Expert panel rebukes Japan's new whaling proposal
Apr 15, 2015, 10:27 am By Jeremy Hance
Last year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Japan must halt its whaling…Fishermen's ire over trawler ban pushes Indonesia to form special task force
Apr 15, 2015, 4:22 am By Philip Jacobson
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will form a new task force to deal with fishermen’s…Unique center trains Tanzanian farmers to preserve their fruits and veggies
Apr 14, 2015, 11:37 am By Rebecca Kessler
Farmers and traders throughout sub-Saharan Africa lose nearly half of their fruits and vegetables…Americans join in protesting reclamation of Bali's Benoa Bay
Apr 14, 2015, 11:11 am By Philip Jacobson
Americans and Indonesians demonstrated in Washington D.C. last week in protest of a massive land…Expedition in the Congo rediscovers lost primate
Apr 14, 2015, 9:50 am By Jeremy Hance
The last time there was a sighting of Bouvier's red colobus disco was all the rage, the Internet was…Innovative community fisheries initiative wins top social entrepreneurship prize
Apr 13, 2015, 7:30 pm By Rhett Butler
A program that helps restore overfished areas through community-based marine conservation has won…A tale of two maps: Brazilian state won’t use new atlas to close Cerrado deforestation loophole
Apr 13, 2015, 4:25 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Farmers in north-central Brazil, where the savanna meets the Amazon rainforest, are clearing land at…Conservation and carbon storage goals collide in Brazil's Cerrado
Apr 13, 2015, 3:43 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Scientists are raising the alarm about the disparity between biodiversity goals and carbon goals in…Anti-mining activist shot dead in Guatemala
Apr 13, 2015, 2:38 pm By Jeremy Hance
Earlier this month, environmental activist, Telésforo Odilo Pivaral Gonzalez, was killed by unknown…New solutions aim to deliver more grain from farm to table in sub-Saharan Africa
Apr 13, 2015, 1:15 pm By Rebecca Kessler
Corn is an integral part of many meals in Tanzania and its neighboring East African countries, but…Scientists find new monkey with unique penis
Apr 10, 2015, 1:31 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Researchers were in for a surprise when they viewed footage from a remote and little-explored area…Faulty impact assessments plague Indonesian mines: Komnas HAM
Apr 10, 2015, 1:56 am By Philip Jacobson
A member of Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission held up the Rembang cement factory case as…Scientists blast Cambodia for road proposed through protected forest
Apr 9, 2015, 11:43 pm By Rhett Butler
A group of scientists have expressed 'strong concerns' about mounting threats to wilderness and…Platform provides near-real time analysis of deforestation in non-Brazilian Amazon
Apr 9, 2015, 7:59 pm By Rhett Butler
A new platform will provide critical near-real time information and analysis on emerging threats to…Study finds abandoned pasture is 'a huge resource that is not being harnessed'
Apr 9, 2015, 6:34 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
As tropical forests around the world are cleared for human development, scientists and…Combating food waste in sub-Saharan Africa
Apr 9, 2015, 3:17 pm By Rebecca Kessler
In sub-Saharan Africa, a sizeable portion of essential food crops are lost before they can be eaten…Australia becomes first country to ban lion trophies
Apr 9, 2015, 2:57 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last month, Australia became the world's first country to ban the import or export of lion trophies,…Long considered tree-killers, lianas may actually help rainforest restoration
Apr 9, 2015, 1:24 pm By Rebecca Kessler
Since the 1970s, research into climbing woody vines called lianas has focused primarily on the harm…Indonesia recognizes bribery might have enabled slavery in eastern waters
Apr 9, 2015, 2:28 am By Philip Jacobson
The composition of Indonesia's special team tasked with investigating slavery allegations against…New group hopes to raise global profile of the peace-loving chimp
Apr 8, 2015, 4:16 pm By Jeremy Hance
Of the world's six species of great ape (not including us), it's safe to say that bonobos (Pan…
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