Forest fragments along riversides in Uganda may make good habitats for chimpanzees but remain unprotected, according to a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Society (TCS). Researchers…
Keeping fire at bay could be key to reforesting abandoned land in the tropics, according to a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science. Measuring the recovery…
A new study of Uganda's Kibale National Park refutes the conventional wisdom that parks cause poverty along their borders. "Apparently the park provides a source of insurance; [locals] can hunt,…
An environmental issue in Uganda that left three people dead four years ago has reared its head again. The Ugandan government has resurrected plans to give a quarter of the…
Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname. A jaguar (Panthera Onca), a Near Threatened species. Of the sites researched, Suriname's site presented the highest number of species diversity. Photo courtesy of Conservation…
As the UN announces that famine has spread in Somalia to three additional regions (making five in total now), the US has put the first number to the amount of…
As the US media is focused like a laser on theatric debt talks and the UK media is agog at the heinous Rupert Murdoch scandal, millions of people are undergoing…
A prolonged drought in East Africa is bringing many of the region's impoverished to their knees: the World Food Program (WFP) is warning that 10 million people in the region…
Africa’s forests are fast diminishing to the detriment of climate, biodiversity, and millions of people of dependent on forest resources for their well-being. But is the full conservation of Africa's…
Outline of Yellowstone National Park, the world's first modern protected are, as seen by Google Earth. Yellowstone was opposed by many when it was first created including logging and mining…
Conservation appears to be working for the Critically Endangered mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in the Virunga massif region, as a new census shows an additional 100 individuals from the…
As nations from around the world meet at the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan to discuss ways to stem the loss of biodiversity worldwide, two prominent researchers argue…
A new study in the open access journal of Tropical Conservation Science finds that the Kasagala forest reserve in central Uganda is losing important tree species and suffering from low…
Sementara Amazon dihabisi pelan-pelan dari segala sisi oleh penebangan, pertanian, jalanan, peternakan, pertambangan, eksplorasi gas dan minyak, pengumuman spesies kera baru hari ini membuktikan bahwa hutan hujan tropis terbesar dunia…
Lion populations across Uganda's park system have declined 40 percent in less than a decade, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The results, based on the country's first ever…
With less than 670 Rothschild's giraffes surviving in the wild, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List has listed the subspecies as 'Endangered'. Surviving in Kenya…
While the Amazon is being whittled away on all sides by logging, agriculture, roads, cattle ranching, mining, oil and gas exploration, today's announcement of a new monkey species proves that…
A new study in Tropical Conservation Science finds that Kibale National Park in Uganda has retained its tropical forest despite pressures of a dense human population and large-scale clearing activities…
A company in Uganda is pressuring the environment ministry to allow it to log a protected forest reserve to establish a palm oil plantation, reports The New Vision. BIDCO, a…
Uganda, which suffered a 90 percent decline in large mammals during the 70s and 80s, has now lifted a decades-long ban on big game hunting, reports the AFP. The Uganda…
How can bringing healthcare to local villagers in Uganda help save the Critically Endangered mountain gorilla? The answer lies in our genetics, says Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, wildlife veterinarian and director…
Wilmar, one of the world's largest palm oil traders, is investing $10 million to establish an oil palm plantation in Kalangala, Uganda over the next three years, reports Bernama, Malaysia's…
Ugandan president continues to undermine national forest reserves Ugandan president continues to undermine national forest reserves mongabay.com November 4, 2008 President Yoweri Museveni's ongoing battle with Uganda's National Forest Authority
Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa? Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa? Rhett Butler, mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Human-widlife interactions are an important vector for emerging…
Dirt-munching helps protect chimps from malaria Dirt-munching helps protect chimps from malaria mongabay.com January 10, 2008 Soil ingestion helps chimps protect themselves from malaria, reports a new study published in…
Uganda renews plans to log rainforest reserve for sugar cane Uganda renews plans to log rainforest reserve for sugar cane mongabay.com December 21, 2007 Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday…
Parasites a key to the decline of red colobus monkeys in forest fragments Parasites a key to the decline of red colobus monkeys in forest fragments University of Illinois at…
Uganda cancels controversial rainforest logging plan Uganda cancels controversial rainforest logging plan mongabay.com October 18, 2007 Uganda's government abandoned a controversial plan to grant protected rainforest land to a sugar…
The other side of carbon trading The other side of carbon trading By Stephan Faris, Fortune Magazine August 29, 2007 Planting trees in Uganda to offset greenhouse-gas emissions in Europe…
Rare gorillas slaughtered in mass killing Rare gorillas slaughtered in mass killing mongabay.com July 24, 2007 At least four critically endangered gorillas have been killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's…
Uganda abandons rainforest logging for palm oil Uganda abandons rainforest logging for palm oil mongabay.com May 27, 2007 The Ugandan government abandoned plans to log thousands of hectares of rainforest…
Contentious Uganda rainforest reserve safe, for now Uganda rainforest reserve safe, for now mongabay.com May 23, 2007 Uganda's cabinet has suspended a proposal to allow a sugarcane grower to convert…
