Conservationists announce program to protect East Africa's largest elephant population
Mar 12, 2015, 12:31 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Tanzanian government have launched an ambitious new…Meet Biomuseo: the world’s first biodiversity museum
Mar 12, 2015, 11:16 am By Tiffany Roufs
Biomuseo, designed by internationally renowned architect, Frank Gehry, is the first museum in the…Local land rights may be in danger from push for palm oil in Liberia
Mar 11, 2015, 8:58 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The rights of local and indigenous peoples aren’t being adequately protected in the drive for…Study finds soil releases carbon for decades after forests are felled
Mar 11, 2015, 5:23 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
According to a study by researchers with Dartmouth College, the carbon stored in mineral soils,…New study argues the Anthropocene began in 1610
Mar 11, 2015, 3:50 pm By Jeremy Hance
In 1610, William Shakespeare began penning one of his greatest plays, The Tempest, which some…UN report warns of grave consequences if mangroves not protected
Mar 11, 2015, 12:34 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), global destruction of mangrove forests…Hunters and birdwatchers make good conservationists in the U.S.
Mar 11, 2015, 12:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
What do hunters and birdwatchers have in common? Both groups are much more likely to support…River flooding to affect 40M people annually by 2030
Mar 11, 2015, 10:01 am By Rhett Butler20.7 million people are affected by river flooding each year, and the number is expected to more…Citizen scientists help demystify Serengeti's wildlife with photos
Mar 10, 2015, 6:31 pm By Brittany Stewart
Africa's Serengeti conjures up romantic images of millions of migrating wildebeest and zebras,…Tiger family photo surprises scientists
Mar 10, 2015, 5:44 pm By Jeremy Hance
In a frigid Russian forest, a camera trap snapped 21 family photos over two minutes. This wasn't a…Endangered forests shrink as demand for soy rises
Mar 10, 2015, 4:06 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
As battles over labeling genetically modified foods or displaying calorific breakdowns per serving…Palm oil giant buys PNG firm noted for environmental practices
Mar 10, 2015, 2:49 pm By Rhett ButlerMalaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby Plantation Bhd has completed its acquisition New Britain Palm…APP to end relationship with security contractor over villager's killing
Mar 10, 2015, 2:01 pm By Rhett Butler
Asia Pulp & Paper's supplier Wirakarya Sakti Sakti (WKS) will end its relationship with a security…Vicious circle: scientists warn peat fires, global warming may intensify each other
Mar 10, 2015, 2:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A new study published recently in Nature Geoscience warns of the consequences of increased…Photo essay: filming in the remote Amazon
Mar 9, 2015, 3:46 pm By Jeremy Hance
You wake up at 4:30 AM, a little before the first rays of tropical sun begin to dance behind the…Human impacts are 'decoupling' coral reef ecosystems
Mar 9, 2015, 11:06 am By Jeremy Hance
There is a growing consensus among scientists that we have entered the age of the Anthropocene, or…Newly described monkey species found in threatened Amazon forest
3:30pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In 2011, Julio César Dalponte noticed a peculiar looking titi monkey on the bank of the Roosevelt…New bird species confirmed in Sulawesi 15 years after first sighting
1:07pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Although it’s a hotspot of avian biodiversity, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has been…East Kalimantan reaffirms moratorium on new mining, logging concessions
12:55pm By Rhett Butler
The governor of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has reaffirmed his commitment to a 2013 moratorium on…Firewood fervor may turn Zimbabwe into an 'outright desert'
Thu 5:04pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In developing countries like Zimbabwe and in much of the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, fuelwood is a…
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