REDD+ funds are being put to work in the right places: report
Aug 16, 2016, 10:40 am By Mike Gaworecki
The UN’s REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) program was…New orange-black snake discovered in Mexico
Aug 16, 2016, 7:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Scientists have described a strikingly colored new species of snake from the mountains of…400-year-old Greenland shark might be oldest vertebrate on Earth
Aug 16, 2016, 3:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Greenland sharks, living in the cold, deep waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, are one…PHOTOS: ‘A Visual Celebration of Borneo’s Wildlife’
Aug 15, 2016, 6:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
For the past decade, wildlife photographer and writer Bjorn Olesen has been donating his skills to…Field Notes: Saving America’s last wild meat-eating Venus flytraps
Aug 15, 2016, 6:00 pm By Elizabeth Devitt
[caption id="attachment_188643" align="alignnone" width="768"] Don Waller in the field. He's working…10 orangutans released into the wild in Borneo
Aug 15, 2016, 5:40 pm By Indra Nugraha
The effort to rescue and rehabilitate Indonesia’s captive orangutans received a boost last week…EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Yet another oil spill strikes the Peruvian Amazon
Aug 13, 2016, 4:20 am By Alexa Vélez
A new oil spill was reported Wednesday morning in the Peruvian Amazon. It is the fourth oil spill…Company ordered to pay record $76m over fires in Sumatra
Aug 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Philip Jacobson
Indonesian President Joko Widodo scored a victory in his campaign to prosecute haze-causing…Could kelp forests keep ocean acidification at bay?
Aug 12, 2016, 3:40 pm By Jeremy Hance
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]cientists have long argued that restoring forests on land could mitigate global…Why is Brazil regressing in its fight against deforestation?
Aug 12, 2016, 3:20 pm By Paulo Barreto
Last July, the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Blairo Maggi presented in Washington…Can camera traps help stop wildlife crime?
Aug 12, 2016, 2:00 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Forest destruction and degradation have had a severe impact on biodiversity in the Asian tropics in…Illegal gold mining eats up more protected Peruvian rainforest
Aug 12, 2016, 1:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisIllegal gold mining is a major issue in southern Peru, even in the country's protected areas. A…Promised US$1 billion in Belo Monte dam compensation largely unpaid?
Aug 12, 2016, 12:00 pm By Carolina Torres
[caption id="attachment_188569" align="alignnone" width="768"] The Arara Indians were among the…Mountain streams in the U.S. show surprising resilience to climate change
Aug 12, 2016, 12:00 pm By Meghan Gilbert
Amidst the grim predictions concerning climate change, a newly published study in the Proceedings of…World Elephant Day: Poaching remains ‘unacceptably high’ for African elephants
Aug 12, 2016, 5:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Poaching has decimated elephant populations across Africa. Every year, an estimated 30,000 African…Does prohibiting local access to nature hurt African wildlife conservation?
Aug 11, 2016, 5:40 pm By Michael Schwartz
The notion that international wildlife crime predominates Africa’s conservation crisis is largely…Indonesia mulls revision of orangutan conservation plan
Aug 11, 2016, 5:20 pm By Fidelis E. Satriastanti
In 2007, Indonesia launched its Strategy and Action Plan for National Conservation of Orangutans,…In Latin America, environmentalists are an endangered species
Aug 11, 2016, 1:40 pm By Lindsay Fendt
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a Tuesday in March, indigenous activist Nelson García was shot in the face in…Out of sight, out of mind: Asia’s elusive Fishing Cat in trouble
Aug 11, 2016, 12:20 pm By Sean Mowbray
[caption id="attachment_188113" align="alignnone" width="768"] Like other small cat species, the…Tens of thousands of birds being sold illegally in Javan bird markets
Aug 11, 2016, 5:20 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Indonesia is a hub for wild bird trade. In Jakarta, for example, previous investigations have…
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