China and U.S. commit to end ivory trade
Sep 28, 2015, 5:43 am By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_140849" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Legal ivory items for sale in an…As haze chokes Sumatra, farmers ask Jokowi for greater land rights
Sep 28, 2015, 2:10 am By Philip JacobsonFarmers in South Sumatra, an epicenter of Indonesia’s haze crisis, unfurled banners last week…Indigenous group, Greenpeace partner to track illegal logging in the Amazon
9:00am By Caleb O'BrienMembers of an indigenous group in the Brazilian Amazon are battling illegal logging on their…More than 40 tourists kidnapped – then freed – by indigenous community that demands construction of a freeway in Madre de Dios
Fri 5:02pm By Ruxandra GuidiLast Wednesday, September 23, an estimated 200 indigenous residents from Sector Boca Manu,…Crocodile conservationist awarded Field Museum’s prestigious prize
Fri 2:33pm By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_140763" align="aligncenter" width="710"] Field Museum President and CEO Dr.…Oil-spill expert calls for more baseline oceans data on industry dime
Fri 2:07pm By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform burst into flame more than five…Nature guide freed in Madagascar 5 months after arrest for exposing rosewood trade
Fri 1:48pm By Rhett ButlerArmand Marozafy, a nature guide in Madagascar who was arrested on defamation charges for sending an…In haze-choked Palangkaraya, air quality five times ‘hazardous’ levels
Fri 11:32am By Philip Jacobson[dropcap]A[/dropcap]mid cries that Indonesia’s central government is more concerned about stamping…Belo Monte dam denied operating license by Brazilian regulators
Sep 24, 2015, 10:26 pm By Mike GaworeckiThe flooding of the Belo Monte dam reservoir in Brazil appeared to be imminent just a week ago,…A pre-game analysis of what to expect, and not expect, at COP 21
Sep 24, 2015, 8:27 pm By Rhett ButlerEditor's note: the upcoming COP21 is expected to be the most important meeting for a very long…Almost half of U.S. seafood goes to waste
Sep 24, 2015, 6:12 pm By Rebecca KesslerMany wild fish stocks are under substantial strain, with overfishing being one of the primary…UN study warns agricultural subsidies are threatening forests and conservation programs
Sep 24, 2015, 3:34 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisLurking in the law books and policy annals of many countries around the world, subsidies aimed at…Papal encyclical draws harsh critique from Peru’s private sector
Sep 24, 2015, 2:04 pm By Glenn SchererElena Conterno is a former minister of production for the Peruvian government and she has served as…Surprise! Animals are active and plentiful during harsh, dark Arctic winters
Sep 24, 2015, 12:09 pm By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_140224" align="aligncenter" width="865"] Characteristic polar night blue…Dolphins caught in fishing nets: to eat or not to eat?
Sep 24, 2015, 7:41 am By Shreya Dasgupta[caption id="attachment_140257" align="aligncenter" width="898"] Atlantic humpback dolphins inhabit…River supplying Alberta oil sands operations with water at risk from drought
Sep 23, 2015, 11:59 pm By Mike GaworeckiA new study casts doubt on the long-term ability of the Athabasca River to supply the water…Opponents of Malaysian dam project cautiously optimistic about moratorium
Sep 23, 2015, 6:07 pm By Mike GaworeckiWhen Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem of Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo,…Scientists find a fix for a ‘frog’s worst nightmare’ in Borneo
Sep 23, 2015, 5:18 pm By Morgan Erickson-DavisA new study published this week in Biotropica finds palm oil is taking heavy tolls on amphibian…Pushing the boundaries
Sep 23, 2015, 3:31 pm By Caleb O'Brien[caption id="attachment_139644" align="alignright" width="440"] Vitus Pango and Albogast Mkude…Hungry planet: targeted fish populations cut in half since 1970
Sep 23, 2015, 2:09 pm By Rebecca Kessler[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndustrial fisheries have depleted our oceans in just a few decades, according to…
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