China’s investment in Latin America taking toll on the environment, setting the stage for conflict
May 18, 2015, 5:04 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
China has been investing heavily in Latin America’s natural resources and crude oil. Recently, the…Malaysian palm oil body encourages fiction over fact
May 17, 2015, 10:47 am By Rhett Butler
In this commentary, David Dellatore, Program Manager at the Sumatran Orangutan Society, questions…What's the current deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest?
May 15, 2015, 7:44 pm By Rhett Butler
Nearly two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil, making it the biggest component in…Weapons trafficking experts target criminal wildlife trade networks
May 15, 2015, 3:35 pm By Rhett Butler
An outfit usually associated with investigating arms dealers and weapons traffickers is applying its…U.S. gov't gives conditional approval for offshore Arctic drilling
May 15, 2015, 3:18 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Earlier this week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.'s…New genetic analysis aims to guide restoration of overharvested Myanmar teak forests
May 15, 2015, 11:02 am By Rebecca Kessler
Teak is one of the most valued tropical hardwoods for its beauty, durability, and versatility. Teak…Price trends a reliable, cheap indicator of wildlife declines, finds study
May 15, 2015, 9:06 am By Philip Jacobson
Market prices can provide an equally reliable indicator of wildlife declines as field data for a…Satellite images show deforestation on fringes of UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cameroon
May 14, 2015, 4:01 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In the push to become a middle-income country in the next two decades, Cameroon has courted…South African Airways bans all wildlife trophies from flights
May 14, 2015, 11:55 am By Jeremy Hance
Trophy hunters may need to find another flight home, as South African Airlines (SAA) has announced a…Geckos, moths and spider-scorpions: Indonesian researchers identify six new species candidates on Mount Tambora
May 14, 2015, 3:30 am By Philip JacobsonIndonesian researchers believe they have identified six new animal species in the newly declared…Indonesia's partial forest-clearing moratorium extended, but activists wanted more
May 14, 2015, 12:13 am By Philip Jacobson
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo extended Indonesia's partial forest clearing moratorium…New mapping project uncovers road networks in Peru’s primary forests
May 13, 2015, 5:41 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A research team unearthed a suspicious network of roads in northern Peru in early 2013. For two…Zero deforestation commitments bearing fruit in the Amazon
May 13, 2015, 3:29 pm By Rhett ButlerA high profile pledge by the world's largest meat company to limit deforestation for cattle…Non-bank financiers ready to help Indonesian fishermen
May 13, 2015, 10:45 am By Philip Jacobson
The Indonesian Financial Services Authority has organized dozens of non-bank financial institutions…Food coating made with African ingredient aims to decrease food waste
May 13, 2015, 9:41 am By Rebecca Kessler
In sub-Saharan Africa, up to half of all fruits and vegetables are wasted before they make it to a…Rhino poaching rate rises 18 percent in South Africa
May 13, 2015, 7:56 am By Jeremy HanceIn the first four months of 2015, poachers killed 393 rhinos in South Africa, the epicenter of the…Satellite data shows how deforestation is impacting our weather and our food
May 12, 2015, 3:38 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The conversion of forests to cropland can drive local temperatures up or down by as much as a few…The triumph of the bison: Europe's biggest animal bounces back a century after vanishing
May 12, 2015, 3:03 pm By Jeremy Hance
On a path flanked by thick woods, I first spied our quarry. When she appeared, far away between the…Scientists reconstruct what was in the Harapan Rainforest of Sumatra
May 12, 2015, 2:21 pm By Brittany Stewart
A new study published in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science…New study finds the brilliant-thighed poison frog can learn its way home
May 12, 2015, 10:38 am By Brittany Stewart
Poison dart frogs (Dendropatidae), named for their poisonous secretions used by indigenous tribes to…
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