Indonesian billionaire using ‘shadow companies’ to clear forest for palm oil,...
Two plantation companies linked to Anthoni Salim, Indonesia’s third-richest man, are deforesting a peat swamp in Borneo, according to new research by Aidenvironment.In response...
Activists fear for environmental protection under Indonesia’s revised Criminal Code
Indonesian lawmakers aim to pass a long-awaited revision of the country’s Criminal Code this month, but already the draft has been widely criticized for...
Philippines’ Duterte suggests open-pit mining ban will stay in place
The Philippine President said he was considering extending a ban on new open-pit metal mines.He also ordered mining companies to carry out reforestation programs.The...
46% of Albertine Rift species may be threatened by 2080, study...
East Africa’s Albertine Rift region hosts many animal and plant species that evolved in isolation and are endemic – meaning they’re found nowhere else...
New remote-sensing technique used to determine carbon losses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Research published yesterday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution finds that pressures from human activities and climate change caused the African continent to...
Animal trainers are teaching wildlife to conserve themselves
Positive training helps pets and their owners bond. But animal trainers working to conserve wildlife often have the opposite goal: teaching animals in the...
Six staff killed in deadliest attack at Congo’s Virunga National Park
Suspected members of an armed militia ambushed and killed five park rangers and a driver in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of...
Critics say proposed changes to Mexico’s Forestry Law threaten sustainable forest...
Mexico’s General Law of Sustainable Forest Development, more commonly referred to as the Forestry Law, has been criticized for not being sufficient to keep...
How to help penguins (photos)
This photo essay comes via Mongabay’s partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Wild View blog.Once a month we’ll publish a contribution from Wild View...
Indonesia land swap, meant to protect peatlands, risks wider deforestation, NGOs...
Under a government program, pulpwood and logging companies in Indonesia are eligible for a land swap if their existing concessions include at least 40...
How loopholes in Indonesia’s corruption law let environmental crime persist
In the leadup to the release of the second installment of Indonesia for Sale, our series examining the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land-rights crisis,...
New research examines spread of payments for ecosystem services around the...
There are currently more than 550 PES programs active around the world in developed and developing countries alike, and more than $36 billion in...
