World suffers warmest November on record
Dec 18, 2013, 9:11 am By Jeremy Hance
Last month was the warmest November on record, according to new analysis from the NOAA. Temperatures…Africa to build world's largest dam, but who will benefit?
Dec 17, 2013, 3:54 pm By Jeremy Hance
The Congo River traverses the continent of Africa, ending its journey in the Democratic Republic of…Canada's biggest logger loses eco-certification
Dec 17, 2013, 2:57 pm By Jeremy Hance
Resolute Forest Products, the largest industrial logging company in Canada, suffered a major setback…Democratizing forest monitoring on a global scale
Dec 17, 2013, 12:36 pm By Rhett Butler
Efforts to map and analyze deforestation and forest degradation got a boost today when Stanford…New Guinea animals losing vital tree cavities to logging, hunting practices
Dec 17, 2013, 12:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
Across New Guinea, deforestation is occurring at increasing levels. Whether it be industrial…Scientists make one of the biggest animal discoveries of the century: a new tapir
Dec 16, 2013, 5:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
In what will likely be considered one of the biggest (literally) zoological discoveries of the…Asian elephants depend on shifting cultivation during the dry season
Dec 16, 2013, 5:06 pm By Jeremy HanceAsian elephants (Elephas maximus) have co-existed with human practices for thousands of years,…A bird's eye view of hornbills in northeast India
Dec 16, 2013, 4:17 pm By Jeremy Hance
Hornbills are as peculiar, as they are magnificent. Their calls especially, can sound rather strange…Scientists: well-managed forest restoration benefits both biodiversity and people
Dec 16, 2013, 2:55 pm By Jeremy Hance
In November this year, the world was greeted by the dismaying news that deforestation of the…Camera traps find less mammals than expected in Costa Rican corridor
Dec 16, 2013, 12:34 pm By Jeremy Hance
A new study using camera traps in mongabay.com's open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science…Odd porcupine hugely imperiled by hunting, deforestation
Dec 16, 2013, 11:27 am By Jeremy Hance
The thin-spined porcupine, also known as the bristle-spined rat, is a truly distinct animal: a sort…Indonesian palm oil company demolishes homes and evicts villagers in week-long raid
Dec 14, 2013, 6:31 pm By Rhett Butler
Nearly 150 homes were reportedly destroyed in the latest incident in a long-standing conflict…Sonar directly impacts whale behavior, according to military study
Dec 13, 2013, 11:10 am By Tiffany Roufs
Noises from pile-driving, explosives, ship motors and other industrial activities have all been…Reforestation can't offset massive fossil fuels emissions
Dec 13, 2013, 10:03 am By Tiffany Roufs
With the Australian, Japanese, and Canadian governments making an about-face on carbon-emissions…Featured video: U.S. forests decimated for 'green' bio-energy in Europe
Dec 12, 2013, 2:51 pm By Jeremy HanceWetland forests in the southern U.S. are becoming the victims of a drive for so-called green energy…Big data shows tropical mammals on the decline
Dec 12, 2013, 11:25 am By Jeremy Hance
The world's largest remote camera trap initiative—monitoring 275 species in 17 protected…Logging kingpin linked to kidnapping, violent assault seeks legitimacy via IPO
Dec 11, 2013, 4:19 pm By Rhett Butler
A businessman whose company kidnapped and violently assaulted environmentalists investigating…Environmentalists call for recognition of orangutan, rhino habitat as heritage site
Dec 11, 2013, 4:17 pm By Rhett Butler
Environmentalists in Indonesia's Aceh Province are calling upon the local governor to nominate the…Bonobos: the Congo Basin's greatest gardeners
Dec 11, 2013, 2:18 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The survival of primary forests depends on many overlapping interactions. Among these interactions…Indonesia urged to implement decision recognizing indigenous rights to land
Dec 10, 2013, 4:14 pm By Rhett Butler
Indigenous rights groups are circulating a petition asking the Indonesian government to immediately…
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