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…155 Chinese nationals arrested for illegal logging in Myanmar
Jan 26, 2015, 9:56 pm By Rhett Butler155 Chinese citizens have been arrested in Myanmar for illegal logging, reports Agence…Accounting for natural capital on financial exchanges
Jan 26, 2015, 2:01 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last month, Norway's stock exchange, the Oslo Børs, introduced a way for investors to use their…Video: camera trap catches jaguar hunting peccaries
Jan 26, 2015, 10:17 am By Jeremy Hance
Catching a jaguar on a remote camera trap in the Amazon is a rare, happy sight. But catching a…Brazil's soy moratorium dramatically reduced Amazon deforestation
Jan 23, 2015, 1:09 pm By Rhett Butler
The moratorium on forest conversion established by Brazilian soy giants in 2006 dramatically reduce…Sumatran community grows crops, aids conservation through ‘village forests’
Jan 23, 2015, 12:58 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The rolling green hills covered in rice paddies and coffee plantations give Semende in the Muara…Is nuclear the way to go?
Jan 23, 2015, 10:41 am By Tiffany Roufs
Nuclear power at times faces antagonism from the environmental community, with opponents arguing…Half of Borneo's mammals could lose a third of their habitat by 2080
Jan 22, 2015, 3:46 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Borneo consistently makes the list of the world’s “biodiversity hotspots” – areas full of a…Endangered chimp habitat under threat from climate change
Jan 22, 2015, 3:09 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Climate change could make life more difficult for the world’s rarest chimp subspecies, the…1,215 rhinos butchered in South Africa in 2014
Jan 22, 2015, 2:35 pm By Jeremy Hance
1,215: that's the total number of rhinos butchered last year in South Africa for their horns. The…Indigenous territories play dual role as homelands and protected areas
Jan 22, 2015, 11:57 am By Tiffany Roufs
Indigenous communities claim—and scientific evidence increasingly shows—that indigenous forested…Palm oil giant launches online platform to support zero deforestation push
Jan 22, 2015, 9:22 am By Rhett Butler
Wilmar, the world's largest palm oil company, has unveiled a tool it says will help eliminate…Sundarbans still reeling from effects of December oil spill
Jan 21, 2015, 3:01 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last month, an estimated 350,000 liters of fuel oil spilled into the Sundarbans delta on the Bay of…Sumatran village protects environment through agroforestry
Jan 21, 2015, 1:36 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The forest behind Indudur village clings to the steep hillside. The topography itself is enough to…Environmental wisdom: keeping indigenous stories alive
Jan 21, 2015, 12:58 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Enchanted lakes and magic hills: how traditional stories support conservation and abundance. 'Long…Video: clouded leopards and elephants grace drowned forest in Thailand
Jan 21, 2015, 12:33 pm By Jeremy Hance
Camera trap video from Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Thailand has revealed an…A model forest? Regional park balances local needs and conservation
Jan 21, 2015, 11:45 am By Tiffany Roufs
Regional conservation area safeguards subsistence and spirituality in the Peruvian Amazon. For…Changing California forests may help us prepare for the future
Jan 20, 2015, 9:59 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how…
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