A tiny new catfish for the Amazon Basin
Sep 3, 2015, 1:31 pm By Rebecca KesslerAt a time when the mass destruction of the world’s biodiversity hotspots is often in the news,…Indonesia pledges to cut emissions 29 percent by 2030
Sep 3, 2015, 10:25 am By Philip JacobsonIndonesia will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 29 percent by 2030, the environment and forestry…goTenna provides low-cost remote communication without a cell network
Sep 3, 2015, 3:00 am By Sue PalminteriA ranger contacts his team through the dense forest to ask for backup support in investigating a…How many trees are cut down every year?
Sep 3, 2015, 12:37 am By Rhett ButlerWhen it comes to the world's forests, two of the commonly asked questions are "How many trees are…California takes step toward banning elephant ivory, rhino horn trades
Sep 2, 2015, 9:59 pm By Rhett ButlerToday the California Senate approved legislation that would ban the ivory and rhinoceros horn across…Man starts record-breaking walk to protect one of the world’s rarest primates
Sep 2, 2015, 2:22 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisWhen visiting a new country, it is recommendable to cram as many sights in as you can in a limited…Lies, deceit and abduction staff Thailand’s fishing industry
Sep 2, 2015, 2:07 pm By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne night nearly four years ago in Mahachai, a gritty port town near Bangkok,…Global forest loss reached 46 million acres in 2014
Sep 2, 2015, 12:31 am By Rhett ButlerGlobal forest loss amounted to 18.7 million hectares (46 million acres) in 2014, a decline of about…Brazil’s deforestation alert system reports surge in Amazon forest clearing
Sep 1, 2015, 6:52 pm By Rhett ButlerConfirming what civil society groups have been saying for months, new data from the Brazilian…Good news: Stunning ‘extinct’ toad rises again in Ecuador (photos)
Sep 1, 2015, 5:27 pm By Rhett ButlerA thought-to-be-extinct toad from the highlands of Ecuador has been rediscovered by three teams of…Rhino killing on record pace in South Africa
Sep 1, 2015, 3:55 pm By Rhett ButlerThe pace of rhino killing in South Africa is running well ahead of last year’s record, report…Will Indonesia’s new palm oil subsidy undermine no-deforestation push?
Sep 1, 2015, 1:52 pm By Philip Jacobson[dropcap] W[/dropcap]ith the demand landscape for Indonesian palm oil set for a seismic shift from…Sarawak pledges to protect its last remaining orangutans
Sep 1, 2015, 6:00 am By Morgan Erickson-DavisBornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) have declined more than 50 percent over the last 60 years,…INTERPOL rejects Malaysia’s request to place journalist on Red Notice list
Aug 31, 2015, 2:38 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisOn August 4, 2015, Malaysian police issued an arrest warrant against British investigative…The Cat Ba Langur: a primate walks the razor’s edge of extinction
Aug 31, 2015, 2:18 pm By Glenn Scherer[caption id="attachment_67419" align="alignleft" width="768"] A Cat Ba langur group hangs out on a…A researcher’s mission to keep people and elephants out of harm’s way in Kenya’s Trans-Mara District
Aug 31, 2015, 5:00 am By Sue PalminteriWe’ve all had experiences with that one guest that just won’t leave the party. First you try…Rainforests doomed unless world adopts ‘development without destruction’
Aug 29, 2015, 11:02 am By Rhett ButlerTropical forests face a dire future unless humans adopt a radically different approach to protecting…400+ dams could irrevocably harm Amazon ecology — but solutions exist
Aug 28, 2015, 1:54 pm By Glenn SchererDams and reservoirs affect fish and other riverine fauna by creating barriers to movement, both…The many paths towards sustainable palm oil in India
Aug 28, 2015, 1:50 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisThis is the second of a two-part series on palm oil in India. Read the first part here. Love it or…Indonesian village opts to protect mangroves, preserve livelihoods
Aug 28, 2015, 1:05 pm By Philip JacobsonPreserving mangrove forests is instrumental to bringing down emissions rates in Indonesia, a…
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