Cooperative agroforestry empowers indigenous women in Honduras
The Lenca indigenous group in a dry region of Honduras has practiced agroforestry for millennia, planting timber and fruit trees over food and medicine...
Dogs in India are a problem for wildlife, study finds
India is home to an estimated 60 million dogs, the fourth highest in the world.In a pan-India online survey, people reported domestic dogs attacking...
Colombia grants ‘historic’ protections to rainforest, indigenous groups
In a move described as “unprecedented,” Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country intends to add 8 million hectares (80,000 square...
Small farmers not ready as Indonesia looks to impose its palm...
The Indonesian government plans to make its sustainable palm oil certification scheme, the ISPO, mandatory for small farmers by 2020. These farmers account for...
Small farmers not ready as Indonesia looks to impose its palm...
The Indonesian government plans to make its sustainable palm oil certification scheme, the ISPO, mandatory for small farmers by 2020. These farmers account...
The RSPO’s Liberian fiasco (commentary)
On February 13, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, the industry certification system for production of conflict-free palm oil, confirmed what many in Liberia’s...
Understanding bird behavior key to developing risk reduction technologies
Billions of birds collide with man-made structures and aircraft every year, which devastates bird populations and harms companies that must pay the cost of...
Environmental stories from around the web, April 13, 2018
There are many important conservation and environmental stories Mongabay isn’t able to cover.Here’s a digest of some of the significant developments from the week.If...
Population of world’s rarest giant turtle rises to 4 with new...
Some experts have now confirmed the presence of a Yangtze giant softshell turtle in Vietnam, increasing the total known population of the turtle to...
Most Popular Stories from Mongabay Latam, April 2
These are the most popular stories at Mongabay Latam from April 2 – 8. The oil spill in Colombia is an ongoing environmental disaster....
Global warming may poison monarch butterflies, study finds
Monarch numbers have plummeted in recent decades and scientists think it’s due in large part to the reduction of milkweed in the U.S. and...
Indigenous environmental activist killed in Myanmar
Indigenous and environmental activist Saw O Moo was reportedly killed in Myanmar’s Karen State on April 5.According to the Karen Environmental and Social Action...
