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Civil society changes up campaign against jailed Kalimantan farmers

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...
Sheep offer a livelihood for Kenyan farmers, and a lifeline for a rare bird

Sheep offer a livelihood for Kenyan farmers, and a lifeline for...

Farmers and conservationists in Kinangop, a grassland plateau in Kenya, are rearing sheep to conserve a bird species that’s restricted to the grasslands.The 77,000-hectare...

Q&A with organizers of World Agroforestry Congress 2019

Agroforestry is an...
Airport proposal for Malaysian island doesn’t fly with conservationists

Airport proposal for Malaysian island doesn’t fly with conservationists

A proposal to build an international airport on Tioman Island in Malaysia would destroy coral reefs in the heart of one of the country’s...
The Andean republics of the Pan Amazon

The Andean republics of the Pan Amazon

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...
To safeguard a rare Brazilian woodpecker, an NGO bought out its habitat

To safeguard a rare Brazilian woodpecker, an NGO bought out its...

Not seen by scientists since the first specimen was described nearly a century ago, Kaempfer’s woodpecker (Celeus obrieni) was “rediscovered” in the mid-2000s.Listed as...
Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: The Guri complex and the Caroni Cascade

Hydropower in the Pan Amazon: The Guri complex and the Caroni...

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish,...