Photos: periodic closure of fishing grounds boosts octopuses and helps coastal communities
Jun 17, 2015, 2:17 pm By Rebecca Kessler
For communities that depend on fishing for their livelihoods, fishing bans as a way to conserve…New campaign says 'tickling is torture' for slow lorises
Jun 17, 2015, 10:46 am By Jeremy Hance
Have you seen a video where a slow loris—a small, cute, big-eyed primate from Asian…Lack of stock data and incentives to collect it stymie Indonesian tuna fisheries on path to sustainability
Jun 17, 2015, 10:18 am By Rebecca Kessler
Indonesia — the world's largest source of tuna — lands one-tenth of its tuna catch by means of…Gold miners invade Amazonian indigenous reserve
Jun 16, 2015, 7:58 pm By Rhett ButlerIllegal miners have invaded an indigenous reserve in the Peruvian Amazon, reveals new analysis of…Scientists find surprising climate change refuge for reef-building corals: beneath mangroves
Jun 16, 2015, 6:58 pm By Brittany Stewart
Coral reefs are the gardens of the ocean. Covering just a tiny fraction of the vast sea floor, they…FDA bans artificial trans fats, paving way for more U.S. palm oil consumption
Jun 16, 2015, 6:26 pm By Rhett Butler
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today ordered food manufacturers to stop using trans…What do China, Kenya and India have in common? Wildlife trafficking
Jun 16, 2015, 3:24 pm By Jeremy HanceWhen it comes to trafficking rhino, elephant, and tiger parts the biggest players are China, Kenya,…How solar cookers curb pollution, reduce deforestation, and improve health
Jun 16, 2015, 2:35 pm By Rhett ButlerModern environmental crises of global resources often threaten both human health as well as…$4.5 Billion Spent On Voluntary Carbon Offsets Over Past Decade: Report
Jun 16, 2015, 10:00 am By Rebecca Kessler
Nearly one billion carbon offset credits were voluntarily purchased over the past decade, which…Climate negotiators make key breakthrough on forest protection deal ahead of Paris talks
Jun 16, 2015, 9:50 am By Rebecca Kessler
Negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Bonn, Germany, have produced a draft agreement on the technical…Bolivia opens protected areas to oil companies
Jun 15, 2015, 9:18 pm By Rhett ButlerA new law has opened millions of hectares of protected areas in Bolivia to oil and gas extraction.Rainforest parks cut malaria transmission
Jun 15, 2015, 8:19 pm By Rhett ButlerStrictly protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon are associated with lower rates of malaria…Consumers willing to pay sharp premium for wildlife-friendly palm oil, claims study
Jun 15, 2015, 6:42 pm By Rhett ButlerShoppers may be willing to pay a 15 to 56 percent premium for palm oil produced without the…Asiatic lion population rises by 27% in five years
Jun 15, 2015, 6:11 pm By Jeremy HanceA new survey last month put the number of wild Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) at 523…A toad's relationship with its prey endures in the face of deforestation for palm oil
Jun 15, 2015, 2:16 pm By Rebecca Kessler
Biologists and conservationists have studied the effects of habitat degradation on individual…'Trying to follow the money': Opacity rules in Southeast Asia's land rush, finds study
Jun 15, 2015, 2:45 am By Philip Jacobson
As the rush for land in Southeast Asia continues at breakneck speed, often bringing with it social…Forest governance index shows Indonesia has long way to go
Jun 13, 2015, 3:40 am By Philip Jacobson
Weak spatial planning and law enforcement, land tenure problems and a lack of transparency in…90% of Amazon deforestation occurs outside protected areas
Jun 12, 2015, 11:05 pm By Rhett ButlerTen percent of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon between August 2012 and July 2014 occurred in…Rising seas, sinking peat to swamp Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil
Jun 12, 2015, 10:46 pm By Rhett Butler
With global sea levels going up at a rate of about 9 millimeters per year, the livelihoods of many…The ivory trade and the war on wildlife (rangers) [commentary]
Jun 12, 2015, 10:19 pm By Rhett Butler
In this commentary, Fred Bercovitch, wildlife conservation biologist at Kyoto University, confronts…
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