Chinese banks funding rainforest destruction in Indonesia
Feb 18, 2015, 1:25 pm By Rhett Butler
While Santander Bank has made headlines in recent days for financing an Indonesian forestry giant's…Brazilian indigenous populations grow quickly after first contact devastation
Feb 18, 2015, 9:15 am By Jeremy Hance
Indigenous communities in South America have long experienced devastating impacts from contact with…Campaign asks consumers to directly support forest conservation
Feb 17, 2015, 11:02 pm By Rhett Butler
A new campaign is calling on consumers to directly support forest conservation with their wallets.…Drones to scan the Amazon rainforest for hidden civilizations
Feb 17, 2015, 8:35 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers are planning to use drones equipped with vegetation-penetrating lasers to scan the…Indonesia to squander fuel savings on biofuel subsidies that may drive deforestation, say groups
Feb 17, 2015, 6:38 pm By Rhett Butler
Instead of wisely investing the windfall generated by cutting petrol subsidies, Indonesia is poised…Indigenous communities in Paraguay threatened by deforestation despite having land rights
Feb 17, 2015, 4:27 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
According to a report by Survival International, the existence of the isolated Ayoreo Totobiegosode…Indonesian forestry and fishery ministries move to eradicate corruption
Feb 17, 2015, 2:19 pm By Rhett Butler
Today Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) signed a memorandum of understanding…42 pangolins rescued...then sold to restaurants
Feb 17, 2015, 11:21 am By Jeremy Hance
On February 1st, local police seized 42 live Sunda pangolins from poachers and handed them over to…Arctic upheaval: new book outlines challenges at the top of the world
Feb 16, 2015, 12:22 pm By Jeremy Hance
For most of us, the Arctic is not at the front of our minds. We view it as cold, stark, and, most…Sabah shocked by banteng poaching
Feb 16, 2015, 9:43 am By Jeremy Hance
Malaysia's Daily Express recently published graphic photos of poachers in the Malaysian state of…Illegal logging still a big issue in Cameroon
Feb 13, 2015, 1:27 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Cameroon is struggling to make progress in combatting illegal logging. Regulatory budgets are too…How do parks affect the poor? Jury’s still out, some experts say
Feb 13, 2015, 12:54 pm By Tiffany Roufs
In Peru’s vast northeastern region, where roads are scarce and forests abundant, crackdowns on the…'Sustainable' cacao company allegedly defies government's call to halt plantation development
Feb 12, 2015, 7:06 pm By Rhett Butler
A company aiming to be the world’s largest producer of sustainable cacao, the bean used to make…Scientists, NGOs race to save 'Millennium Trees'
Feb 12, 2015, 3:54 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In a tiny area of an isolated archipelago in the southwest Pacific lives a unique tree species on…U.S. Central Plains and Southwest will likely face apocalyptic drought
Feb 12, 2015, 2:59 pm By Jeremy Hance
In the recent film Interstellar, a mysterious phenomenon known as "the blight" is wiping out…Feds confirm first wolf in the Grand Canyon area shot dead
Feb 12, 2015, 10:54 am By Jeremy HanceLast fall, tourists to the north rim of the Grand Canyon reported seeing a gray wolf. The only…Mining activist released after being charged with terrorism, rebellion in Ecuador
Feb 11, 2015, 5:47 pm By Jeremy Hance
Yesterday, mining and environmental activist, Javier Ramírez, walked out of an Ecuadorian courtroom…Illegal logging contributed to deadly Malaysian floods, according to government minister
Feb 11, 2015, 1:44 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Heavy rains hit peninsular Malaysia in December, leading to severe floods that resulted in at least…Innovating Brazil nuts: a business with roots in the rainforest
Feb 11, 2015, 12:11 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Scientist and entrepreneur turn to Brazil nuts to protect Peru's threatened forests. Sofía Rubio…Banco Santander targeted over deforestation link
Feb 10, 2015, 9:33 pm By Rhett Butler
Greenpeace has opened a new front in its campaign against a controversial Indonesian logging company…
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