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Cap or Tax Carbon Emissions?
Mongabay does not normally publish statements from environmental groups on climate policy matters, but this recent post from World Resources Institute preisdent Jonathan Lash is an exception.
Monstrous prehistoric snake provides glimpse of warmer tropical forests
World’s largest snake discovered: prehistoric serpent was twice the size of an anaconda
Heart of Borneo conservation initiative at risk from Indonesian development plan
Indonesia's Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono is pushing a proposal to develop economic zones along the border between Malaysia and Kalimantan "as soon as possible" for national security reasons, reports the…
Malaysian government says forest reserve ‘plundered’ for oil palm development
Photos of new frogs discovered in Colombia
12 new species of frogs discovered in India
Cellulosic ethanol healthier, better for the environment, than corn ethanol
Prairie grass ethanol will kill fewer people and foul the environment less than corn ethanol
Nemo at risk from CO2 emissions? Ocean acidification may hurt baby fish
Chocolate has been a delicacy north of Mexico for a thousand years
Seeking out the world’s rarest and most endangered birds
An Interview with Katrina Fellerman of the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered Program. Mongabay.com's second in a new series of interviews with 'Young Scientists'.
Embarking on a career in science? Learn from interviews with young scientists
Mongabay.com announces new series of interviews with young scientists
Amazon scientists awarded ‘Nobel Prize’ of conservation
Wind energy jobs now exceed coal mining jobs
Giant population of lions could live war-torn region
Photo of new bird species discovered in China
Glaciers decline in ice mass for 18th straight year
California faces severe drought
Gore pushes for avoided deforestation to save rainforests during testimony
Beef drives 80% of Amazon deforestation
Nearly 80 percent of land deforested in the Amazon from 1996-2006 is now used for cattle pasture, according to a report released today by Greenpeace at the World Social Forum…
Iron fertilization of oceans may be ineffective in fighting global warming
Iron fertilization of oceans less effective in sequestering carbon than previously estimated
The honeybee can count
Iceland raises whale killing quota to 150 fin whales, 100 minkes per year
Biochar and reforestation may offer better global cooling potential than ocean fertilization
Photo: Indigenous leaders form giant human banner to protest Amazon destruction
Many global warming impacts may be irreversible in next 1000 years
Mountain gorilla population in DR Congo increases 12.5%
Camera trap photos reveal bushmeat hunting threat to jaguars in Ecuador
Self-Portraits Help Count Cats: WCS Research Fellow Santiago Espinosa Conducts First-ever Jaguar Census in Ecuador