Climate change imperils tiny animal in the world’s most extreme continent
Soil researchers have found that a microscopic nematode is vanishing from Antarctica’s Dry Valleys — and they believe it’s because of climate change.Scottnema lindsayae...
Honduras arrests alleged mastermind of Berta Cáceres’s murder
On March 2 Honduran authorities arrested a hydroelectric company executive they say orchestrated the murder of indigenous activist Berta Cáceres two years ago.David Castillo...
In Colombia, a national park’s expansion announced as deforestation progresses
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos affirmed that the country’s largest natural park, Chiribiquete National Park, will now be 1.5 million hectares larger.Chiribiquete is located...
Europe’s beetle species plummet as trees disappear
A new report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) finds nearly 18 percent of saproxylic beetles are threatened with extinction...
How effective is environmental restoration?
How effective is environmental restoration? On today’s episode, we seek answers to that question through the lens of a much needed new project at...
Bornean bearded pigs seen adapting to oil palm habitats, study finds
Bornean bearded pigs appear to thrive in oil palm plantations, but remain heavily dependent on nearby forests as their primary habitat, a recent study...
Mexico City dwellers shoulder future of their urban ‘Water Forest’
The territory, which conservationists and area residents are working to preserve, includes a large swath of southern Mexico City.The term “urban forest” typically describes...
Budiardi, labeled a ‘provocateur’ and jailed in a dispute with a...
“The palm oil fiefdom” is an investigation by Mongabay and The Gecko Project, an initiative of the UK-based research house Earthsight.The article reveals how...
Villagers cite self-defense in tiger killing, but missing body parts point...
Villagers in Indonesia have killed a critically endangered Sumatran tiger, after labeling it a menace to the village.Conservation authorities, though, have found strong indications...
Ecotourism payments for more wildlife sightings linked to conservation benefits in...
A four-year research project in a national protected area in Laos established a connection between higher payments for more wildlife sightings and improved protections...
Amazon forest to savannah tipping point could be far closer than...
In the 1970s, scientists recognized that the Amazon makes half of its own rainfall via evaporation and transpiration from vegetation. Researchers also recognized that...
In eastern Indonesia, a forest tribe pushes back against miners and...
The Forest Tobelo, an indigenous tribe in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, faces constant threat from illegal loggers and the expansion of mining leases.More than...
