Low crop prices means time is ripe for new forest protection programs
Mar 27, 2015, 4:03 pm By Brittany Stewart
Today, conservation compliance is a U.S. policy between governments and farmers that reward farmers…Just how useful is forest restoration? New study seeks to find out
Mar 27, 2015, 3:02 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Across the world, scientists estimate there are about two billion hectares of degraded forestland.…New species of monitor lizards found on the black market
Mar 27, 2015, 11:43 am By Brittany StewartSearching the globe for undiscovered species takes biologists to far and remote locations, trekking…Aceh unveils protected area in beleaguered Tripa peat swamp
Mar 27, 2015, 10:39 am By Philip Jacobson
As Indonesia's Supreme Court prepares to rule on an appeal from oil palm developer Kallista Alam,…APRIL violates sustainability policy by clearing peat forest after Jan cut-off
Mar 26, 2015, 7:39 pm By Rhett Butler
New data shows Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL) is continuing to…Why palm oil expanded, and what keeps it growing
Mar 26, 2015, 3:21 pm By Rhett Butler
Today, oil palm is Indonesia’s most important cash crop. In 2014, Indonesia produced 33.5 million…Mexico’s club mosses at risk of extinction
Mar 26, 2015, 10:39 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
All nine species of the club moss genus Phlegmariurus found in the state of Veracruz in eastern…Indonesia's biodiversity-protected areas no match for encroachers, finds study
Mar 26, 2015, 4:05 am By Philip Jacobson
Indonesia's biodiversity-focused protected areas are failing to slow deforestation, while other…Indonesia's biodiversity-protected areas no match for encroachers, finds study
Mar 26, 2015, 4:05 am By Philip Jacobson
Indonesia's biodiversity-focused protected areas are failing to slow deforestation, while other…Deer 'kissing' fawn among finalists in camera trap photo contest
Mar 25, 2015, 8:58 pm By Rhett Butler
A camera trap photo of a young buck touching noses with a fawn is among the finalists in a picture…Destruction of elephant, tiger, and orangutan habitat doubles
Mar 25, 2015, 2:41 pm By Rhett Butler
The rate of forest loss in Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem — the only place on Earth where rhinos,…Elephant poaching rate unchanged – and still devastating
Mar 25, 2015, 12:02 pm By Jeremy Hance
New figures show essentially no change in the number of elephants killed in Africa by poachers last…Illegal cocoa plantations threaten Côte d’Ivoire’s parks and primates
Mar 25, 2015, 10:29 am By Brittany Stewart
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest producer of cocoa, also boasts an ecosystem of great…Photos: expedition to Amazon’s white sands may have found new primate
Mar 24, 2015, 5:11 pm By Jeremy Hance
Most people think of the Amazon rainforest as one massive, homogenous ecosystem—a giant castle of…Reforestation programs may help reduce illegal logging in Indonesian Borneo
Mar 24, 2015, 2:10 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Can the act of planting a tree change one’s attitude towards forests and conservation? Erica…'How about that extension?' activists ask as forest exploitation moratorium deadline nears
Mar 24, 2015, 11:28 am By Tiffany Roufs
Less than two months before the expiration of an Indonesian forest exploitation moratorium set up…World's fragmented forests are deteriorating
Mar 23, 2015, 9:52 pm By Rhett Butler
The world's forests are fragmented and deteriorating, states a new paper published in Science…Halloween in the Amazon: baby bird dresses up like killer caterpillar
Mar 23, 2015, 2:22 pm By Jeremy Hance
'Mama, I wanna be a toxic caterpillar,' says the little bird. 'Okay,' mamma answers, 'but first you…The great Arctic decline: another sea ice record broken
Mar 23, 2015, 10:43 am By Jeremy Hance
Every winter, sea ice in the Arctic expands, providing vital habitat for birthing seals, hunting…Seeing the trees but not the forest (commentary)
Mar 20, 2015, 3:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Understanding forest dynamics is necessary for the sound management of forests, for both production…
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