First Resources the latest palm oil giant to announce zero-deforestation commitment
Jul 3, 2015, 7:22 am By Philip Jacobson
Palm oil giant First Resources has committed to eliminate deforestation and rights abuses from its…Wilmar, Musim Mas supplier still destroying forest for oil palm in Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem
Jul 3, 2015, 7:04 am By Philip Jacobson
A supplier of palm oil giants Wilmar and Musim Mas has continued to bulldoze valuable forest in…How much is clean water worth? New report guides payments for ecosystem services
Jul 2, 2015, 8:06 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The first-ever set of comprehensive guidelines for designing, implementing and managing mechanisms…Can a wild fishery be bred? Indonesia's plan to restock its oceans
Jul 2, 2015, 12:49 pm By Rebecca Kessler
The Indonesian government is planning to restock depleted marine animals in its national oceans. But…Happy July 4th weekend: new red, white, and blue species discovered
Jul 2, 2015, 10:37 am By Jeremy HanceAn independent researcher has described a spectacular red, white, and blue crayfish just in time for…Damming Dissent: Community leaders behind bars in Guatemala after opposing hydro projects
Jul 2, 2015, 10:20 am By Rebecca Kessler
The Guatemalan government has granted concessions for several hydroelectric dams in the department…Brazilian police and scientists team up to crack down on illegal timber trade
Jul 1, 2015, 6:43 pm By Rhett Butler
Seven years ago, Brazil’s São Paulo State Environmental Police set out to crack down on the…Scientists raise population estimate for world's most endangered sloth
Jul 1, 2015, 7:55 am By Jeremy HanceThere may be more pygmy sloths than believed, according to a new paper in the Journal of Mammalogy.…Indonesian tycoon bears responsibility for devastating mud volcano, contends new research
Jul 1, 2015, 7:49 am By Philip JacobsonA mud volcano responsible for displacing more than 40,000 people in Indonesia's East Java province…‘Criminalization’ of local people in Indonesian province rife amid oil palm, coal booms
Jul 1, 2015, 5:17 am By Philip JacobsonA coalition of local NGOs in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province is campaigning for an end to the…Dilma disappoints with weak rainforest target
Jun 30, 2015, 7:37 pm By Rhett ButlerBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff disappointed environmentalists with what they call weak…Using DNA evidence to pinpoint poaching zones
Jun 30, 2015, 6:02 pm By Rhett Butler
A study published last week in Science showed that most of the ivory being trafficked today comes…Taking technology out in the cold: working to conserve snow leopards
Jun 30, 2015, 5:03 pm By Rhett Butler
Conservation work is important not just in tropical rainforests, but also in snow-covered peaks and…Palm oil plantations used to 'reforest' parts of Brazil despite being wildlife deserts
Jun 30, 2015, 3:49 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A recent study systematically documented bird biodiversity within oil palm plantations, finding they…Into the great unknown: The ability of global forests to store carbon is at risk
Jun 30, 2015, 1:32 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The world's tropical and subtropical forests absorb 1.1 trillion kg. of carbon from the atmosphere…U.S. to remove extinct cougar from Endangered Species Act
Jun 30, 2015, 10:36 am By Jeremy HanceThe U.S. government has declared the Eastern cougar extinct more than 80 years after its a believed…'Sea change' in clothing industry means more protections for forests
Jun 30, 2015, 5:27 am By Philip Jacobson
Sateri has become the latest major viscose producer to adopt a new wood- and pulp-sourcing policy…Big reserve expansion gives tigers a boost in India
Jun 29, 2015, 2:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A hundred years ago, there were thirteen times as many tigers in the world as there are today,…Lions return to Rwanda
Jun 29, 2015, 2:39 pm By Jeremy HanceAfter 15 years, the roar of lions will once again be heard in Rwanda. Today the NGO, African Parks,…Corporations rush to make zero-deforestation commitments, but is it working?
Jun 29, 2015, 1:37 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Every year, more companies pledge to stop using ingredients whose production cause tropical…
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