New study exposes true costs of converting mangroves in Southeast Asia
Sep 21, 2015, 6:13 am By Philip JacobsonThe world’s coastal mangroves are under pressure from increasing industrialization and growing…Agroforestry in spotlight ahead of Jokowi’s trip to New York
Sep 19, 2015, 6:47 am By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]A[/dropcap]head of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s arrival with world leaders in New…Cargill commits to removing deforestation from supply chain by 2030
Sep 18, 2015, 4:49 pm By Mike GaworeckiCargill announced a new forest policy yesterday to establish guidelines for removing deforestation…Illegal timber trade destroying Myanmar’s forests uncovered in new report
Sep 18, 2015, 12:47 pm By Mike GaworeckiAn illegal timber trade has flourished for the past twenty years, extracting Myanmar’s frontier…Local stewardship: conservation’s ‘vast blind spot’
Sep 17, 2015, 5:57 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisWhile 12 percent of the planet is under some form of official conservation, an equal amount is…Conservation Drones Summit streaming live
Sep 17, 2015, 1:21 pm By Rhett ButlerThe Conservation Drones Summit hosted by the California Academy of Sciences is being streamed live…Will community management help save the black rhino from extinction? (Photos)
Sep 17, 2015, 1:15 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisAn unprecedented action took place earlier this year at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy based in northern…Arctic sea ice reached fourth lowest extent on record this summer
Sep 17, 2015, 12:28 am By Mike GaworeckiArctic sea ice reached its annual minimum on September 11 this year and scientists say it appears…Reduced deforestation in Brazil saves thousands of lives
Sep 16, 2015, 5:57 pm By Mike GaworeckiBrazil’s rate of deforestation has declined dramatically over the past decade, an undeniable boon…The jig is up: copycat woodpecker unmasked by genetics
Sep 16, 2015, 5:02 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisBeing a little woodpecker in a world of big woodpeckers isn't easy. You lose the best nest sites,…How much water is in your shirt?
Sep 16, 2015, 3:44 pm By Mike GaworeckiThey say you get what you pay for — but in today’s global marketplace, it’s becoming…Indonesia’s new emissions target actually a step back: Greenpeace
Sep 16, 2015, 5:43 am By Philip JacobsonIndonesia’s declaration as to what actions it intends to take under a new global climate…Target, Costco, Grupo Bimbo adopt new palm oil policies
Sep 15, 2015, 8:49 pm By Rhett ButlerTwo giant retailers and a major baking company have announced new policies that establish stronger…Norway pays Brazil $1B to fulfill pledge for curbing deforestation
Sep 15, 2015, 8:03 pm By Rhett ButlerThe Norwegian government has fulfilled its billion dollar commitment to Brazil for the South…Scientists Capture First Ever Footage Of Rare, Threatened Bird In Peru’s Cerros del Sira
Sep 15, 2015, 7:24 pm By Mike GaworeckiThe Sira Currasow is a critically endangered bird that lives only in the high altitude tropical…Activist arrested while illegal loggers chop away at Madagascar’s forests
Sep 15, 2015, 1:57 pm By Rebecca KesslerIt has become a political ritual: in February 2014, shortly after his election, Hery…‘Measured in human lives': report finds EU and logging companies complicit in funding war
Sep 15, 2015, 1:34 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisEurope’s timber imports from the Central African Republic (CAR) have helped fuel and prolong…From conflict to partnership, a Kalimantan community and logging company manage the forest together
Sep 15, 2015, 8:54 am By Philip JacobsonLangkah Jones Lokan and his partners have come a long way as they trudge farther into the East…After crackdown, protesters to march again against Ecuador’s ‘extractivism’
Sep 14, 2015, 5:46 pm By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he streets of Ecuador will fill with colorful flags and footsteps again on…Children are dying from respiratory ailments as haze blankets Sumatra
Sep 14, 2015, 8:26 am By Philip JacobsonAt a housing complex in Riau, an epicenter of Indonesia’s haze crisis, Muklis shows a picture of…
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