APP to end relationship with security contractor over villager's killing
Mar 10, 2015, 2:01 pm By Rhett Butler
Asia Pulp & Paper's supplier Wirakarya Sakti Sakti (WKS) will end its relationship with a security…Vicious circle: scientists warn peat fires, global warming may intensify each other
Mar 10, 2015, 2:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A new study published recently in Nature Geoscience warns of the consequences of increased…Photo essay: filming in the remote Amazon
Mar 9, 2015, 3:46 pm By Jeremy Hance
You wake up at 4:30 AM, a little before the first rays of tropical sun begin to dance behind the…Human impacts are 'decoupling' coral reef ecosystems
Mar 9, 2015, 11:06 am By Jeremy Hance
There is a growing consensus among scientists that we have entered the age of the Anthropocene, or…Newly described monkey species found in threatened Amazon forest
Mar 6, 2015, 3:30 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In 2011, Julio César Dalponte noticed a peculiar looking titi monkey on the bank of the Roosevelt…New bird species confirmed in Sulawesi 15 years after first sighting
Mar 6, 2015, 1:07 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Although it’s a hotspot of avian biodiversity, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has been…East Kalimantan reaffirms moratorium on new mining, logging concessions
Mar 6, 2015, 12:55 pm By Rhett Butler
The governor of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has reaffirmed his commitment to a 2013 moratorium on…Firewood fervor may turn Zimbabwe into an 'outright desert'
Mar 5, 2015, 5:04 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In developing countries like Zimbabwe and in much of the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, fuelwood is a…Palm oil certification body purges membership
Mar 5, 2015, 2:17 pm By Rhett Butler
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has purged membership of a number of companies and…Somali charcoal: funding terrorism through deforestation
Mar 5, 2015, 1:25 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Militant terrorist group Al-Shabaab funds itself, in part, through the illegal production and sale…With new policy, 3M drops controversial forestry certification label
Mar 5, 2015, 1:19 pm By Rhett Butler
3M has announced a new sustainability policy that will reduce the impact of its fiber-sourcing…Humans cause erosion one hundred times faster than normal
Mar 5, 2015, 10:07 am By Tiffany Roufs
Experts have long linked deforestation and intensive farming to worsening erosion rates around the…Bushmeat's dual role: threatened species face off against nutrition and culture
Mar 5, 2015, 9:52 am By Tiffany Roufs
Deforestation, habitat destruction, climate change, and other man-made forces are threatening…Indonesian fisheries ministry imposes new limits on gear and fish harvests
Mar 4, 2015, 3:17 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Indonesian fisheries ministry has introduced two divisive pieces of legislation aimed at…Madagascar’s frog haven: rich, undiscovered, threatened
Mar 4, 2015, 12:11 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Madagascar is a treasure trove of frogs. Located off the east coast of Africa, this large island…Last ditch: Mexico finally gets serious about saving the vaquita
Mar 4, 2015, 11:32 am By Jeremy Hance
There are likely less than 100 vaquita on the planet. Found only in the northern pocket of the Sea…Researchers, locals work together to save Ethiopia's 'church forests'
3:22pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Presenting a workshop on ecosystem services to a roomful of priests in Ethiopia may seem like an…Colombia proposes protected corridor across South America
12:23pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced plans to create the world’s largest protected…Employing shame for environmental change
10:58am By Jeremy Hance
Anyone who has ever felt the sting of shame, knows it's power. Shame has long been used by societal…Police investigate villager's murder in pulp and paper concession
Mon 3:42pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesian police are investigating the brutal killing of a villager in Jambi at the hands of…
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