What does SOCO's withdrawal really mean for the future of Virunga National Park?
Jun 17, 2014, 11:38 am By Tiffany Roufs
Recent headlines have touted an agreement between SOCO International, a British oil company, and…Too tempting, too easy: poachers kill Kenya's biggest elephant
Jun 16, 2014, 5:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
While illegal, the ivory trade is having a huge impact on elephant populations throughout the world.…Over 800 species added to IUCN threatened list, including 44 lemurs
Jun 16, 2014, 2:42 pm By Jeremy Hance
Experts have added 817 species to the threatened categories of the IUCN Red List in the latest…Thefts may spur better palm oil traceability
Jun 16, 2014, 2:04 pm By Rhett ButlerRising theft may improve traceability in Malaysia's palm oil industry.After Greenpeace complaint, UK timber giant removes controversial Amazon wood from shelves
Jun 16, 2014, 1:12 pm By Rhett ButlerAfter being implicated in a Greenpeace report on illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest, UK…Wolf snake discovered in Cambodia
Jun 15, 2014, 9:05 pm By Rhett Butler
A new species of wolf snake has been discovered in the Cardamom Mountains of southeast Cambodia.Grenades, helicopters, and scooping out brains: poachers decimate elephant population in park
Jun 15, 2014, 12:29 pm By Jeremy Hance
Over the last two months, poachers have killed 68 African elephants in Garamba National Park…Chelsea, Hillary Clinton urge action to save elephants
Jun 13, 2014, 7:34 pm By Rhett Butler
Former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea are urging for further…Protecting rainforests could sequester eqivalent of a third of global emissions annually
Jun 13, 2014, 5:52 pm By Rhett Butler
liminating deforestation, peatlands and forest degradation, and forest fires in the tropics could…'Borne by the rest of the world': deforestation has global impact, reduces food security
Jun 13, 2014, 4:05 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Research indicates that areas with more forest cover tend to have superior food resilience compared…Oil drilling causes widespread contamination in the Amazon rainforest
Jun 13, 2014, 2:11 pm By Rhett Butler
Decades of oil extraction in the Western Amazon has caused widespread pollution, raising questions…New York State Assembly approves bill banning ivory trade
Jun 13, 2014, 2:07 pm By Rhett Butler
The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that would ban the purchase and sale of elephant ivory…Australia sees rise in greenwashing front groups
Jun 13, 2014, 2:04 pm By Rhett Butler
Australia is seeing a rise in groups that purport to champion environmental causes but are actually…Extractive industries and apes
Jun 13, 2014, 1:13 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Current thinking in the private and public sectors asserts that economic development needs are in…What's an environmental journalist to do with so much good news?
Jun 12, 2014, 6:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
As an environmental journalist covering stories from the great Arctic ice melt to the rhino poaching…Despite green pledge, Wilmar partner continues to destroy forest for palm oil
Jun 12, 2014, 4:07 pm By Rhett Butler
Two palm oil companies partially owned by Wilmar are continuing to destroy rainforests in Indonesia…More is better: high bee biodiversity boosts crop yields
Jun 12, 2014, 3:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists have discovered that blueberry plants visited by more diverse bee species increased their…Next big idea in forest conservation? Making sure REDD+ works
Jun 12, 2014, 12:51 pm By Jeremy Hance
A scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Brazil, Dr. Amy Duchelle…Chile drops hugely controversial mega-dam project in wild Patagonia
Jun 12, 2014, 9:10 am By Jeremy Hance
One of the world's most controversial mega-dam projects met its likely end this week when Chile's…Oil overthrow: Soco to suspend operations in Virunga National Park after sustained campaign by WWF
Jun 11, 2014, 12:54 pm By Jeremy Hance
In a surprise announcement, British oil company Soco International has said it will suspend…
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