NASA picture reveals shocking impact of California's drought
Jan 25, 2014, 5:42 pm By Rhett Butler
A pair of satellite images released this week by NASA reveal the shocking impact of California's…Debating deforestation in Indonesia and APP's forest conservation policy
Jan 24, 2014, 6:55 pm By Rhett Butler
For the past decade and a half, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been one of the most controversial paper…Key highland habitat for rare condor protected in Ecuador
Jan 24, 2014, 4:27 pm By Rhett Butler
Conservationists have acquired a 2,800-ha (7,000-acre) property that completes the acquisition of…Hong Kong to destroy 4,000 dead elephants' worth of ivory
Jan 24, 2014, 2:52 pm By Rhett Butler
The government of Hong Kong will destroy 28 tons of ivory confiscated from traffickers, reports CNN.…Next big idea in forest conservation? Using drones to catch poachers, monitor forests
Jan 24, 2014, 1:34 pm By Rhett Butler
At the foothills of the Himalayas, elephants, rhinoceroses, and tigers stir in the green forests.…New dolphin discovered in the Amazon
Jan 23, 2014, 2:28 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers have discovered a new species of river dolphin from the Amazon. Writing in the journal…The next best thing: how well do secondary forests preserve biodiversity?
Jan 23, 2014, 12:14 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Secondary forests, which are areas that were previously cleared of old-growth cover, now comprise…How “insect soup” might change the face of conservation
Jan 23, 2014, 10:09 am By Tiffany Roufs
Much of what we know about patterns of biodiversity has come from extensive fieldwork, with expert…EU proposes 40% emissions reduction target for 2030
Jan 22, 2014, 3:57 pm By Rhett ButlerThe European Commission has proposed setting a binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of…Cambodian communities best placed to prevent illegal logging
Jan 22, 2014, 2:56 pm By Rhett Butler
A study on deforestation in Cambodia has found that forests are better protected when local…One quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
Jan 22, 2014, 2:31 pm By Rhett Butler
One quarter of all sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, according to a new study…New frog species discovered on tallest mountain in Indochina
Jan 22, 2014, 12:24 pm By Tiffany Roufs
A team of Australian and Vietnamese researchers recently discovered a new species of frog in the…Bromeliads may actually protect fruit trees from pest damage
Jan 22, 2014, 10:22 am By Tiffany Roufs
Imagine a plant. Now remove the soil, for it’s not essential. In fact, an estimated one-tenth of…One lizard, four species: the collared treerunner
Jan 21, 2014, 6:38 pm By Rhett Butler
Now, that’s a horse of a different color. Or, in this case, a lizard of another species--four…Photos: Japanese fishermen slaughter 41 dolphins, capture 52 in 'The Cove'
Jan 21, 2014, 5:40 pm By Rhett ButlerThe annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan ended on Monday with dozens being slaughtered for meat and…The smoothtooth blacktip shark and four other species rediscovered in markets
Jan 21, 2014, 12:04 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Scientific American) magazine recently ran an article on the rediscovery of the smoothtooth blacktip…Spectacular new beetle discovered in French Guiana
Jan 21, 2014, 10:29 am By Tiffany Roufs
The discovery of a new, bi-colored beetle species in the lowland rainforest of French Guiana just…Emissions outsourced to China return to U.S. in form of air pollution
Jan 20, 2014, 6:47 pm By Rhett Butler
Twenty percent of China's air pollution can be attributed to goods exported to America, with some of…Two journalists awarded prizes for reporting on fisheries in the Pacific
Jan 20, 2014, 10:41 am By Tiffany Roufs
Mongabay.org - a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness of social and environmental issues…Forse è rimasto un unico esemplare di ibis eremita della Siria
Jan 20, 2014, 10:02 am By Brittany Stewart
La popolazione orientale degli ibis eremita (Geronticus eremita) si è probabilmente ridotta a un…
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