"Fith of Britain's wild mammals at high risk of extinction" - A pretty terrifying finding in The Mammal Society's government report covered in the Guardian Environment theguardian.com/environment/20…

New Four Paws Forest School: Teaching orphaned orangutans the skills they need to live an independent life in the forest. My latest article for Mongabay FOUR PAWS International news.mongabay.com/2018/06/orangu…

Great interview in The Revelator discussing our relationship with the wolf. Some really interesting points from environmental ethicist Professor Michael P. Nelson. The Revelator therevelator.org/ethics-saving-…

Without significant extra funding, "forest conservation in developing countries will jeopardize, rather than contribute to, sustainable development goals." - A worrying conclusion from Professor Julia Jones from Bangor University Bangor University peerj.com/articles/5106/ via PeerJ Publishing

Disappointing results from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) voluntary certification scheme - "The only area where RSPO certification made a positive impact was in higher yields and share prices for certified companies." Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2018/07/rspo-f…

"At the $7.40 threshold – which is still at the low end of the metrics scholars have proposed – we find that the number of people in poverty hasn’t declined at all. Rather, it has grown dramatically since 1981, going from 3.2 billion to 4.2 billion" newint.org/features/2019/…

We need truth and reconcialition in Britain. Recognition that the colonial enterprise was a vast crime against humanity. It was the state-sanctioned theft of other people's land, labour and resources, and the mass killing of those who resisted. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A recently published study that analyzed movement data from 229 elephants has found that human influence and protected areas are main factors determining the size of elephant ranges, Jim Tan reports: bit.ly/2T5RhSF

Gabon recently received the first $17 million of a pledged $150 million from Norway for results-based emission reduction payments as part of the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI). bit.ly/3zhN4dT

A new study suggests that if Europe planted trees across all the land suitable for reforestation, it might not only sequester carbon but also partially ameliorate the increasingly dry European summers predicted by #climatechange models, Jim Tan reports: news.mongabay.com/2021/08/refore…

A new report finds that transport and energy infrastructure projects in the Congo Basin do not adequately account for their full environmental and social impact and may lead to irreversible degradation of this vital region, Jim Tan reports: bit.ly/3keVNZf

12 international donors have pledged at least $1.5 billion over the next 4 years to support protection and sustainable management of the Congo Basin forests, but is it enough? Jim Tan reports: bit.ly/3xVNcAf

The Carneddau ponies are arguably the wildest ponies in Britain and of great scientific and cultural value. But, because they don't qualify for Rare Breed status they are not nearly as well known as they should be. Article published by National Geographic UK nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2022/0…

Poaching has more than doubled this year in South Africa’s Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, the birthplace of white rhino conservation, Jim Tan reports. bit.ly/3EEbKmH

“It’s just amazing to see these ponies grazing on the top of the mountain at 3,000ft” positive.news/environment/th…

A newly published study published explores the important role that traditional Papua New Guinean beliefs play in an ongoing campaign against a copper and gold mine on a tributary of the Sepik River, reports Jim Tan. news.mongabay.com/2023/04/power-…