Indonesia's biodiversity-protected areas no match for encroachers, finds study
Mar 26, 2015, 4:05 am By Philip Jacobson
Indonesia's biodiversity-focused protected areas are failing to slow deforestation, while other…Deer 'kissing' fawn among finalists in camera trap photo contest
Mar 25, 2015, 8:58 pm By Rhett Butler
A camera trap photo of a young buck touching noses with a fawn is among the finalists in a picture…Destruction of elephant, tiger, and orangutan habitat doubles
Mar 25, 2015, 2:41 pm By Rhett Butler
The rate of forest loss in Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem — the only place on Earth where rhinos,…Elephant poaching rate unchanged – and still devastating
Mar 25, 2015, 12:02 pm By Jeremy Hance
New figures show essentially no change in the number of elephants killed in Africa by poachers last…Illegal cocoa plantations threaten Côte d’Ivoire’s parks and primates
Mar 25, 2015, 10:29 am By Brittany Stewart
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest producer of cocoa, also boasts an ecosystem of great…Photos: expedition to Amazon’s white sands may have found new primate
Mar 24, 2015, 5:11 pm By Jeremy Hance
Most people think of the Amazon rainforest as one massive, homogenous ecosystem—a giant castle of…Reforestation programs may help reduce illegal logging in Indonesian Borneo
Mar 24, 2015, 2:10 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Can the act of planting a tree change one’s attitude towards forests and conservation? Erica…'How about that extension?' activists ask as forest exploitation moratorium deadline nears
Mar 24, 2015, 11:28 am By Tiffany Roufs
Less than two months before the expiration of an Indonesian forest exploitation moratorium set up…World's fragmented forests are deteriorating
Mar 23, 2015, 9:52 pm By Rhett Butler
The world's forests are fragmented and deteriorating, states a new paper published in Science…Halloween in the Amazon: baby bird dresses up like killer caterpillar
Mar 23, 2015, 2:22 pm By Jeremy Hance
'Mama, I wanna be a toxic caterpillar,' says the little bird. 'Okay,' mamma answers, 'but first you…The great Arctic decline: another sea ice record broken
Mar 23, 2015, 10:43 am By Jeremy Hance
Every winter, sea ice in the Arctic expands, providing vital habitat for birthing seals, hunting…Seeing the trees but not the forest (commentary)
Mar 20, 2015, 3:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Understanding forest dynamics is necessary for the sound management of forests, for both production…Pleasure palace in Lao facilitates wildlife poaching for Chinese elites
Mar 20, 2015, 2:41 pm By Rhett Butler
A city-sized resort complex in Laos is facilitating large-scale wildlife trafficking for Chinese…Study finds roads in Southeast Asia may be devastating forests, wildlife
Mar 20, 2015, 11:22 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Habitat loss and illegal hunting are leading drivers behind mammal population decline and extinction…Carbon emissions flatlined last year
Mar 19, 2015, 4:05 pm By Jeremy Hance
Global carbon emission plateaued last year, according to International Energy Agency, even as the…Bottom trawling reduces size of commercially important flatfish
Mar 19, 2015, 3:16 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Oceans not only provide important ecosystem services, including climate regulation and nutrient…DRC mulls changing Virunga's boundaries for oil
Mar 19, 2015, 1:42 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last Friday, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced it was considering…Riau misses deadline on 'village forest' project as zoning deadlock continues
Mar 19, 2015, 11:22 am By Rhett Butler
A pair of local communities' five-year slog to establish village forest management areas in Riau is…Who's funding palm oil?
Mar 18, 2015, 9:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Palm oil may be the single most important crop that you never heard of. A vegetable fat that…Indonesia's small islands being rapidly damaged by industrial activities
Mar 18, 2015, 6:52 pm By Philip Jacobson
Intense exploitation of Indonesia's natural resources is taking a special toll on the country's…
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