Next big idea in forest conservation? Empower youth leaders
Oct 9, 2014, 12:27 pm By Jeremy Hance
Want to save forests? Don't forget the youth, says Pedro Walpole, the Chair and Director of Research…Forest fragmentation's carbon bomb: 736 million tonnes C02 annually
Oct 9, 2014, 9:13 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have long known that forest fragments are not the same ecologically as intact forest…Brazil unlikely to sustain gains in reducing deforestation without new incentives for ranchers, says study
Oct 8, 2014, 10:17 pm By Rhett Butler
Cattle ranchers that drive the vast majority of forest clearing in the Brazilian Amazon are unlikely…INTERPOL launches African environmental crime unit
Oct 8, 2014, 5:01 pm By Rhett Butler
To help fight illegal poaching and trafficking, INTERPOL, the world's largest international police…Helping orangutans survive: new project aims to connect habitat fragments in Kalimantan (PART II)
Oct 8, 2014, 4:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Two decades ago, a project to convert one million hectares of forest to rice paddies was undertaken…The only solution for polar bears: 'stop the rise in CO2 and other greenhouse gases'
Oct 8, 2014, 10:49 am By Jeremy Hance
Steven Amstrup, Chief Scientist for Polar Bears International, has worked diligently on polar bears…Marooned in shrinking forests, Bornean orangutans hang on as disaster looms (PART I)
Oct 7, 2014, 2:51 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The great apes are among some of the most endangered species on Earth, the targets of poachers and…An impossible balancing act? Forests benefit from isolation, but at cost to local communities
Oct 7, 2014, 1:14 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The indigenous people of the Amazon live in areas that house many of the Amazon’s diverse species.…Saving Peru's sea turtles and marine birds: conservationists and fishermen partner to tackle bycatch
Oct 7, 2014, 10:37 am By Jeremy Hance
Marine conservationists often view fisheries as an enemy of sorts, vacuuming up fish with little…Elephants worth much, much more alive than dead, says new report
Oct 6, 2014, 3:07 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Elephants are worth 76 times more when they’re alive than dead, according to a new analysis…Use of mammals still prevalent in Brazil’s Conservation Units
Oct 6, 2014, 11:02 am By Brittany Stewart
For as long as humans and animals have co-existed, people have utilized them as resources. Animals,…The Zanaga iron ore mine – a test of best laid plans for preserving wildlife
Oct 6, 2014, 10:36 am By Tiffany Roufs
One of the largest iron ore deposits in Africa is located in a strip 47 kilometers long and three…Photos: Czech Republic publicly burns confiscated rhino horns
Oct 6, 2014, 8:27 am By Jeremy Hance
Late last month, armed guards escorted officials marching 60 kilograms (132 pounds) of rhino horns…Report rates palm oil companies on sustainability commitments
Oct 5, 2014, 6:37 pm By Rhett Butler
A new report published Forest Heroes, an advocacy campaign pushing for an end to deforestation,…Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system to in bid cut deforestation 80%
Oct 5, 2014, 2:01 am By Rhett Butler
The Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan is moving forward on an oil palm plantation monitoring…Companies hire local communities to evade palm oil restrictions in Indonesia
Oct 3, 2014, 8:43 pm By Rhett Butler
As more palm oil companies are held accountable for deforestation in Indonesia, a growing number are…Balu Wala, or the Kuna ‘good life': how one indigenous tribe is passing on its traditions (photos)
Oct 3, 2014, 1:57 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Jesús Smith is sitting at his old wooden desk facing the entrance to his house. He's hunched over,…Outcompeted: Species competition may result in geographic isolation
Oct 3, 2014, 11:34 am By Tiffany Roufs
Scientists have long believed that gene flow and species dispersal is only interrupted by physical…Will 'Asia's unicorn' survive? Hunting and deforestation continue in Vietnam biosphere reserve PART II
Oct 2, 2014, 4:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Encompassing 1.3 million hectares, Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve the largest such reserve in all…Despite high deforestation, Indonesia making progress on forests, says Norwegian official
Oct 2, 2014, 11:23 am By Rhett Butler
Despite having a deforestation rate that now outpaces that of the Brazilian Amazon, Indonesia is…
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