Indigenous leader murdered before he could attend Climate Summit
12:06pm By Jeremy Hance
Days before José Isidro Tendetza Antún was supposed to travel to the UN Climate Summit in Lima to…Initiative to restore 50M acres of degraded Latin American ecosystems by 2020
Sun 6:23pm By Rhett Butler
A coalition of governments and organizations today pledged to restore 20 million hectares (50…Indonesia's ambitious plan to reforest 2M ha annually
Dec 5, 2014, 3:24 pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia’s new government has ambitious reforestation plans. President Joko Widodo’s election…Indonesia sets reference level for cutting deforestation
Dec 5, 2014, 1:55 pm By Rhett Butler
The Indonesian government has established reference levels for measuring reductions in emissions…How an indigenous community in Ecuador stood up to big oil - and won
Dec 5, 2014, 12:51 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Sarayaku, a Kichwa indigenous people numbering 1,200 from the Ecuadorian Amazon, won a historic…¿Hay esperanza para la vaquita? La UICN pide que se tomen medidas para salvar a la marsopa más pequeña y rara del mundo
Dec 5, 2014, 12:24 pm By Brittany Stewart
Desde que se declaró extinto al delfín baiji a principios del siglo XXI, la vaquita ha tomado la…Biodiversity protection is key to REDD+ success, study shows
Dec 5, 2014, 11:39 am By Tiffany Roufs
Protecting biodiversity may be crucial for successfully storing carbon in forests, scientists say. A…A landmark year for forests (commentary)
Dec 5, 2014, 1:40 am By Rhett Butler
About one year ago today, I was pretty down. It was Thanksgiving night, and the Forest Heroes…Tradeoff: Sabah banks on palm oil to boost forest protection
Dec 4, 2014, 11:56 pm By Rhett Butler
Last month Sabah set aside an additional 203,000 hectares of protected forest reserves, boosting the…Giant stone face unveiled in the Amazon rainforest (video)
Dec 4, 2014, 4:26 pm By Jeremy Hance
A new short film documents the journey of an indigenous tribe hiking deep into their territory in…Musim Mas says its palm oil will be deforestation-free
Dec 4, 2014, 2:42 pm By Rhett Butler
Singapore-based Musim Mas has established a new sustainability policy that it says will eliminate…New endangered bird species discovered in Brazil
Dec 4, 2014, 12:53 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Bahian mouse-colored tapaculo (Scytalopus gonzagai) has only just been discovered by scientists…Is the Gran Canal really a 'big Christmas present' for Nicaraguans?
Dec 4, 2014, 11:11 am By Jeremy Hance
"A big Christmas present"—that is how Paul Oquist, an advisor to Nicaraguan president, Daniel…Rhino conservationist dead at 87
Dec 4, 2014, 12:41 am By Rhett Butler
South African conservationist Ian Player has died at the age of 87.Deforestation jumps in Peru
Dec 3, 2014, 6:13 pm By Rhett Butler
Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon increased significantly last year, says a top official.One-two punch: farming, global warming destroying unique East African forests
Dec 3, 2014, 2:18 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Lush mountains speckle East Africa's grasslands and desert, from Mozambique to Ethiopia. These…New survey finds surprisingly large population of endangered owl
Dec 3, 2014, 1:53 pm By Jeremy Hance
The Anjouan scops owl—an elusive owl found only on its tiny eponymous island—was once considered…Old fishermen document declining range of the Indus River dolphin
Dec 3, 2014, 1:17 pm By Brittany Stewart
The Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is an endangered freshwater mammal found only…Is captive breeding the final resort for the Sumatran rhino?
Dec 3, 2014, 11:29 am By Tiffany Roufs
Nearing extinction, the Sumatran rhino is running out of options. A native of Indonesia and…Embattled palm oil giant announces sustainability policy, but fails to win over critics
Dec 2, 2014, 6:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Malaysian palm oil giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) has joined a growing list of companies committing…
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