Sending a message about rhino conservation in Nepal
Since 2011, Nepal has recorded five 365-day periods without any rhinos poached, despite its proximity to the key rhino-horn markets of Vietnam and China.Experts...
Coal mine diverts Sumatran river without a permit, leaving villagers short...
Since coal mining company PT Seluma Prima Coal set up operations in 2015, residents of Rangkiling Bakti village in Jambi, Sumatra say they have...
New film shines light on cattle industry link to Amazon deforestation
Approximately one fifth of the Amazon rainforest has already been cut down, and nearly 80 percent of this deforestation is attributable to the cattle...
More than 800 totoaba swim bladders confiscated by Mexican authorities in...
In two separate arrests of Chinese nationals, Mexican police confiscated more than 800 swim bladders from a large fish called the totoaba.Totoaba swim bladders...
Seabird secrets revealed by bioacoustics in New Zealand
Megan Friesen is a behavioral ecologist who is currently working with the Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust to examine the breeding behaviors of a...
First record of ultrasound communication in the mysterious Sunda colugo
Until recently, the Sunda colugo was known to only produce calls in the audible range. But scientists have now published the first-ever record of...
Major Islamic financier singled out for deforestation in Indonesia
Lembaga Tabung Haji is a Malaysian Islamic financial institution whose listed palm oil arm, TH Plantations, owns dozens of estates in Malaysia and Indonesia.The...
New species of Malaysian water beetle named after Leonardo DiCaprio
A new species of water beetle has been named after actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio.The species was discovered in Borneo during a survey organized...
One-stop shop for digital global maps launched
A new online platform called Resource Watch makes over 200 geographically referenced global-scale data sets available for viewing and analysis.You can view and overlay...
Development plans threaten Malaysian island
The Langkawi archipelago off Malaysia’s northwest coast is made up of more than 100 islands, including the main island – the country’s third largest....
Palm oil supplier to food giants clears forest, peatland in Indonesia,...
The Yemen-based Hayel Saeed Anam Group, which sells palm oil to Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Unilever through subsidiaries, is responsible for clearing 40 square...
