After throwing out referendum, Ecuador approves oil drilling in Yasuni's embattled heart
Jun 2, 2014, 12:40 pm By Jeremy Hance
By 2016, oil drilling will begin in what scientists believe is the most biodiverse place on the…Of jaguars and loggers: new film to showcase one of the least-known regions in the deep Amazon
Jun 2, 2014, 9:27 am By Jeremy Hance
In August, three young filmmakers will go on the expedition of a lifetime. They plan to spend six…U.S. govt puts financial muscle behind REDD+ forest carbon conservation projects
May 30, 2014, 1:40 pm By Rhett Butler
The U.S. government will put financial support behind an initiative that offers finance for…'More than just a numbers game': killing elephants affects their kin
May 30, 2014, 10:49 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Researchers from the University of Sussex studied and compared the social behavior of two elephant…Acoustic surveying: new monitoring technique beats bats at their own game
May 29, 2014, 6:33 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Species monitoring can be a very invasive form of research. However, the use of non-invasive…Tipping the scale: how a political economist could save the world’s forests
May 29, 2014, 5:58 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Can Elinor Ostrom’s revolutionary ideas halt climate change, improve people’s livelihoods, and…Zebras for the win! Africa's longest land migration discovered
May 29, 2014, 4:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
With food and water scarce in many parts of Africa, many species migrate long-distances in order to…Facebook, Twitter to carry 24 hours of live rainforest animal sightings on Monday
May 29, 2014, 4:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
Next week, the rainforests of Southeast Asia are going live. On June 2nd, 11 organizations in the…Extinction rates are 1,000x the background rate, but it's not all gloomy
May 29, 2014, 2:01 pm By Jeremy Hance
Current extinction rates are at the high end of past predictions, according to a new paper published…Next big idea in forest conservation? Making community protection economically viable
May 29, 2014, 8:47 am By Jeremy Hance
After years of discovering new species and setting up protected areas, Neil Burgesses' career…Singapore: companies must accept responsibility in addressing haze crisis
May 28, 2014, 9:50 pm By Rhett Butler
Corporations will have to step up as better stewards of the environment if Southeast Asia's haze…Trawling: destructive fishing method is turning seafloors to 'deserts'
May 28, 2014, 4:52 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Previous research has linked trawling to significant environmental impacts, such as the harvest of…Logging, fires take a hidden toll on Amazon rainforest
May 28, 2014, 4:16 pm By Rhett Butler
Selective logging and small sub-canopy fires are degrading vast areas of rainforest across the…Greenpeace accuses controversial palm oil company and Cameroon government of illegal logging
May 28, 2014, 11:22 am By Jeremy Hance
Greenpeace has just accused one of the world's most controversial oil palm companies, Herakles…Scientists discover 'shark' in Sumatran forest
May 28, 2014, 10:32 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In early April, Indonesian scientists discovered an endangered freshwater fish in the Harapan…Pope Francis: 'if we destroy Creation, Creation will destroy us!'
May 28, 2014, 9:37 am By Jeremy Hance
Pope Francis I, who named himself after the nature-loving Saint from Assisi, spoke about the need to…Indonesia's haze from forest fires kills 110,000 people per year
May 27, 2014, 11:14 pm By Rhett Butler
Haze caused by burning peat forests in Indonesia kills an average of 110,000 people per year and up…Upcoming EPA Proposal could put America back on track to lead on global warming
May 27, 2014, 2:41 pm By Jeremy Hance
A regulation proposal on coal plants that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will…Deutsche Bank dumps controversial palm oil company
May 27, 2014, 1:36 pm By Rhett Butler
Deutsche Bank has sold its stake in Bumitama, an Indonesian palm company that has been embroiled in…Plan to shrink World Heritage forest in Tasmania 'clearly inappropriate,' says IUCN
May 27, 2014, 11:39 am By Jeremy Hance
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has roundly criticized Australia's…
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