Extractive industries and apes
Jun 13, 2014, 1:13 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Current thinking in the private and public sectors asserts that economic development needs are in…What's an environmental journalist to do with so much good news?
Jun 12, 2014, 6:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
As an environmental journalist covering stories from the great Arctic ice melt to the rhino poaching…Despite green pledge, Wilmar partner continues to destroy forest for palm oil
Jun 12, 2014, 4:07 pm By Rhett Butler
Two palm oil companies partially owned by Wilmar are continuing to destroy rainforests in Indonesia…More is better: high bee biodiversity boosts crop yields
Jun 12, 2014, 3:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists have discovered that blueberry plants visited by more diverse bee species increased their…Next big idea in forest conservation? Making sure REDD+ works
Jun 12, 2014, 12:51 pm By Jeremy Hance
A scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Brazil, Dr. Amy Duchelle…Chile drops hugely controversial mega-dam project in wild Patagonia
Jun 12, 2014, 9:10 am By Jeremy Hance
One of the world's most controversial mega-dam projects met its likely end this week when Chile's…Oil overthrow: Soco to suspend operations in Virunga National Park after sustained campaign by WWF
Jun 11, 2014, 12:54 pm By Jeremy Hance
In a surprise announcement, British oil company Soco International has said it will suspend…Survey finds huge biological value in Baja California, stalls resort development
Jun 11, 2014, 12:37 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A recent survey conducted by researchers from the U.S. and Mexico has uncovered staggering levels of…PhD students 'thrilled' to rediscover mammal missing for 124 years
Jun 11, 2014, 9:58 am By Jeremy Hance
In 1890 Lamberto Loria collected 45 specimens—all female—of a small bat from the wilds of Papua…Despite poaching, Indian rhino population jumps by 27 percent in eight years
Jun 10, 2014, 12:55 pm By Jeremy Hance
The world's stronghold for Indian rhinos—the state of Assam—has seen its population leap by 27…EPA carbon proposal may be crucial step in addressing global climate change
Jun 10, 2014, 11:21 am By Jeremy Hance
The U.S, Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) June 2nd regulation proposal hit all the expected…Mountain forests store 40 percent more carbon than expected
Jun 10, 2014, 9:44 am By Jeremy Hance
It's not easy to measure carbon in mountain forest ecosystems. But a new review study in…Tropical nations make progress in slowing deforestation
10:43pm By Rhett Butler
Efforts to slow destruction of tropical forests seem to be paying off in a number of countries,…By the bones: herring populations were superabundant before commercial fisheries
12:09pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists analyzed almost half a million fish bones to shed light on the population history of…New species has its anus behind its head
11:54am By Jeremy Hance
In the dark caves of southern Indiana in the United States, scientists have discovered a new species…Bears, cats, and mystery mammals: camera traps in 'paper park' prove its worth protecting
10:02am By Jeremy Hance
Can a single photograph change the fate of a park? A new conservation group, HabitatID, believes so,…APRIL's forest policy failing to stop rainforest destruction, say green groups
Jun 6, 2014, 5:38 pm By Rhett Butler
Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited's forest policy allows the Singapore-based…National doughnut chains contributing to rainforest destruction, says report
Jun 6, 2014, 3:08 pm By Rhett Butler
Activists have leveraged National Doughnut Day to call to major chains on their palm oil sourcing…Tree-huggers: koalas cuddle up to keep cool
Jun 6, 2014, 2:32 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
For animals that live in places that are both hot and dry, using valuable water stores to cool off…Another year of fires, another year of inaction
Jun 6, 2014, 1:41 pm By Rhett Butler
With a 70% chance of an El Niño this year, Indonesia could soon be facing the ire of its nearest…
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