Fighting fire with money: can finance protect Indonesia’s forests?
1:21pm By Rhett Butler
In previous articles, we have seen an overview of the problems with the Indonesian palm oil…Kaiduan dam in Borneo meets fierce opposition
10:48am By Rebecca Kessler
Activists are calling on the government of Sabah, Malaysia, to reconsider the proposed Kaiduan dam,…Aceh's purge of illegal oil palm at 3,000 hectares and counting
8:38am By Philip Jacobson
A joint effort to eradicate illegal oil palm in an area of Indonesia's Aceh province that was…KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut adopt zero deforestation policy for palm oil
Apr 3, 2015, 7:11 pm By Rhett Butler
Yum! Brands, the company that owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, on Thursday announced a zero…Kenya crackdown on terrorism threatens NGOs, wildlife, media
Apr 3, 2015, 1:36 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The terrorist attack that killed at least 147 people at Garissa University on April 2nd was another…"Lazy" sea lion sons rely on mothers' milk while diligent daughters learn to hunt
Apr 3, 2015, 10:45 am By Rebecca Kessler
Young male Galápagos sea lions barely lift a flipper to hunt, new research from the Galápagos…Blockade at Wilmar mill could erupt into full-blown strike
Apr 3, 2015, 7:42 am By Philip Jacobson
Local people blocked the road to a Wilmar palm oil mill in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province,…Common ground: balancing rights and responsibilities for natural resource investments and community development
Apr 3, 2015, 12:41 am By Rhett Butler
Given globalization and rising demands for energy and raw natural resources, extractive industries…Turning prairies into gas: study finds U.S. biofuel production has big impacts on grasslands
Apr 2, 2015, 4:04 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Corn and soybean cultivation soared in the late 2000s, as U.S. agribusiness rushed to respond to…Could inland aquaculture help save the oceans and feed the world?
Apr 2, 2015, 12:14 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Mark Kwok has always loved the ocean. An avid diver and spear fisherman, he has travelled the planet…Reservations about Indonesian 'land reform' as details unclear
Apr 2, 2015, 7:36 am By Philip Jacobson
Indonesian civil society groups and experts welcome President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's campaign…Russia and Canada lead the world in global forest loss in 2013
Apr 2, 2015, 2:22 am By Rhett Butler
Russia and Canada led the world in forest loss, accounting for nearly forty percent of the 18…Domino's, DairyQueen, Taco Bell, Burt's Bees score terribly on eliminating deforestation from supply chains
Apr 1, 2015, 7:59 pm By Rhett Butler
Despite a worldwide trend of companies establishing social and environmental safeguards for palm oil…Illegal deforestation driven by EU appetite for beef, palm oil, soy, say new reports
Apr 1, 2015, 7:24 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A new report finds that the European Union is driving international trade in commodities grown on…Tropical soundscapes offer clues to forest and animal community health
Apr 1, 2015, 6:44 pm By Brittany Stewart
Marine biologists were the first to continuously eavesdrop on marine mammals using a technique…Pollution from East Asia affecting air quality in Borneo's rainforests
Apr 1, 2015, 1:06 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics finds that industrial activities…Indonesia, Brazil subsidizing forest loss far more than REDD+ slows it
Apr 1, 2015, 11:40 am By Philip JacobsonInternational aid to protect forests in Indonesia and Brazil pales in comparison to domestic…Archer Daniels Midland to demand suppliers stop chopping down forests
Mar 31, 2015, 7:28 pm By Rhett Butler
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) will establish a zero deforestation policy for…Here comes progress: what will planned megaprojects mean for an Amazon city?
Mar 31, 2015, 1:09 pm By Rebecca Kessler
The city of Itaituba, in western Pará state, is home to several construction projects of strategic…Chinese-backed smelter plan causes concern among Sulawesi fishermen
Mar 31, 2015, 2:02 am By Philip Jacobson
As a pair of Chinese-owned miners companies proceed with plans to construct nickel smelters in…
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