Next big idea in forest conservation? Playing games to understand what drives deforestation
Jun 26, 2014, 4:07 pm By Jeremy Hance
Dr. Claude Garcia plays games, but you won’t find him betting his shirt at the casino. As leader…'Exiciting implications' for conservation: new technology brings the lab to the field
Jun 26, 2014, 3:17 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Times have changed, and technological advancements have scaled down scientific equipment in terms of…Unrelenting population growth driving global warming, mass extinction
Jun 26, 2014, 12:44 pm By Jeremy Hance
It took humans around 200,000 years to reach a global population of one billion. But, in two hundred…Super warm oceans make May the hottest on record
Jun 26, 2014, 8:21 am By Jeremy Hance
Last month was the warmest May on record, according to new data from the National Oceanic and…Despite early headwinds, Indonesia's biggest REDD+ project moves forward in Borneo
Jun 26, 2014, 12:45 am By Rhett Butler
Just over a year ago, the Indonesian government officially approved the country's first REDD+ forest…Is Cameroon becoming the new Indonesia? Palm oil plantations accelerating deforestation
Jun 25, 2014, 7:04 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The potential for new laws governing the use of forest resources this year in Cameroon promises an…Brazil should convert pasture, not cerrado for biofuel crops
Jun 25, 2014, 5:13 pm By Rhett Butler
If Brazil wants to respect its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions it should target low…Global warming puts trillions at stake, but mitigation offers big economic gains
Jun 25, 2014, 4:50 pm By Jeremy Hance
Two new reports this week look at the economics of global warming. The first, Risky Business,…Size matters: small animals abundant in fragmented forests, large animals not
Jun 25, 2014, 3:39 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Habitat fragmentation and hunting are both distinct critical issues facing forests today that…Logging in Vietnam still affecting rare trees 30 years later
Jun 25, 2014, 1:30 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Restricted geographic ranges, high habitat specificity, and small local population sizes all…A taste for wildlife: what's driving bushmeat hunting in Tanzania?
Jun 25, 2014, 11:53 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Barbed-wire snares, spent shotgun shells, the lingering smell of gunpowder, and strips of curing…Discarded cell phones to help fight rainforest poachers, loggers in real-time
Jun 24, 2014, 7:41 pm By Rhett Butler
A technology that uses discarded mobile phones to create a real-time alert system against logging…Study finds tiny cloud forests have big biodiversity
Jun 24, 2014, 2:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Tropical cloud forests are situated in mountains and are characterized by the frequent presence of…Indonesian presidential candidates ignore environmental concerns as haze returns
Jun 24, 2014, 2:10 pm By Rhett Butler
New data from NASA and the World Resources Institute (WRI) show that peat fires are again burning in…'Hope springs eternal': the anniversary of the death of Lonesome George
Jun 24, 2014, 12:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Lonesome George, the world’s last Pinta Island…Scientists: Neotropical otter should not be considered threatened
Jun 24, 2014, 9:54 am By Jeremy Hance
The Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) should not be considered threatened by the IUCN Red List,…Shot vulture leads conservationists to bizarre black-market for bird parts
Jun 24, 2014, 8:50 am By Jeremy Hance
Around 11 AM on Thursday, 27 February 2014, Angoulou Enika was lying hidden in the tall grass on the…Are banteng making a comeback in Cambodia? Researchers find new population
Jun 23, 2014, 6:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Researchers have discovered a new population of banteng, a species of wild cattle, in northwestern…Wilmar to investigate palm oil company allegedly destroying orangutan forest
Jun 23, 2014, 6:02 pm By Rhett Butler
A Wilmar supplier is allegedly destroying orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, potentially…World Heritage Committee takes ten minutes to reject Australia's bid to strip forests of protection
Jun 23, 2014, 4:05 pm By Jeremy Hance
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee today unanimously rejected a controversial proposal by the…
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