Huge swath of forest in Indonesian Borneo slated for clearing by 'sustainable' company
Dec 10, 2014, 1:36 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A major wood fiber concession has moved ahead on developing a sizable chunk of forest in one of…Lizard see, lizard do.
Dec 10, 2014, 11:21 am By Brittany Stewart
Imitation can be obnoxious. For those with siblings, imitating your brother's or sister's every word…Deforestation puts cultural survival of forest-dependent peoples at risk
Dec 10, 2014, 1:38 am By Rhett Butler
Forest-dependent peoples face grave threats from deforestation and other depredations, warns a new…False victories for sustainability – Amazonian Hydropower
Dec 9, 2014, 6:22 pm By Brittany Stewart
Dams are hugely controversial, especially in the Amazon Rainforest. Their proponents, flashing green…Striking new gecko discovered in Thailand
Dec 9, 2014, 2:43 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A research team based in western Thailand has discovered a new gecko species in the Kanchanaburi…For the first time, Sea Shepherd targets Antarctic toothfish poachers
Dec 9, 2014, 2:27 pm By Jeremy Hance
For the first time, marine conservation group, Sea Shepherd, is employing their controversial…Relief for Kenya’s rare coastal forest
Dec 9, 2014, 1:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis.jpg)
In October this year, CAMAC Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company, announced…Groups call on world leaders to stop incentives for big dams
Dec 9, 2014, 12:50 pm By Rhett Butler
Nearly 200 civil society organizations have called on world leaders to exclude large hydroelectric…Pollinators puzzle to find flowers amidst natural and human fumes
Dec 9, 2014, 11:53 am By Brittany Stewart
While unpleasant car exhaust makes us wrinkle our noses, such human-made fumes may pose serious…Tribal violence comes naturally to chimpanzees
Dec 8, 2014, 1:00 pm By Brittany Stewart
It all went to hell when Jane Goodall started handing out bananas. Within a few years, the…Indigenous leader murdered before he could attend Climate Summit
Dec 8, 2014, 12:06 pm By Jeremy Hance
Days before José Isidro Tendetza Antún was supposed to travel to the UN Climate Summit in Lima to…Initiative to restore 50M acres of degraded Latin American ecosystems by 2020
Dec 7, 2014, 6:23 pm By Rhett Butler
A coalition of governments and organizations today pledged to restore 20 million hectares (50…Indonesia's ambitious plan to reforest 2M ha annually
Dec 5, 2014, 3:24 pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia’s new government has ambitious reforestation plans. President Joko Widodo’s election…Indonesia sets reference level for cutting deforestation
Dec 5, 2014, 1:55 pm By Rhett Butler
The Indonesian government has established reference levels for measuring reductions in emissions…How an indigenous community in Ecuador stood up to big oil - and won
Dec 5, 2014, 12:51 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Sarayaku, a Kichwa indigenous people numbering 1,200 from the Ecuadorian Amazon, won a historic…¿Hay esperanza para la vaquita? La UICN pide que se tomen medidas para salvar a la marsopa más pequeña y rara del mundo
Dec 5, 2014, 12:24 pm By Brittany Stewart
Desde que se declaró extinto al delfín baiji a principios del siglo XXI, la vaquita ha tomado la…Biodiversity protection is key to REDD+ success, study shows
Dec 5, 2014, 11:39 am By Tiffany Roufs
Protecting biodiversity may be crucial for successfully storing carbon in forests, scientists say. A…A landmark year for forests (commentary)
Dec 5, 2014, 1:40 am By Rhett Butler
About one year ago today, I was pretty down. It was Thanksgiving night, and the Forest Heroes…Tradeoff: Sabah banks on palm oil to boost forest protection
Dec 4, 2014, 11:56 pm By Rhett Butler
Last month Sabah set aside an additional 203,000 hectares of protected forest reserves, boosting the…Giant stone face unveiled in the Amazon rainforest (video)
Dec 4, 2014, 4:26 pm By Jeremy Hance
A new short film documents the journey of an indigenous tribe hiking deep into their territory in…
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