Condition of tropical forests 'worsening', could become 'critical'
Apr 7, 2015, 4:19 pm By Rhett Butler
World leaders are continuing to overlook the worsening condition of tropical forests despite the…Tiny Brazilian opossum could be farmers’ friend
Apr 7, 2015, 4:08 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
André Mendonça pops open the spring-loaded door on the shoebox-sized trap and peeks inside. Two…Brazilian farmers urge return of big cats to Cerrado to protect crops from rampaging peccaries
Apr 7, 2015, 1:33 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Margie Peixoto was driving her pickup across her farm in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul…Overfishing leads to crashes in sardines and other forage fish
Apr 7, 2015, 11:24 am By Rebecca Kessler
Some of the smallest fish in the sea play an outsize role in marine ecosystems. Populations of…Who's to blame for forest loss in Borneo timber concession?
Apr 6, 2015, 7:27 pm By Rhett Butler
The apparent loss of some 4,000 hectares of forested peatland in Indonesian Borneo is raising…Where the wild things aren’t: study says U.S. protected lands aren’t where most biodiversity is found
Apr 6, 2015, 7:23 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The United States has one of the oldest, best-established park systems in the world. But what if…Palm oil companies, NGOs endorse new deforestation-limiting toolkit
Apr 6, 2015, 6:40 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Forests not only house many of the world's species, but also much of its carbon. Now, a toolkit has…Restoration of artificial swamps could be a key to restoring rainforest health in Sumatra
Apr 6, 2015, 5:25 pm By Brittany Stewart
The term "artificial" has acquired negative connotations in recent years. However, a recent study in…Paper or paperless? Navigating the ecological impact strait between Scylla and Charybdis
Apr 6, 2015, 1:49 pm By Rhett Butler
Where would we be without cell phones? According to the United States Census Bureau, the USA has…Fighting fire with money: can finance protect Indonesia’s forests?
Apr 6, 2015, 1:21 pm By Rhett Butler
In previous articles, we have seen an overview of the problems with the Indonesian palm oil…Kaiduan dam in Borneo meets fierce opposition
Apr 6, 2015, 10:48 am By Rebecca Kessler
Activists are calling on the government of Sabah, Malaysia, to reconsider the proposed Kaiduan dam,…Aceh's purge of illegal oil palm at 3,000 hectares and counting
Apr 6, 2015, 8:38 am By Philip Jacobson
A joint effort to eradicate illegal oil palm in an area of Indonesia's Aceh province that was…KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut adopt zero deforestation policy for palm oil
7:11pm By Rhett Butler
Yum! Brands, the company that owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, on Thursday announced a zero…Kenya crackdown on terrorism threatens NGOs, wildlife, media
1:36pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The terrorist attack that killed at least 147 people at Garissa University on April 2nd was another…"Lazy" sea lion sons rely on mothers' milk while diligent daughters learn to hunt
10:45am By Rebecca Kessler
Young male Galápagos sea lions barely lift a flipper to hunt, new research from the Galápagos…Blockade at Wilmar mill could erupt into full-blown strike
7:42am By Philip Jacobson
Local people blocked the road to a Wilmar palm oil mill in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province,…Common ground: balancing rights and responsibilities for natural resource investments and community development
12:41am By Rhett Butler
Given globalization and rising demands for energy and raw natural resources, extractive industries…Turning prairies into gas: study finds U.S. biofuel production has big impacts on grasslands
Thu 4:04pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Corn and soybean cultivation soared in the late 2000s, as U.S. agribusiness rushed to respond to…Could inland aquaculture help save the oceans and feed the world?
Thu 12:14pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Mark Kwok has always loved the ocean. An avid diver and spear fisherman, he has travelled the planet…Reservations about Indonesian 'land reform' as details unclear
Thu 7:36am By Philip Jacobson
Indonesian civil society groups and experts welcome President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's campaign…
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