew has seen its population in a Kenyan forest reserve increase by 52% in a decade, upending researchers’ fears of...
Women decision-makers can improve conservation and agriculture, study shows

Women decision-makers can improve conservation and agriculture, study shows

A new global study shows that both conservation and farming production can improve when women farmers are more involved in decision-making.The study, published in...
Forest conservation efforts in Peru are failing across the board, study says

Forest conservation efforts in Peru are failing across the board, study...

Forest conservation initiatives in Peru in the past decades have had little to no effect, as deforestation continues to skyrocket in the country, according...
Expedition to Pacific ecosystems hopes to learn from their resilience

Expedition to Pacific ecosystems hopes to learn from their resilience

An expedition led by National Geographic’s Pristine Seas project will voyage across the Pacific over five years to gather information about marine ecosystems needing...