Can a new era of ecosystem restoration truly be financed by one of humanity’s oldest tree-clearing behaviours? Can we pay for new trees by cutting others down?
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Tracking the plight of Nigeria’s beleaguered pangolins
t wasn’t supposed to be this straightforward. For days, we’d crisscrossed rainforest-blanketed mountains, hacked through thorny thickets and corkscrewing lianas, narrowly escaped rockfalls, and become fodder for army ants beneath torrential skies — all to no avail.
A few things I learnt interning for Mongabay
A few handy tips for making your conservation story stand out.
Meet the scientists that use poop to catch rainforest dung beetles
This post was originally published on Mongabay.com Dung beetles have emerged as one of the most intensively studied animal groups in tropical rainforests. They are very easy and cheap to survey and are strong indicators of the health of rainforests and the presence of diverse mammal communities. Dung beetles also […]
New map could help save critically endangered Javan leopard
My first article for Mongabay. Read with original images here. A new study outlines where Javan leopards live – and where suitable habitat remains on the densely inhabited island. National parks remain the most stable habitat for the critically endangered species, but the study finds that half its potential habitat […]