Bigger than Mexico? Obama announces major expansion of Pacific protected area
Jun 18, 2014, 1:34 pm By Jeremy Hance
President Obama announced yesterday he intends to drastically expand the Pacific Remote Islands…Ever heard of the hirola? New survey shows world's rarest antelope holding steady
Jun 18, 2014, 10:07 am By Jeremy Hance
In 2008 and 2009, severe droughts killed numerous elephants, hippos and rhinos in Kenya's Tsavo East…Indonesian logger: cleared peat forest doesn't have high conservation value
Jun 17, 2014, 7:32 pm By Rhett Butler
An Indonesian logging company says that clearing of peat forest on an island off Sumatra is 'in line…Deforestation reduces the size of fish
Jun 17, 2014, 6:13 pm By Rhett ButlerLoss of forest cover can dramatically affect local fish populations, finds a study published in the…NGO's push to make paper less damaging for the planet
Jun 17, 2014, 4:41 pm By Rhett Butler
An alliance of more than 120 environmental and human rights organizations today announced a global…Feather forensics: scientist uses genes to track macaws, aid bird conservation
Jun 17, 2014, 4:02 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
When a massive road project connected the ports of Brazil to the shipping docks of Peru in 2011,…Camera trap captures first ever video of rarely-seen bird in the Amazon...and much more
Jun 17, 2014, 2:18 pm By Jeremy Hance
A camera trap program in Ecuador's embattled Yasuni National Program has struck gold, taking what…What does SOCO's withdrawal really mean for the future of Virunga National Park?
Jun 17, 2014, 11:38 am By Tiffany Roufs
Recent headlines have touted an agreement between SOCO International, a British oil company, and…Too tempting, too easy: poachers kill Kenya's biggest elephant
Jun 16, 2014, 5:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
While illegal, the ivory trade is having a huge impact on elephant populations throughout the world.…Over 800 species added to IUCN threatened list, including 44 lemurs
Jun 16, 2014, 2:42 pm By Jeremy Hance
Experts have added 817 species to the threatened categories of the IUCN Red List in the latest…Thefts may spur better palm oil traceability
Jun 16, 2014, 2:04 pm By Rhett ButlerRising theft may improve traceability in Malaysia's palm oil industry.After Greenpeace complaint, UK timber giant removes controversial Amazon wood from shelves
Jun 16, 2014, 1:12 pm By Rhett ButlerAfter being implicated in a Greenpeace report on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, UK…Wolf snake discovered in Cambodia
Jun 15, 2014, 9:05 pm By Rhett Butler
A new species of wolf snake has been discovered in the Cardamom Mountains of southeast Cambodia.Grenades, helicopters, and scooping out brains: poachers decimate elephant population in park
Jun 15, 2014, 12:29 pm By Jeremy Hance
Over the last two months, poachers have killed 68 African elephants in Garamba National Park…Chelsea, Hillary Clinton urge action to save elephants
Jun 13, 2014, 7:34 pm By Rhett Butler
Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea are urging for further…Protecting rainforests could sequester eqivalent of a third of global emissions annually
Jun 13, 2014, 5:52 pm By Rhett Butler
liminating deforestation, peatlands and forest degradation, and forest fires in the tropics could…'Borne by the rest of the world': deforestation has global impact, reduces food security
Jun 13, 2014, 4:05 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Research indicates that areas with more forest cover tend to have superior food resilience compared…Oil drilling causes widespread contamination in the Amazon rainforest
Jun 13, 2014, 2:11 pm By Rhett Butler
Decades of oil extraction in the Western Amazon has caused widespread pollution, raising questions…New York State Assembly approves bill banning ivory trade
Jun 13, 2014, 2:07 pm By Rhett Butler
The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that would ban the purchase and sale of elephant ivory…Australia sees rise in greenwashing front groups
Jun 13, 2014, 2:04 pm By Rhett Butler
Australia is seeing a rise in groups that purport to champion environmental causes but are actually…
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