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...
In Indonesia’s relentless infrastructure push, taint of corruption weighs on environment
Investigators in Indonesia have arrested the mayor and former mayor of the city of Kendari for allegedly taking bribes in the awarding of a...
3,000 indigenous people gather in Brasilia to protest ruralist agenda
From 23-27 April, 3,000 indigenous people from a hundred groups all across Brazil came together in Brasilia for the 15th annual encampment to demonstrate...
First increase in Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins in 20 years
Numbers of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the Mekong River have risen from 80 in 2015 to 92 in 2017, according to WWF-Cambodia.The WWF team...
Pesticides banned by EU for their potential harm to bees
The EU will ban three commonly used pesticides by the end of 2018 in a bid to protect bee populations.A committee passed the measure...
More gorillas and chimpanzees living in Central Africa’s forests than thought
A study led by WCS researchers pulled together wildlife survey data collected between 2003 and 2013 at 59 sites in five countries across western...
Environmental stories from around the web, April 27, 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...
Nephew of Maya land and rights activist beaten to death in...
Héctor Manuel Choc Cuz, an 18-year old Maya Q’eqchi’, was beaten to death late last month.Family members suspect the attack may have been an...
Respected ancestral healer murdered in Peru
Below are summaries of the most popular stories by our Spanish language service, Mongabay Latam, from the week of April 16 – 22. Among...
