Dissolving pulp: a growing threat to global forests
Oct 30, 2014, 1:54 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Dissolving pulp is not just a threat to the forests of Indonesia. It is a growing industry across…The Search for Lost Frogs: one of conservation's most exciting expeditions comes to life in new book
Oct 30, 2014, 11:16 am By Jeremy Hance
One of the most exciting conservation initiatives in recent years was the Search for Lost Frogs in…Agam, the adorable baby elephant that captured hearts in Indonesia, is dead
Oct 30, 2014, 1:29 am By Rhett Butler
Agam, an orphaned two year old Sumatran elephant, died over the weekend presumably from injuries…Amazon rainforest is getting drier, confirms another study
Oct 30, 2014, 12:02 am By Rhett Butler
Parts of the Amazon rainforest are getting considerably less rain, leading trees to absorb less…Fashion industry making progress in cutting deforestation from clothing
Oct 29, 2014, 11:51 pm By Rhett Butler
Several more clothing companies have committed to eliminate fiber produced via destruction of…APP acknowledges historic land-grabbing in China, pledges reform
Oct 29, 2014, 11:44 pm By Rhett Butler
While Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has made considerable progress on addressing social and…Destroyed habitat, fewer resources, Ebola: the many repercussions of Liberia's deforestation
Oct 29, 2014, 6:43 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Liberia is one of the last strongholds of intact forest in West Africa. These forests are the home…Local communities rise to the forefront of global conservation practice (commentary)
Oct 29, 2014, 3:57 pm By Rhett Butler
A few weeks ago, a remote aboriginal community in western Australia made headlines when it completed…By killing off older fish, overfishing may lead to lost migratory patterns
Oct 29, 2014, 3:22 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Catching older fish may impact a school's ability to migrate from spawning grounds to feeding areas,…Tigers vs. diamonds: India’s protected areas rampantly downgraded to make room for people, industry (PART II)
Oct 29, 2014, 2:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh lie 500 square kilometers (200 square miles) of…Will 2014 be the warmest year on record?
Oct 29, 2014, 11:31 am By Jeremy Hance
With the news that September was the warmest on record globally, 2014 takes one step closer to being…Bunge commits to zero deforestation palm oil
Oct 28, 2014, 6:39 pm By Rhett Butler
Agribusiness giant Bunge has joined the growing ranks of companies that have established zero…The inconvenient solution to the rhino poaching crisis
Oct 28, 2014, 5:34 pm By Rhett Butler
Daily, we read or hear of more rhino being poached to satisfy the seemingly insatiable demand from…World's rarest gorilla gets a new protected home
Oct 28, 2014, 3:06 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The Cross River Gorilla, the rarest and most threatened of gorilla subspecies, has reason to cheer.…How protected are they? Report finds world's Protected Areas may relax, shrink, even completely disappear (PART I)
Oct 28, 2014, 1:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
On March 1, 1872, the United States Congress declared 3,400 square miles of land spanning three…Artists, musicians, writers protest government plans for massive coal plant in the Sundarbans
Oct 28, 2014, 11:02 am By Jeremy Hance
Over the weekend, Bangladeshi artists performed plays, sang songs, and recited poetry all in a bid…In shakeup, Jokowi merges Indonesia's forest and environment ministries
Oct 27, 2014, 7:31 pm By Rhett ButlerIndonesia's newly elected president Joko Widodo has merged the country's ministries of forestry and…Between the forest and the sea: life and climate change in Guna Yala - Part I
Oct 27, 2014, 2:19 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The island-dwelling Guna people of Panama are one of the most sovereign indigenous communities in…Photos: slumbering lions win top photo prize
Oct 27, 2014, 11:32 am By Jeremy Hance
The king of beasts took this year's top prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition,…Scientific association calls on Nicaragua to scrap its Gran Canal
Oct 27, 2014, 8:46 am By Jeremy Hance
ATBC—the world's largest association of tropical biologists and conservationists—has advised…
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