Conservationists to send killer robots after destructive starfish
Sep 8, 2015, 1:34 pm By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t's like the plot of a science-fiction film: scientists develop killer robots to…Indonesian villagers transform ailing forests into oasis of fruit
Sep 8, 2015, 8:05 am By Philip JacobsonWhat bugged Marwi back in 1995 wasn’t so much that villagers were barred from harvesting forest…U.N. data suggests slowdown in forest loss
Sep 8, 2015, 12:59 am By Rhett ButlerHighly anticipated data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows…Indonesian officials resist movement to end deforestation for palm oil
Sep 7, 2015, 4:11 am By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo weeks ago, senior Indonesian officials slammed a commitment by five giant…Call of the Wild Tiger: using acoustics software to identify individual tigers by their calls
Sep 6, 2015, 5:00 am By Sue PalminteriWildlife acoustics have been used for over twenty years by field researchers to estimate population…Indonesia’s mercury policy a good start, but kinks remain
Sep 5, 2015, 3:41 am By Philip JacobsonKinks still need to be worked out of Indonesia’s mercury policy, which mandates a phasing out of…Researchers find many, many moths in Bolivian national park
Sep 4, 2015, 1:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisA major expedition happening right now in Bolivia's Madidi National Park is aimed at figuring out…Peru’s Conundrum: a Pope’s environmental message divides his people
Sep 4, 2015, 1:37 pm By Glenn SchererA business executive sits at her desk, silently reading Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on…Endangered fishing cat thought extinct in Cambodia, caught on camera
3:33pm By Glenn SchererAsia’s Endangered fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) went missing in 2003, and was thought to…Climate change causing big shifts in tropical forests
3:19pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisIt's well known that climate change is significantly affecting the world's oceans as sea level rise…Busted: Guinean wildlife official arrested for trafficking chimpanzees
2:54pm By Rebecca KesslerOfficials have arrested Guinea's former wildlife director under allegations that he helped illegally…A tiny new catfish for the Amazon Basin
1:31pm 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
10:25am 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
3:00am 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?
12:37am 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
Wed 9:59pm 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
Wed 2:22pm 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
Wed 2:07pm 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
Wed 12:31am 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…
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