Indonesian 'legal' timber scheme could be greenwashing illegal products, NGOs warn
Apr 7, 2014, 1:50 am By Rhett Butler
Flaws in the country’s system to verify legal wood products could have implications for trade with…Will yellow fever drive brown howler monkeys to extinction in Argentina?
Apr 4, 2014, 3:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The brown howler monkey is listed as Critically Endangered in Argentina, where a small number…Saving rainforests by buying them
Apr 4, 2014, 1:31 pm By Rhett Butler
For more than twenty five years, an international non-profit known as the World Land Trust has been…The incredible shrinking salamander: researchers find another casualty of climate change
Apr 4, 2014, 12:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Climate change is contributing to a slew of global problems, from rising seas to desertification.…U.S. citizens willing to spend billions to protect monarch butterflies
Apr 3, 2014, 6:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
New research shows Americans are willing to pay for the protection of the ailing monarch butterfly,…Next big idea in forest conservation? Connecting deforestation to disease
Apr 3, 2014, 5:11 pm By Jeremy Hance
Thomas Gillespie is concerned with the connections between conservation and disease, with a…Madagascar lemurs share spotlight with primatologist in new IMAX film
Apr 3, 2014, 2:54 pm By Rhett Butler
Tomorrow's opening of the IMAX film Island of Lemurs: Madagascar showcases not only endangered…Malaysian palm oil giant tied to social conflict, deforestation, says report
Apr 3, 2014, 12:49 am By Rhett Butler
Unlike other palm oil giants that have recently made strong commitments to eliminating deforestation…Featured video: celebrities speak out for Yasuni
Apr 2, 2014, 3:46 pm By Jeremy HanceA group of celebrities, including recent Academy Award winner Jared Leto, Law and Order's Benjamin…H&M, Zara commit to cutting rainforest destruction out of clothing production
Apr 2, 2014, 2:01 pm By Rhett Butler
H&M and Zara/Inditex, two of the world's largest clothing companies, today pledged to eliminate…How locals and conservationists saved the elephants of Mali amidst conflict and poverty
Apr 2, 2014, 1:44 pm By Jeremy Hance
At a time when Africa's elephants are facing a relentless poaching crisis, one community has managed…Is 20 millions tons enough? Scientists recommend plastic crackdown as oceans choke
Apr 2, 2014, 12:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Every year, 20 million tons of plastic enters the world’s oceans. In 2012, the Rio +20 United…Bioluminescent bacteria expose toxic arsenic in Bangladesh
Apr 2, 2014, 1:43 am By Rhett Butler
A knob turns, and pure water streams from the faucet. In developed nations, this expectation borders…Court partially stops Japan's 'scientific' whaling, but Pacific harvests to continue
Apr 1, 2014, 3:11 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Japan has harvested thousands of whales in Antarctic and North Pacific despite a global ban on…Ten years after Lost Africa: a retrospective on indigenous issues
Apr 1, 2014, 2:04 pm By Jeremy Hance
Ten years ago, Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson photographed and wrote, a tribute to the expansive…Chile turns to owls to combat fatal disease
Apr 1, 2014, 12:40 pm By Jeremy Hance
This year the Hanta virus has already caused 15 deaths in Chile, according to reports in The…Death of young Sumatran rhino shouldn't discourage captive breeding efforts say conservationists
Apr 1, 2014, 11:24 am By Jeremy Hance
Just over two weeks ago, conservationists in the Malaysian state of Sabah managed to finally catch a…Brief lives linked to Amazon biodiversity
Mar 31, 2014, 4:47 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The South American Amazon rainforest is renowned for being one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on…Apocalypse now? Climate change already damaging agriculture, acidifying seas, and worsening extreme weather
Mar 31, 2014, 1:37 pm By Jeremy Hance
It's not just melting glaciers and bizarrely-early Springs anymore; climate change is impacting…Schwarzenegger targeted by environmentalists for investments in forest-destroying companies
Mar 31, 2014, 9:10 am By Rhett Butler
Former movie star and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is facing criticism after Global Witness…
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