Ants plant rainforests, one seed at a time
Apr 14, 2014, 2:08 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Deforestation is destroying forests around the world, but its effects are especially obvious in the…Climate change solution? UN touts ambitious (but cheap) investment in renewable energy
Apr 14, 2014, 10:53 am By Jeremy Hance
The world is warming rapidly due to greenhouse gas emissions, threatening everything from our food…Riddled with tumors: another blow to the Sumatran rhino species
Apr 14, 2014, 9:32 am By Jeremy Hance
Conservation for Sumatran rhinos suffered another blow last week, only days after Suci—one of only…Life finds a way: the surprising biodiversity of cities
Apr 11, 2014, 3:05 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In the largest global assessment of urban biodiversity to date, researchers examined the…Amphibian pandemic may have hit Madagascar, hundreds of species at risk of infection
Apr 11, 2014, 11:53 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Madagascar is one of the world’s hotspots for amphibian diversity, home to so many frog species…Forests in Indonesia's concessions areas being rapidly destroyed
Apr 10, 2014, 7:56 pm By Rhett Butler
Forest clearing within areas zoned for timber, logging, oil palm, and mining accounted for nearly 45…Next big idea in forest conservation? Empowering everyone to watch over forests
Apr 10, 2014, 5:53 pm By Jeremy Hance
Nigel Sizer has worked on the forefront of global forest issues for decades. Currently, he is the…A new face for palm oil? How a small co-op is changing the industry in Honduras
Apr 10, 2014, 3:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Expanding oil palm plantations are among the top reasons for deforestation globally, along with…Giant ibis, little dodo, and the kakapo: meet the 100 weirdest and most endangered birds
Apr 10, 2014, 12:00 pm By Jeremy Hance
The comic dodo, the stately great auk, the passenger pigeon blotting out the skies: human kind has…Cargill commits to zero deforestation, but environmentalists have questions
7:58pm By Rhett Butler
After years of criticism from environmental groups, Cargill says it will establish policies to…Collateral damage: new findings shed light on the full impact of commercial fishing
5:18pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Aside from reducing the populations of the species sought for capture, commercial fisheries are also…Too bright: artificial lights deter bats, threaten forests
1:55pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Fruit-eating bats play an important role in forest regeneration, collecting and spreading seeds far…The enemy of your enemy is your ant bodyguard: spider uses one predator for protection against another
12:20pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The notion of spiders using ants as bodyguards seems a bit contradictory, but that is exactly what…Emissions from rainforest logging average 16% of those from deforestation
Tue 6:47pm By Rhett Butler
Carbon emissions from selective logging operations in tropical rainforests are roughly a sixth of…Procter & Gamble, Cargill pledge to cut deforestation linked to palm oil
Tue 3:55pm By Rhett Butler
Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Cargill today announced new measures to cut deforestation from their palm…Featured video: Showtime releases first episode of major new climate change series online
Tue 3:48pm By Jeremy Hance
Although Showtime's landmark new climate change series doesn't premiere until Sunday, the network…Extinction crisis: rising sea levels will submerge thousands of islands
Tue 1:44pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Sea levels are rising at the highest rate in thousands of years, putting at risk low-lying islands…Nearly 90 percent of logging in the DRC is illegal
Tue 11:48am By Jeremy Hance
The forestry sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is completely out of control,…Australia proposes banning environmental boycotts
Apr 7, 2014, 2:36 pm By Jeremy Hance
What do you do when a company is repeatedly caught trashing the environment and refuses to change…From seals to starfish: polar bears radically shift diet as habitat melts
Apr 7, 2014, 12:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
One of the most iconic species of the ongoing climate change drama, polar bears have dropped in…
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