Why conservationists need a little hope: saving themselves from becoming the most depressing scientists on the planet
Aug 19, 2014, 5:58 pm By Jeremy Hance
Here's a challenge: take a conservationist out for a drink and ask them about their work. Nine times…Logging of Russian Far East damaging tiger habitat, few intact forests protected (Part I)
Aug 19, 2014, 2:23 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The destruction of Russian forests to supply timber to international markets is becoming one of the…20 percent of Africa's elephants killed in three years
Aug 19, 2014, 12:11 pm By Jeremy Hance
Around 100,000 elephants were killed by poachers for their ivory on the African continent in just…Norway puts $1.6B into rainforest conservation
Aug 19, 2014, 1:18 am By Rhett Butler
Since 2008 Norway has been the single largest foreign donor to tropical forest conservation, putting…20 orangutan pictures for World Orangutan Day
Aug 18, 2014, 9:44 pm By Rhett Butler
August 19 is World Orangutan Day, a designation intended to raise awareness about the great red ape,…When forests aren't really forests: the high cost of Chile’s tree plantations
Aug 18, 2014, 12:49 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
At first glance, the statistics tell a hopeful story: Chile’s forests are expanding. On the…13 newly-discovered birds declared extinct
Aug 18, 2014, 9:50 am By Jeremy Hance
In a recent update of the IUCN Red List, scientists have identified 13 new bird species that have…Google Earth spurs discovery of a 'new' chameleon species
Aug 17, 2014, 4:14 pm By Rhett Butler
Google Earth has spurred the discovery of another new species. In this case, the creature is a pygmy…Indonesian govt reiterates plan to clear 14M ha of forest by 2020
Aug 16, 2014, 3:43 pm By Rhett Butler
The Indonesian government is pressing forward with plans to clear 14 million hectares of forest…Bali uprising: Plan to convert protected area into golf courses, mall spurs outrage
Aug 16, 2014, 2:48 pm By Rhett Butler
In a reversal sparking outrage from locals, and concern from environmentalists, the Governor of…Nothing else left to log: are eco-certified timber companies stripping Russia off its last old growth forests?
Aug 15, 2014, 2:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis-WCS-Russia.600.jpg)
Among Russia’s forested lands lie intact forest landscapes (or IFLs). These IFLs are large swaths…ConAgra adopts greener palm oil policy
Aug 14, 2014, 7:59 pm By Rhett Butler
U.S. food giant ConAgra has adopted a new sourcing policy that will exclude palm oil produced at the…Elephant poaching soars as Sumatran forests turn into plantations
Aug 14, 2014, 7:15 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
There’s been a spike in elephant deaths in Sumatra, and conversion of rainforest to plantations is…China and Europe's outsourcing of soy production impacts the Amazon
Aug 14, 2014, 3:36 pm By Rhett Butler
Soy consumption in China and Europe is having significant ecological impacts in the Brazilian state…Indonesia cracks down on illegal burning, investigates more suspect companies
Aug 14, 2014, 2:52 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Every year, thousands of hectares of Indonesian forest are illegally burned by development…Big palm oil companies move forward on carbon study
Aug 14, 2014, 12:41 am By Rhett Butler
Seven palm oil giants have agreed to fund a study that will define what constitutes "High Carbon…'Natural Reserves' no more: iIllegal colonists deforest huge portions of Nicaraguan protected areas
Aug 13, 2014, 4:44 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In Northeastern Nicaragua, abutting the coastal Caribbean town of Bluefields, lie two nature…Aceh backtracking on mining moratorium, continues to issue permits
Aug 13, 2014, 3:38 pm By Rhett Butler
The Governor of Aceh Province, Indonesia appears unwilling to implement a mining moratorium, despite…Titanium vs. Millipedes: new species discovered in Madagascar threatened by mining
Aug 13, 2014, 1:37 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A team of scientists from the United States and Germany has recently described seven new species of…Unreal Thailand: stunning wildlife photographed in flooded Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary
Aug 13, 2014, 10:39 am By Jeremy Hance
If someone told you there was a place where 200 million year old coral reefs had erupted from…
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