Borneo's rainforest may get high-tech 3D scan to boost conservation
May 4, 2015, 12:43 pm By Rhett ButlerConservation efforts in Borneo's embattled rainforest may get a boost with the launch of the newest…Photos: new zoo exhibit dramatically displays real threat to Asian turtle
May 4, 2015, 12:19 pm By Jeremy HanceUsually animal pens in zoos are designed to resemble a species' native habitat: lions in sprawling…World on course to lose 1 in 6 species to climate change – South America, Australia, New Zealand face even more extinctions
May 4, 2015, 11:26 am By Tiffany Roufs
Renowned biologist E.O Wilson, assessing Earth's sixth great extinction now underway, described the…Riau forum asks Jokowi to help business save forests
May 4, 2015, 10:40 am By Philip JacobsonA sustainable-business forum in Indonesia's Riau province urged the government to support companies'…94 trafficked pangolins released into Sumatran wilds after massive bust
May 4, 2015, 12:16 am By Philip Jacobson
Following a major seizure of illegal wildlife goods in North Sumatra, the Indonesian authorities…Brazilian Amazon nears deforestation threshold past which wildlife may crash, says study
May 1, 2015, 7:22 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A study on the impact of forest loss on biodiversity, recently published in the journal Conservation…Ongoing overkill: loss of big herbivores leading to 'empty landscapes'
May 1, 2015, 1:59 pm By Jeremy Hance
Ten thousand years from now, human historians—or alien ones—may view the current wave of…Sarawak increases fines for illegal logging
May 1, 2015, 11:52 am By Rhett ButlerAfter decades of intense logging that has left its rainforests degraded, fragmented, and stripped of…Giant Amazonian catfish threatened by dams
May 1, 2015, 11:12 am By Rebecca Kessler
Giant catfish are among the most important commercial fishes in the Amazon Basin. A new study…Palm giants ask Indonesian gov't to clear path toward sustainability
May 1, 2015, 7:37 am By Philip Jacobson
Executives from palm oil giants Wilmar, Cargill and Golden Agri Resources appeared at a green…Tapping into evolutionary responses to guard crops against elephants
Apr 30, 2015, 7:51 pm By Rhett Butler
The search for effective measures to reduce human-elephant conflict is a top priority for wildlife…Researchers find treasure trove of unique, threatened animals in Philippine forest
Apr 30, 2015, 7:38 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A group of more than 30 researchers is surveying the the forests of Cleopatra's Needle, Palawan's…Lost and found, then lost again? Recently rediscovered hummingbird faces extinction
Apr 30, 2015, 1:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
No one had seen a single living blue-bearded helmetcrest since 1946, and the species was known only…Indonesia to zone its seas in bid to become 'global maritime axis'
Apr 30, 2015, 4:52 am By Philip Jacobson
The Indonesian government is preparing a spatial plan for its marine territory, the beginning of a…7 conservationists win Whitley Awards
Apr 30, 2015, 1:25 am By Rhett ButlerSeven conservationists have taken home Whitley Awards for their efforts to protect wildlife in…Featured video: the Uncharted Amazon trailer
Apr 29, 2015, 12:48 pm By Jeremy HanceThe up-coming documentary, Uncharted Amazon, promises to highlight both the little-seen wildlife and…Gov't officials permitted deforestation in Dominican Republic national park
Apr 29, 2015, 12:13 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In late 2014, an irregularity in the issuance of permits for agriculture-related deforestation was…Kenya's Karura Forest, symbol of GreenBelt Movement, suffering death by 1,000 cuts
Apr 29, 2015, 11:55 am By Tiffany Roufs
The founder of Kenya's GreenBelt Movement, Wangari Maathai, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004…Help on the way for 'green investment' in Indonesia
Apr 29, 2015, 11:30 am By Philip Jacobson
The Indonesian government plans to expand the list of incentives for "green investment," cabinet…Land redistribution in Zimbabwe threatens wildlife and human populations
Apr 29, 2015, 9:57 am By Rebecca Kessler
What started as a program aimed at land redistribution to empower vulnerable, landless people has…
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