Cargill commits to zero deforestation, but environmentalists have questions
Apr 9, 2014, 7:58 pm By Rhett Butler
After years of criticism from environmental groups, Cargill says it will establish policies to…Collateral damage: new findings shed light on the full impact of commercial fishing
Apr 9, 2014, 5:18 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Aside from reducing the populations of the species sought for capture, commercial fisheries are also…Too bright: artificial lights deter bats, threaten forests
Apr 9, 2014, 1:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Fruit-eating bats play an important role in forest regeneration, collecting and spreading seeds far…The enemy of your enemy is your ant bodyguard: spider uses one predator for protection against another
Apr 9, 2014, 12:20 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The notion of spiders using ants as bodyguards seems a bit contradictory, but that is exactly what…Emissions from rainforest logging average 16% of those from deforestation
Apr 8, 2014, 6:47 pm By Rhett Butler
Carbon emissions from selective logging operations in tropical rainforests are roughly a sixth of…Procter & Gamble, Cargill pledge to cut deforestation linked to palm oil
Apr 8, 2014, 3:55 pm By Rhett Butler
Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Cargill today announced new measures to cut deforestation from their palm…Featured video: Showtime releases first episode of major new climate change series online
Apr 8, 2014, 3:48 pm By Jeremy Hance
Although Showtime's landmark new climate change series doesn't premiere until Sunday, the network…Extinction crisis: rising sea levels will submerge thousands of islands
Apr 8, 2014, 1:44 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Sea levels are rising at the highest rate in thousands of years, putting at risk low-lying islands…Nearly 90 percent of logging in the DRC is illegal
Apr 8, 2014, 11:48 am By Jeremy Hance
The forestry sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is completely out of control,…Australia proposes banning environmental boycotts
2:36pm By Jeremy Hance
What do you do when a company is repeatedly caught trashing the environment and refuses to change…From seals to starfish: polar bears radically shift diet as habitat melts
12:00pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
One of the most iconic species of the ongoing climate change drama, polar bears have dropped in…Indonesian 'legal' timber scheme could be greenwashing illegal products, NGOs warn
1:50am By Rhett Butler
Flaws in the country’s system to verify legal wood products could have implications for trade with…Will yellow fever drive brown howler monkeys to extinction in Argentina?
Apr 4, 2014, 3:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The brown howler monkey is listed as Critically Endangered in Argentina, where a small number…Saving rainforests by buying them
Apr 4, 2014, 1:31 pm By Rhett Butler
For more than twenty five years, an international non-profit known as the World Land Trust has been…The incredible shrinking salamander: researchers find another casualty of climate change
Apr 4, 2014, 12:42 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Climate change is contributing to a slew of global problems, from rising seas to desertification.…U.S. citizens willing to spend billions to protect monarch butterflies
Apr 3, 2014, 6:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
New research shows Americans are willing to pay for the protection of the ailing monarch butterfly,…Next big idea in forest conservation? Connecting deforestation to disease
Apr 3, 2014, 5:11 pm By Jeremy Hance
Thomas Gillespie is concerned with the connections between conservation and disease, with a…Madagascar lemurs share spotlight with primatologist in new IMAX film
Apr 3, 2014, 2:54 pm By Rhett Butler
Tomorrow's opening of the IMAX film Island of Lemurs: Madagascar showcases not only endangered…Malaysian palm oil giant tied to social conflict, deforestation, says report
Apr 3, 2014, 12:49 am By Rhett Butler
Unlike other palm oil giants that have recently made strong commitments to eliminating deforestation…Featured video: celebrities speak out for Yasuni
Apr 2, 2014, 3:46 pm By Jeremy HanceA group of celebrities, including recent Academy Award winner Jared Leto, Law and Order's Benjamin…
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