Google Earth spurs discovery of a 'new' chameleon species
Aug 17, 2014, 4:14 pm By Rhett Butler
Google Earth has spurred the discovery of another new species. In this case, the creature is a pygmy…Indonesian govt reiterates plan to clear 14M ha of forest by 2020
Aug 16, 2014, 3:43 pm By Rhett Butler
The Indonesian government is pressing forward with plans to clear 14 million hectares of forest…Bali uprising: Plan to convert protected area into golf courses, mall spurs outrage
Aug 16, 2014, 2:48 pm By Rhett Butler
In a reversal sparking outrage from locals, and concern from environmentalists, the Governor of…Nothing else left to log: are eco-certified timber companies stripping Russia off its last old growth forests?
Aug 15, 2014, 2:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis-WCS-Russia.600.jpg)
Among Russia’s forested lands lie intact forest landscapes (or IFLs). These IFLs are large swaths…ConAgra adopts greener palm oil policy
Aug 14, 2014, 7:59 pm By Rhett Butler
U.S. food giant ConAgra has adopted a new sourcing policy that will exclude palm oil produced at the…Elephant poaching soars as Sumatran forests turn into plantations
Aug 14, 2014, 7:15 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
There’s been a spike in elephant deaths in Sumatra, and conversion of rainforest to plantations is…China and Europe's outsourcing of soy production impacts the Amazon
Aug 14, 2014, 3:36 pm By Rhett Butler
Soy consumption in China and Europe is having significant ecological impacts in the Brazilian state…Indonesia cracks down on illegal burning, investigates more suspect companies
Aug 14, 2014, 2:52 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Every year, thousands of hectares of Indonesian forest are illegally burned by development…Big palm oil companies move forward on carbon study
Aug 14, 2014, 12:41 am By Rhett Butler
Seven palm oil giants have agreed to fund a study that will define what constitutes "High Carbon…'Natural Reserves' no more: iIllegal colonists deforest huge portions of Nicaraguan protected areas
Aug 13, 2014, 4:44 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In Northeastern Nicaragua, abutting the coastal Caribbean town of Bluefields, lie two nature…Aceh backtracking on mining moratorium, continues to issue permits
Aug 13, 2014, 3:38 pm By Rhett Butler
The Governor of Aceh Province, Indonesia appears unwilling to implement a mining moratorium, despite…Titanium vs. Millipedes: new species discovered in Madagascar threatened by mining
Aug 13, 2014, 1:37 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A team of scientists from the United States and Germany has recently described seven new species of…Unreal Thailand: stunning wildlife photographed in flooded Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary
Aug 13, 2014, 10:39 am By Jeremy Hance
If someone told you there was a place where 200 million year old coral reefs had erupted from…Forgotten species: the exotic squirrel with a super tail
Aug 13, 2014, 8:22 am By Jeremy Hance.600.jpg)
With among the world's largest tails compared to body-size, the tufted ground squirrel just might be…Governors pledge massive cuts in deforestation
Aug 12, 2014, 6:34 pm By Rhett Butler
Governors from 13 states have pledged to reduce deforestation 80 percent by 2020 provided rich…A paradise being lost: Peru's most important forests felled for timber, crops, roads, mining
Aug 12, 2014, 4:43 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In 1988, when British environmentalist Norman Myers first described the concept of a “biodiversity…Demand for shark fin plunging
Aug 12, 2014, 4:35 pm By Jeremy Hance
Shark fin demand has dropped precipitously in China in just a few years, according to a new report…Jane Goodall: how many elephants will be killed on World Elephant Day?
Aug 12, 2014, 3:54 pm By Rhett Butler
Marking World Elephant Day, a designation intended to raise awareness about the plight of elephants…An untapped resource: new study finds local people may trump scientists at biodiversity surveys
Aug 12, 2014, 12:13 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Figuring out what species live in a given area is important to the determination of its conservation…China failing to take effective action against timber smugglers
Aug 11, 2014, 11:52 pm By Rhett ButlerVoluntary guidelines established by the Chinese government won't be enough to curb rampant timber…
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