Mining and Energy Contracts under Investigation as Corruption Scandals Rock Guatemala
May 22, 2015, 2:59 pm By Rebecca Kessler
The Guatemalan cabinet ministers for the environment, the interior, and energy and mines stepped…How to solve the global fish crisis? Ban fishing on the high seas
May 22, 2015, 1:37 pm By Rebecca Kessler
With demand for seafood increasing and numerous fish species declining due to overfishing and other…New hope for the world's most endangered zebra
May 22, 2015, 11:54 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Writer and conservation biologist Nika Levikov embarked on the team’s latest field mission led by…Red tape or repression? NGOs fight for a place in the new Bolivia they helped Evo Morales create
May 22, 2015, 11:49 am By Tiffany Roufs
For much of Bolivian history, environmental and human rights NGOs joined indigenous communities and…Consumer choice: Shade-grown coffee and cocoa good for the birds, farmers, ecosystems
May 21, 2015, 8:15 pm By Brittany Stewart
The next time you order that "wake up" cup of Joe or reach for a sweet treat, you may want to…Photos from the front: the California oil spill in pictures
May 21, 2015, 11:39 am By Rebecca Kessler
On Tuesday, an underground oil pipeline burst near Goleta, California, spilling crude oil into the…Timber 'mass graves' uncovered as Malaysian authorities pursue illegal loggers
May 21, 2015, 4:35 am By Philip JacobsonA crackdown on illegal logging in Peninsular Malaysia's largest continuous forest complex has…Indonesia sinks 41 foreign vessels in a single day to counter illegal fishing
May 21, 2015, 2:32 am By Philip Jacobson
The Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry redefined fireworks yesterday. In…Primary rainforest cleared for massive palm oil plantations in Peru
May 20, 2015, 4:51 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
More than 9,400 hectares of closed-canopy Amazonian rainforest has been removed for two oil palm…VICE’s 'Indonesia's Palm Bomb' presents a tragic view of palm oil driven deforestation from the frontlines
May 20, 2015, 4:38 pm By Rhett Butler
For the sixth episode of its third season, HBO’s Emmy-winning news series, VICE, focused its lens…Sumatran tiger found dead in a pig trap
May 20, 2015, 8:19 am By Philip Jacobson
Authorities in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra buried the rotting carcass of a critically…Golden Agri takes another hit as sustainability guru suspends its membership
May 20, 2015, 6:04 am By Philip Jacobson
The charity that Indonesia's Golden Agri-Resources has enlisted to devise and implement its…Tennis star responds to rainforest advocates
May 20, 2015, 12:05 am By Rhett ButlerRoger Federer has responded to two Indonesian activists who asked the tennis star to use his…High pressure: is U.S. policy deterring illegal wood imports?
May 19, 2015, 4:57 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Some countries, such as the U.S., have imposed legislation at the consumer level, banning the import…62M ha of Latin American forests cleared for agriculture since 2001
May 19, 2015, 4:36 pm By Rhett Butler
Over 62 million hectares (240,000 square miles) of forest across Latin America — an area roughly…West Africa’s weakest links: Supply chain defects are behind worst food waste
May 19, 2015, 1:28 pm By Brittany StewartFor produce raised on some of Senegal’s most fertile cropland, the shortest route to the richest…Nickel Mine, Lead Bullets: Maya Q'eqchi' seek justice in Guatemala and Canada
May 19, 2015, 10:01 am By Rebecca Kessler
This week, indigenous victims of violence related to Guatemala's Fenix mine travel to Canada to…Flag states can be held liable for violations of fishing vessels abroad, international tribunal rules
May 19, 2015, 9:35 am By Rebecca Kessler
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled in April that countries have responsibility…Luxury hotel chain linked to destruction of rainforests
May 19, 2015, 1:02 am By Philip Jacobson
The Mandarin Oriental hotel chain has landed in environmentalists' crosshairs for the practices of…Peru eyes the Amazon for one of world’s most powerful dams
May 18, 2015, 6:06 pm By Brittany Stewart
Peru is proposing a huge hydroelectric dam in the Amazon that, if built, will be one of the most…
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