Publication: Mongabay.com

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Scientists capture one of the world's rarest big cats on film (photos)

Less than a hundred kilometers from the bustling metropolis of Jakarta, scientists have captured incredible photos of one of the world's most endangered big cats: the Javan leopard ( Panthera pardus melas ). Taken by a research project in Gunung Halimun-Salak ... [Published Mongabay.com - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Javan leopard, Panthera, Jakarta

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Could the Tasmanian tiger be hiding out in New Guinea?

Many people still believe the Tasmanian tiger ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ) survives in the wilds of Tasmania, even though the species was declared extinct over eighty years ago. Sightings and reports of the elusive carnivorous marsupial, which was the ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Guinea Conakry, Karl Shuker, Marsupial, Species

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Biosphere conservation: monumental action is critical to avert global environmental crisis

Human-caused changes to our biosphere—the global total of the world's ecosystems—are now so great and alarmingly rapid that human lives and societies undoubtedly face epic challenges in the near future as our biosphere deteriorates, planetary boundaries ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Biosphere, Crisis, Environment

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Peru delays oil drilling in the Amazon to consult with indigenous peoples

peru south america latin america oil fossil fuels energy jeremy hance green environment happy-upbeat environmental indigenous people indigenous rights indigenous groups tribal groups tribal people Environmental Law law Amazon People Amazon rainforest ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Oil Drilling, Peru, Environment, Environmental Law

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Top Indonesian official calls out misinformation in environmental campaign

Indonesia's top REDD+ official confirmed there is no plan to open 1.2 million hectares of forest in Sumatra's Aceh Province, calling into question numbers used by environmentalists in their bid to stop reclassification of the province's forest land. ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Environment, Indonesia

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon pacing 88% higher than last year's rate

Satellite analysis by a Brazil-based NGO indicates that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to pace well ahead of last year, when the government passed a weakened version of its law governing use of forest lands.Imazon's near-real-time deforestation ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Deforestation, Brazil, Cattle

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Good news for elephants: Gabon steps in to help protect elephants from ivory poaching at Central African Republic site

Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritage site, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: poaching, Gabon, Central African Republic

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Indigenous association to sue to shut down Panama's REDD+ program

Panama's largest association of indigenous people will sue the Panamanian government to shut down the country's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) program.The National Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples in Panama (COONAPIP) announced ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Panama, Deforestation, Lawsuit

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

In landmark ruling, Indonesia's indigenous people win right to millions of hectares of forest

Court ruling invalidates Indonesian govt's claim to customary forest areasIn a landmark ruling, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has invalidated the Indonesian government's claim to millions of hectares of forest land, potentially giving indigenous and ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Indonesia, Concession, Palm oil, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Constitutional Court

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature - An interview with Mark Tercek

In 2008, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) surprised the conservation world when it selected Mark Tercek, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, as its new president and CEO. For people familiar with Tercek, however, the move made perfect sense: he was a leading ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: The Nature Conservancy, Underwriter, Goldman Sachs Group Inc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Analysis: Indonesia renews moratorium on logging, palm plantations

Tracking Forest Permits: Currently, national agencies and local government offices oftentimes do not share information with each other on permits for logging, mining, palm oil development, and other forest uses. As a result, multiple forest users may ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Indonesia, Task Force, Land Use, Environmental Stewardship, National Policy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Crazy cat numbers: unusually high jaguar densities discovered in the Amazon rainforest

Jaguars ( Panthera onca ) are the biggest cat in the Americas and the only member of the Panthera genus in the New World; an animal most people recognize, the jaguar is also the third largest cat in the world with an intoxicatingly dangerous beauty. The ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Density, Panthera, Genus, Intoxication

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According to a statement issued on behalf of COONAPIP, the lawsuit is "the first major test of a key provision of the 2007 UN Declaration, which says indigenous peoples have the right to refuse projects and investments—such as logging and mining operations—that affect the natural resources in their territories."

Indigenous association to sue to shut down Panama's REDD+ program [Published Mongabay.com - May 18 2013]

"The court has found the forestry laws provisions unconstitutional," Abdon continued. "The state cannot expel us from our customary forests that have been our source of livelihoods for generations."

In landmark ruling, Indonesia's indigenous people win right to millions of hectares of forest [Published Mongabay.com - May 17 2013]

...genome resource banking and artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization are underway in Sabah and elsewhere," he said in a statement. "We are seriously considering sending Tam, our captive male rhinoceros, to Cincinnati Zoo in the US to breed with their mature female. By doing so, we will make an historical step towards the survival of one of the most charismatic, ancient and enigmatic large mammals; a species that Sabah is not prepared to see extinct!"

Rhino populations in Sumatra, Borneo should be combined to save Sumatran rhino from extinction [Published Mongabay.com - May 15 2013]

Pacific islanders are the "victims of industrial countries unable to control their carbon dioxide emissions"

Pacific islanders are the 'victims of industrial countries unable to control their carbon dioxide ... [Published Mongabay.com - May 15 2013]

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