Indonesia's anti-corruption agency questions former Minster of Forestry
12:57pm By Rhett ButlerIndonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned the former Minister of Forestry about…Scientists capture first-ever footage of wild red pandas in Myanmar (VIDEO)
12:37pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
This year, a team of scientists in Myanmar (also called Burma), caught a pair of reclusive red…Ranking the world's best - and worst - palm oil companies in terms of sustainability
Thu 6:36pm By Rhett Butler
A new initiative ranks the world's 25 largest publicly listed palm oil companies in terms of…Activists hijack Pepsi's new product launch on Amazon over deforestation
Thu 6:12pm By Rhett ButlerA campaign launched by environmental activists is killing Pepsi's launch of a new product on…Developing land without approval of local people 'a human rights issue of grave concern,' says new report
Thu 2:14pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Throughout the tropics, staggering amounts of land have been designated for natural resource…Indonesia's imposes moratorium on new logging permits
Thu 2:12pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia's new Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar imposed a moratorium on the…Indonesian government slow to reclaim lands damaged by coal mining
Thu 1:19pm By Rhett Butler
Reclamation of over 830,000 hectares of abandoned mines has yet to begin in East Kalimantan,…Jane Goodall: 5 reasons to have hope for the planet
Nov 19, 2014, 6:29 pm By Rhett Butler
Jane Goodall is not only arguably the most famous conservationist who ever lived, but also the most…Gone for good: world's largest earwig declared extinct
Nov 19, 2014, 6:06 pm By Jeremy Hance
The world has lost a giant: this week the IUCN Red List officially declared St. Helena giant earwig…Conflict-fueled deforestation, poaching in Assam continue despite truce
Nov 19, 2014, 5:15 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Northeastern India boasts nearly 44 percent of the country’s dense forests, and contains one of…Palm oil interest surges in Papua New Guinea
Nov 19, 2014, 12:54 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
As the lands of traditional palm oil powerhouses like Indonesia and Malaysia have become saturated…Endangered environmentalists: investigating government crackdowns on green groups
Nov 19, 2014, 11:37 am By Tiffany Roufs
Mongabay.org offers journalists opportunity to report on government muzzling of environmental…A tale of 2 Perus: Climate Summit host, 57 murdered environmentalists
Nov 18, 2014, 5:39 pm By Jeremy Hance
On September 1st, indigenous activist, Edwin Chota, and three other indigenous leaders were gunned…Disappearing oasis: northeastern India losing forests as people move in
Nov 18, 2014, 2:26 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Northeastern India is part of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot, one of the megadiverse…How remote sensing could change conservation forever
Nov 18, 2014, 1:51 pm By Jeremy Hance.600.jpg)
Remote sensing has changed the way we see our planet. And it has the power to change how we do…Rediscovered in 2010, rare Indian frog surprises by breeding in bamboo
Nov 18, 2014, 12:21 pm By Brittany Stewart
For a long time, this rare white spotted bush frog lived a secretive life: the Critically Endangered…Using games to teach kids the value of nature and philanthropy
Nov 18, 2014, 11:46 am By Rhett Butler
Kids are spending more time using tablets and smart phones for learning and entertainment. But hours…Amazon field plots often biased
Nov 17, 2014, 5:22 pm By Rhett Butler
Field plots in the Amazon are often not representative of the habitats surrounding them, potentially…Ending deforestation won't stop carbon emissions from land use change
Nov 17, 2014, 4:57 pm By Jeremy Hance
Even if the world stopped cutting down forests, carbon dioxide emissions from land use change would…Shifting the way the world shops (commentary)
Nov 17, 2014, 4:21 pm By Rhett Butler
If you are what you eat, then just as true, you are what you buy. From organic, fair-trade,…
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