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A juvenile African elephant © Xavier Surinyach

Oct 8, 2015

Tanzania: “Queen of Ivory” arrested

Tanzania struck a major blow against wildlife crime by arresting a Chinese businesswoman reputed to be a kingpin of the ivory business.

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Aerial photograph of a burning rainforest

Sep 29, 2015

Indonesia: conviction of rainforest arsonists upheld

Indonesia’s Supreme Court took a stand against slash and burn by upholding the conviction of PT Kallista Alam, a palm oil company, for setting fires in protected forests.

The Woodlark cuscus, a nocturnal marsupial

May 8, 2015

Papua New Guinea: governor to protect Woodlark cuscus

The fight against deforestation on Woodlark in Papua New Guinea is gaining traction: the governor of Milne Bay Province is stepping in to stop the destruction.

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Mar 27, 2015

India: protests save tigers from coal mining

India’s Mahan forests are safe at last. According to Greenpeace, plans for a coal mine that would have meant felling 500,000 trees are off the table.

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Mar 3, 2015

Panama: Ngäbe-Buglé stop dam project

A big victory for Panama’s indigenous Ngäbe-Buglé people: the government has put a stop to work on the Barro Blanco dam that would have flooded their traditional land.

Javier Ramírez hugging his mother

Feb 25, 2015

Ecuadorian activist Javier Ramírez is free

Farmer and activist Javier Ramírez was finally freed after 308 days behind bars for speaking out against the destruction of his homeland for a copper mine. International environmental and human rights organizations demanded his immediate and unconditional release.

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