Swimming against the stream: a rare crocodile captivates researchers
Feb 2, 2015, 12:13 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The Sunda gharial looks like 'just an odd crocodile' according to Robert Stuebing. He would know.…After 10 years vying for protection, Kalimantan community granted legal rights to community forest
Jan 30, 2015, 12:48 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Perseverance, respect for their ancestors, and a knowledge that the clearing of the forest will…Scientists rediscover endangered Andean toad in Ecuador
Jan 30, 2015, 10:17 am By Tiffany Roufs
In 1970 researchers uncovered the Tandayapa Andean toad, previously unknown to science, in the…When is a forest a forest? How definitions affect monitoring
Jan 29, 2015, 3:08 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
What exactly is a forest? With forest definitions differing from country to country, and primary…Videos: new film series highlights bringing Gorongosa back to life
Jan 29, 2015, 2:53 pm By Jeremy Hance
Tracking lions, photographing bats, collecting insects, bringing elephants home: it's all part of a…Sumatran community takes charge to protect its forest, attracts REDD+ attention
Jan 29, 2015, 1:21 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Television inspired Syafrizal to act. As he watched report after report of land conflicts exploding…Community tourism fills niche around Tambopata Nature Reserve
Jan 29, 2015, 12:53 pm By Tiffany Roufs
When Víctor Zambrano retired from the military and returned to his family’s old homestead outside…Marine Acoustic Ecology Study Reveals First Evidence of Fish Larvae Producing Sounds
Jan 29, 2015, 12:28 pm By Tiffany Roufs
For the first time, marine biologists have recorded evidence of fish larvae in the ocean producing…Radical transparency: tracking deforestation through satellite imagery
Jan 28, 2015, 5:41 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Floating softly through the vacuum of space, the Landsat 7 satellite has faithfully provided imaging…Monarch butterfly population rises a little, but still perilously low
Jan 28, 2015, 3:11 pm By Jeremy Hance
The world's migrating monarch butterfly population has bounced back slightly from its record low…China tries out logging ban in northeastern province
Jan 28, 2015, 1:46 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
China's Heilongjiang province, which borders Russia to its north and east, contains 18.5 million…Adorbs: scientists capture first photos of African golden cat kittens
Jan 28, 2015, 10:21 am By Jeremy Hance
The African golden cat is arguably the continent's least known feline, inhabiting dense tropical…With local help, hawksbill sea turtles make a comeback in Nicaragua
Jan 28, 2015, 9:42 am By Tiffany Roufs
Hawksbill sea turtles, a reptile listed as the highest threat level by the IUCN Red List of…China’s recent forest tenure reforms threaten panda habitat
Jan 27, 2015, 6:45 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Since the 1950s, plantations and second-growth forests in China have been locally managed by village…Suspects acquitted in shocking murder of sea turtle conservationist
Jan 27, 2015, 6:12 pm By Jeremy Hance
Yesterday, the seven men accused of brutally murdering Jairo Mora Sandoval on a beach in Costa Rica…Deforestation may be ramping up in Papua, West Papua
Jan 27, 2015, 2:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Despite being covered in commodity concessions and becoming a focal point for the Indonesian…Scientists call on Obama to stop logging in old growth forests
Jan 26, 2015, 10:17 pm By Rhett Butler
Seven conservation societies have joined a campaign to push the Obama administration to end…Myanmar's bird species count jumps to 1114
Jan 26, 2015, 10:13 pm By Rhett ButlerMyanmar is home to at least 1,114 bird species after researchers identified 20 previously…Rogue cop missing from jail
Jan 26, 2015, 10:06 pm By Rhett Butler
An Indonesian police official busted for illegal logging in West Papua has been missing from jail…Financial pledges for REDD+ slow to be disbursed, finds report
Jan 26, 2015, 10:00 pm By Rhett Butler
Only a small fraction of the $7.3 billion pledged under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation…
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