Elephants rejoice: China to end ivory trade
May 29, 2015, 7:54 pm By Rhett Butler
The Chinese government announced today that it will 'eventually' shut down its legal domestic ivory…Invasive predators, deforestation driving Tasmanian parrot over the edge
May 29, 2015, 3:18 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In the forests of Tasmania lives the swift parrot (Lathamus discolour), a highly threatened bird…First-of-its-kind mapping technique sheds new light on tropical forests
May 29, 2015, 1:54 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists at the Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts have developed vegetation height maps…Butterflies stand out as useful bioindicators in Malaysia
May 29, 2015, 1:45 pm By Rebecca Kessler
In choosing sites to target for protection, conservationists often turn to what they call…Vaquita porpoises down to "way less than 100," Mexican agents shoot fisherman while enforcing new protected area
May 29, 2015, 11:06 am By Rebecca Kessler
With fewer than 100 individuals alive and dropping fast, the vaquita porpoise is just a swish of the…Community conservation increases endangered monkey population in Peru
May 29, 2015, 9:27 am By Rebecca Kessler
Community conservation projects — initiatives that actively involve local people in conservation…Proposed border checkpoint and road threaten critical Cambodian forest and wildlife
May 28, 2015, 6:53 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A proposed border checkpoint at Kbal Damrei, on Cambodia’s border with Vietnam, together with a…New bird uncovered in South American conflict region, researchers urge protection
May 28, 2015, 4:52 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
For many years, study skins of a bird languished in a dusty drawer in the Smithsonian Institution…Together we stand: A policy approach to reducing food loss in West Africa
May 28, 2015, 2:16 pm By Tiffany Roufs
West African countries have recognized that when it comes to food security, no nation is an island.…120,000 dead: half of the world's saiga die in less than a month
May 28, 2015, 12:35 pm By Jeremy HanceNo one knows what's killing them, but scientists estimate that almost half of the world's saiga…GAR, Wilmar punish palm oil supplier for clearing rainforest in New Guinea
May 28, 2015, 8:59 am By Philip Jacobson
Palm oil trader Golden Agri-Resources announced today that it would suspend purchases of crude palm…Ghosts of problems past and present loom over Nigerian palm oil plans
May 28, 2015, 1:23 am By Philip Jacobson
Palm oil giant Wilmar has set up shop in Nigeria in a big way, with plans to operate over 30,000…China unveils plans for huge railway in South America
May 27, 2015, 7:04 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
China is looking to add another rung to its investment presence in Latin America, with an…Uganda's elephant population has risen 600% since its 1980s low
May 27, 2015, 5:16 pm By Jeremy Hance
In the 1980s, Uganda's elephants looked like they were on their way to extinction. The country had…China defends trans-Amazon railway, says it will protect the environment
May 27, 2015, 2:24 pm By Rhett ButlerChinese Premier Li Keqiang has defended a plan to build a railway across the South American…Amazon deforestation speeding global warming
May 27, 2015, 12:52 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Human activity has destroyed huge swaths of the Amazon rainforest's biomass as trees are cleared to…Greenpeace re-engages with APP after response to activist's killing
May 27, 2015, 12:47 pm By Rhett ButlerGreenpeace is re-engaging with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) after the Indonesian forestry giant quickly…Drone Herders: Tanzanian rangers and researchers use UAVs to protect elephants and crops
May 27, 2015, 12:29 pm By Brittany Stewart
HEC, otherwise known as human elephant conflict, is a centuries-old problem responsible for the…"Green" hydropower dam fuels charges of gross human rights violations
May 27, 2015, 11:59 am By Rebecca Kessler
A hydropower project planned on Guatemala's Icbolay River has resulted in major human rights abuses,…Can improved oil palm productivity and Indonesia's forestry moratorium go hand in hand?
May 27, 2015, 4:30 am By Philip Jacobson
An op-ed from Mongabay-Indonesia chief editor Ridzki R. Sigit, who calls for renewed efforts to…
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