Huge cacao plantation in Peru illegally developed on forest-zoned land
8:20pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A massive cacao plantation in the Amazon rainforest of northern Peru has been dealt another legality…NASA images show the Amazon could be facing an intense wildfire season this year
4:20pm By Mike Gaworecki
Conditions created by the strong El Niño event that warmed up Pacific waters in 2015 and early 2016…What future is there for Africa’s lions?
2:20pm By Bill KonstantRick Barongi
In 1716, exactly three hundred years ago, Bostonians were the first Americans to lay eyes upon an…Heavy toll for green and indigenous activists among Colombian killings
1:40pm By Camilo Mejia Giraldo
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the oil-rich department of Casanare in eastern Colombia, Daniel Abril Fuentes…India at heart of illegal otter trade
2:40am By Shreya Dasgupta
India is a hotspot of otter poaching, according to a new report by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade…South China Sea ruling slams China for poaching, reef destruction
Thu 3:00pm By David Brown
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n July 12, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea upheld the…Scientists have discovered six new dancing peacock spiders in Australia
Thu 2:20pm By Mike GaworeckiSix new species of peacock spiders have been discovered in Australia. The tiny spiders measure less…Scientists compile list of all known Amazon tree species, say it could take three centuries to find the rest
Thu 9:20am By Mike Gaworecki
Back in 2013, an international team of botanists estimated that there were about 16,000 species of…Warming seas causing massive die-off of Australia’s reef forests
Thu 2:20am By Shreya Dasgupta
Rising sea temperatures are destroying corals in Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef. But…Illegal wildlife trade in Asia decimating species, warn scientists
Jul 13, 2016, 10:40 pm By Rhett A. ButlerAsia's burgeoning demand for wildlife is decimating wild populations around the planet, hastening…Fish kills at Amazon’s Belo Monte dam point up builder’s failures
Jul 13, 2016, 5:00 pm By Sue Branford
[caption id="attachment_187592" align="alignnone" width="768"] A proud Xingu River fisherman…Even reduced-impact logging in the Amazon may be unsustainable
Jul 13, 2016, 3:00 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Researchers in the Brazilian Amazon say they have found no evidence that the composition of timber…Forest conservation can offset emissions from palm oil expansion in Africa: Study
Jul 13, 2016, 9:12 am By Mike Gaworecki
Industrial oil palm oil plantations in Southeast Asia have caused regional greenhouse gas emissions…DRC declares first new national park in 20 years
Jul 12, 2016, 5:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Late last week, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government announced the creation of the…Putting the ‘evidence’ in evidence-based forest conservation
Jul 12, 2016, 3:40 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Forests are vital ecosystems that provide crucial habitat to wildlife and help regulate everything…Amazon turtles imperilled by dams, mercury pollution and illegal trade
Jul 12, 2016, 12:40 pm By Claire Salisbury
[caption id="attachment_187555" align="alignnone" width="768"] The Giant Amazon River Turtle…New orchid discovered in Colombia is critically endangered
Jul 12, 2016, 5:40 am By Shreya Dasgupta
In the forests of southern Colombia, scientists have discovered a new species of a reddish-violet…Can nature thrive in cities? New book looks at changing face of nature in Bangalore
Jul 11, 2016, 10:00 am By Shreya Dasgupta
Humanity is migrating to cities. More than half of the world’s human population now lives in urban…Bolivian expedition discovers 1,000th bird species
Jul 8, 2016, 6:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
An ongoing expedition in Bolivia's Madidi National Park has recorded its 1,000th bird species,…Citizen science leads to snail rediscovery in Vietnam
Jul 8, 2016, 2:20 pm By Mike Gaworecki
Scientists have rediscovered a snail species not seen for over a hundred years after spotting a…
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