Sumatran tiger found dead in a pig trap
May 20, 2015, 8:19 am By Philip Jacobson
Authorities in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra buried the rotting carcass of a critically…Golden Agri takes another hit as sustainability guru suspends its membership
May 20, 2015, 6:04 am By Philip Jacobson
The charity that Indonesia's Golden Agri-Resources has enlisted to devise and implement its…Tennis star responds to rainforest advocates
May 20, 2015, 12:05 am By Rhett ButlerRoger Federer has responded to two Indonesian activists who asked the tennis star to use his…High pressure: is U.S. policy deterring illegal wood imports?
May 19, 2015, 4:57 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Some countries, such as the U.S., have imposed legislation at the consumer level, banning the import…62M ha of Latin American forests cleared for agriculture since 2001
May 19, 2015, 4:36 pm By Rhett Butler
Over 62 million hectares (240,000 square miles) of forest across Latin America — an area roughly…West Africa’s weakest links: Supply chain defects are behind worst food waste
May 19, 2015, 1:28 pm By Brittany StewartFor produce raised on some of Senegal’s most fertile cropland, the shortest route to the richest…Nickel Mine, Lead Bullets: Maya Q'eqchi' seek justice in Guatemala and Canada
May 19, 2015, 10:01 am By Rebecca Kessler
This week, indigenous victims of violence related to Guatemala's Fenix mine travel to Canada to…Flag states can be held liable for violations of fishing vessels abroad, international tribunal rules
May 19, 2015, 9:35 am By Rebecca Kessler
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled in April that countries have responsibility…Luxury hotel chain linked to destruction of rainforests
May 19, 2015, 1:02 am By Philip Jacobson
The Mandarin Oriental hotel chain has landed in environmentalists' crosshairs for the practices of…Peru eyes the Amazon for one of world’s most powerful dams
May 18, 2015, 6:06 pm By Brittany Stewart
Peru is proposing a huge hydroelectric dam in the Amazon that, if built, will be one of the most…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…
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