Researchers create global map of world's forests circa 1990
Oct 14, 2014, 7:56 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers have created a global map of the world's forests in the year 1990, enabling accurate…As Amazon deforestation falls, small farmers play bigger role in forest clearing
Oct 14, 2014, 7:11 pm By Rhett ButlerSmallholder properties account for a rising proportion of overall deforestation in Brazilian Amazon,…India plans huge palm oil expansion, puts forests at risk
Oct 14, 2014, 4:28 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The world's largest importer of palm oil, India is seeking to slake its thirst domestically. The…Plantation companies in Sumatra failing to meet fire prevention standards
Oct 14, 2014, 4:20 pm By Rhett Butler
An inter-agency audit of 17 plantation and timber concessions in Riau Province, Indonesia, found…Rouge palm oil company appeals deforestation case to Indonesia's supreme court
Oct 14, 2014, 4:11 pm By Rhett ButlerOil palm company PT. Kallista Alam has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court continuing the…'River wolves' recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened inside and out (photos)
Oct 14, 2014, 11:06 am By Jeremy Hance
Lobo de río, or river wolf, is the very evocative Spanish name for one of the Amazon's most…Another environmental journalist killed in Cambodia
Oct 14, 2014, 12:57 am By Rhett ButlerAnother Cambodian journalist has been gunned down while investigating illegal logging by state…Could California be facing a mega-drought?
Oct 13, 2014, 5:40 pm By Brittany Stewart
Scientists and politicians, everyone agrees: California is in deep trouble. As the state enters its…Jane Goodall joins mongabay
Oct 13, 2014, 11:03 am By Jeremy Hance
Famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall—who's image is known the world over—has…New species named after the struggle for same-sex marriage
Oct 13, 2014, 10:17 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have named new species after celebrities, fictional characters, and even the corporations…Forest restoration commitments: driven by science or politics?
Oct 10, 2014, 2:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
During September's UN Climate Summit, three African nations were recognized for their commitments to…Greenpeace sinks Lego's $116 million deal with Shell Oil over Arctic drilling
Oct 9, 2014, 7:46 pm By Jeremy Hance
Lego has announced it will be severing its partnership with the oil giant, Shell, when the current…Google, zoo to leverage 'TV white space' to monitor wildlife
Oct 9, 2014, 6:59 pm By Jeremy HanceZSL-(1).600.jpg)
Imagine watching a tiger stalk a sambar deer or catching a ghost-like glimpse of the rarely-seen…'A remarkable conservation achievement': Ecuador reserve expanded as forest disappears
Oct 9, 2014, 3:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A strip of rainforest running along the northwestern Ecuadorian coast and up through Colombia is one…Next big idea in forest conservation? Empower youth leaders
Oct 9, 2014, 12:27 pm By Jeremy Hance
Want to save forests? Don't forget the youth, says Pedro Walpole, the Chair and Director of Research…Forest fragmentation's carbon bomb: 736 million tonnes C02 annually
Oct 9, 2014, 9:13 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have long known that forest fragments are not the same ecologically as intact forest…Brazil unlikely to sustain gains in reducing deforestation without new incentives for ranchers, says study
10:17pm By Rhett Butler
Cattle ranchers that drive the vast majority of forest clearing in the Brazilian Amazon are unlikely…INTERPOL launches African environmental crime unit
5:01pm By Rhett Butler
To help fight illegal poaching and trafficking, INTERPOL, the world's largest international police…Helping orangutans survive: new project aims to connect habitat fragments in Kalimantan (PART II)
4:19pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Two decades ago, a project to convert one million hectares of forest to rice paddies was undertaken…The only solution for polar bears: 'stop the rise in CO2 and other greenhouse gases'
10:49am By Jeremy Hance
Steven Amstrup, Chief Scientist for Polar Bears International, has worked diligently on polar bears…
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