New solutions aim to deliver more grain from farm to table in sub-Saharan Africa
Apr 13, 2015, 1:15 pm By Rebecca Kessler
Corn is an integral part of many meals in Tanzania and its neighboring East African countries, but…Scientists find new monkey with unique penis
Apr 10, 2015, 1:31 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Researchers were in for a surprise when they viewed footage from a remote and little-explored area…Faulty impact assessments plague Indonesian mines: Komnas HAM
Apr 10, 2015, 1:56 am By Philip Jacobson
A member of Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission held up the Rembang cement factory case as…Scientists blast Cambodia for road proposed through protected forest
Apr 9, 2015, 11:43 pm By Rhett Butler
A group of scientists have expressed 'strong concerns' about mounting threats to wilderness and…Platform provides near-real time analysis of deforestation in non-Brazilian Amazon
Apr 9, 2015, 7:59 pm By Rhett Butler
A new platform will provide critical near-real time information and analysis on emerging threats to…Study finds abandoned pasture is 'a huge resource that is not being harnessed'
Apr 9, 2015, 6:34 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
As tropical forests around the world are cleared for human development, scientists and…Combating food waste in sub-Saharan Africa
Apr 9, 2015, 3:17 pm By Rebecca Kessler
In sub-Saharan Africa, a sizeable portion of essential food crops are lost before they can be eaten…Australia becomes first country to ban lion trophies
Apr 9, 2015, 2:57 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last month, Australia became the world's first country to ban the import or export of lion trophies,…Long considered tree-killers, lianas may actually help rainforest restoration
Apr 9, 2015, 1:24 pm By Rebecca Kessler
Since the 1970s, research into climbing woody vines called lianas has focused primarily on the harm…Indonesia recognizes bribery might have enabled slavery in eastern waters
Apr 9, 2015, 2:28 am By Philip Jacobson
The composition of Indonesia's special team tasked with investigating slavery allegations against…New group hopes to raise global profile of the peace-loving chimp
Apr 8, 2015, 4:16 pm By Jeremy Hance
Of the world's six species of great ape (not including us), it's safe to say that bonobos (Pan…Condition of tropical forests 'worsening', could become 'critical'
Apr 7, 2015, 4:19 pm By Rhett Butler
World leaders are continuing to overlook the worsening condition of tropical forests despite the…Tiny Brazilian opossum could be farmers’ friend
Apr 7, 2015, 4:08 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
André Mendonça pops open the spring-loaded door on the shoebox-sized trap and peeks inside. Two…Brazilian farmers urge return of big cats to Cerrado to protect crops from rampaging peccaries
Apr 7, 2015, 1:33 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Margie Peixoto was driving her pickup across her farm in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul…Overfishing leads to crashes in sardines and other forage fish
Apr 7, 2015, 11:24 am By Rebecca Kessler
Some of the smallest fish in the sea play an outsize role in marine ecosystems. Populations of…Who's to blame for forest loss in Borneo timber concession?
7:27pm By Rhett Butler
The apparent loss of some 4,000 hectares of forested peatland in Indonesian Borneo is raising…Where the wild things aren’t: study says U.S. protected lands aren’t where most biodiversity is found
7:23pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The United States has one of the oldest, best-established park systems in the world. But what if…Palm oil companies, NGOs endorse new deforestation-limiting toolkit
6:40pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Forests not only house many of the world's species, but also much of its carbon. Now, a toolkit has…Restoration of artificial swamps could be a key to restoring rainforest health in Sumatra
5:25pm By Brittany Stewart
The term "artificial" has acquired negative connotations in recent years. However, a recent study in…Paper or paperless? Navigating the ecological impact strait between Scylla and Charybdis
1:49pm By Rhett Butler
Where would we be without cell phones? According to the United States Census Bureau, the USA has…
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