Oil, wildlife, and people: competing visions of development collide in Virunga National Park
Jul 7, 2014, 1:55 pm By Tiffany Roufs
What does SOCO's withdrawal really mean for the future of Virunga National Park? - Part II. Located…They think, therefore they spread: plants can make complex conditional decisions
Jul 7, 2014, 1:47 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Strong memory, being able to predict the future, and acting based on one’s surroundings are traits…Price of ivory triples in China
Jul 7, 2014, 9:25 am By Jeremy HanceIn the last four years the price of ivory in China has tripled, according to new research from Save…APP: Indonesia needs a new business model
Jul 4, 2014, 1:19 pm By Rhett Butler
In response to news that Indonesia has now surpassed Brazil as the world's top deforester, the head…Do Indonesians really want more big plantations?
Jul 4, 2014, 12:45 pm By Rhett Butler
How to best use Indonesia’s land resources? This is one of the more crucial questions facing the…No restrictions: Japan's demand for illegal wood driving rampant deforestation in Siberia
Jul 3, 2014, 7:10 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Illegal logging is taking a huge toll on forests around the world. In response, many countries have…A fine line: new program predicts when human impact becomes too much
Jul 3, 2014, 3:54 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists at Stanford University recently unveiled a new modeling program that can predict the…U.S should sanction Mozambique for its role in elephant, rhino poaching, urges NGOs
Jul 3, 2014, 3:01 pm By Jeremy Hance
Two prominent NGOs U.S should sanction Mozambique for its role in elephant, rhino poaching, urges…Next big idea in forest conservation? The 'double-edged sword' of democracy
Jul 3, 2014, 12:52 pm By Jeremy Hance
Dr. Douglas Sheil considers himself an ecologist, but his research includes both conservation and…25th anniversary of 'The Great Kapok Tree’: an interview with author Lynne Cherry
Jul 3, 2014, 12:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis.150.jpg)
“The Great Kapok Tree” was written by Lynne Cherry in response to the murder of Brazilian…NASA successfully launches carbon-sensing satellite
Jul 2, 2014, 6:26 pm By Rhett ButlerOn Wednesday NASA successfully launched the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), a satellite that…On a whim: Equatorial Guinea building new capital city in the middle of the rainforest
Jul 2, 2014, 3:36 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
More than 8,000 hectares of rainforest are under threat as the nation builds a new $600 million…Horror movie bugs: new wasp species builds nest with the bodies of dead ants
Jul 2, 2014, 2:00 pm By Jeremy Hance
If ants made horror movies this is probably what it would look like: mounds of murdered ants sealed…Bigfoot found? Nope, 'sasquatch hairs' come from cows, raccoons, and humans
Jul 1, 2014, 7:02 pm By Jeremy Hance
Subjecting 30 hairs purportedly from bigfoot, the yeti, and other mystery apes has revealed a…On the brink of extinction: Javan rhino has new enemy in invasive palm
Jul 1, 2014, 4:30 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The last of Indonesia's critically endangered Javan rhinoceroses have survived poachers, rapid…On babies and motherhood: how giant armadillos are surprising scientists (photos)
Jul 1, 2014, 12:13 pm By Jeremy Hance.600.jpg)
Until ten years ago scientist's knowledge of the reproductive habits of the giant armadillo— the…Oil palm plantations degrade local water quality relative to community forests
Jun 30, 2014, 5:54 pm By Rhett Butler
Oil palm plantations are not only encroaching on forests, they are also degrading water quality,…Malaysian citizens want govt to spend more to save native rainforests
Jun 30, 2014, 4:46 pm By Rhett Butler
As developing countries reach upper middle income (UMI) status, their populations are willing to pay…Super cute, but tiny, elephant-relative discovered in Namibia
Jun 30, 2014, 4:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
Forget marsupials, the world's strangest group of mammals are actually those in the Afrotheria…New report: illegal logging keeps militias and terrorist groups in business
Jun 30, 2014, 3:28 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Released last week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during the first United…
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