Not all mangroves are created equal: new map reveals carbon storage hot-spots
Nov 26, 2013, 11:51 am By Tiffany Roufs
Mangrove forests are one of the most important weapons in the fight against climate change. Not only…Consumer report uncovers why people buy rhino horn
Nov 26, 2013, 11:23 am By Tiffany Roufs
The rhinoceros is one of the largest and most iconic animals to roam the earth. However, poaching…Over 350 species added to the IUCN Red List's threatened categories in the last six months
Nov 26, 2013, 8:56 am By Jeremy Hance
The number of threatened species on the IUCN Red List has grown by 352 since this summer, according…Video: Incredible technology maps rainforest biodiversity in 3D
Nov 26, 2013, 12:30 am By Rhett Butler
Technology that enables scientists to catalogue a rainforest's biodiversity in stunning detail by…Leatherback sea turtle no longer Critically Endangered
Nov 25, 2013, 7:18 pm By Jeremy Hance
The leatherback sea turtle—the world's largest turtle and the only member of the genus…Elusive giraffe-relative - the okapi - now listed as Endangered
Nov 25, 2013, 7:00 pm By Jeremy Hance
The discovery of the okapi shocked the world in 1901. African explorer, Henry Stanley, called it…Food waste is killing rainforests, amplifying climate change
Nov 25, 2013, 1:51 pm By Rhett Butler
When food goes to the garbage can instead of someone’s stomach, it is easy to see a wasted…Microhabitats could buffer some rainforest animals against climate change
Nov 25, 2013, 11:05 am By Jeremy Hance
As temperatures increase worldwide due to anthropogenic climate change, scientists are scrambling to…New children's book celebrates the rich wildlife of Kibale National Park
Nov 25, 2013, 9:18 am By Jeremy Hance
There are many ways in which people practice conservation. The most well-known are working to save…Indonesia’s national airline carrier bans shark fins
Nov 23, 2013, 10:37 am By Rhett Butler
Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda Indonesia has joined a growing number of airlines looking to…Greenpeace photos expose palm oil giant's deforestation in Indonesia
Nov 22, 2013, 3:14 pm By Rhett Butler
A series of photos released this week by Greenpeace shows that an Indonesian palm oil company is…Gold mine near controversial Belo Monte dam suspended
Nov 22, 2013, 2:20 pm By Rhett Butler
A gold mining project proposed near the Belo Monte dam site in the Amazon rainforest has been…REDD+ program to cut deforestation gets final approval in Warsaw
Nov 22, 2013, 1:34 pm By Rhett Butler
Negotiators in Warsaw have reached formal agreement on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and…Satellites reveal browning mountain forests
Nov 22, 2013, 12:27 pm By Tiffany Roufs
In a dramatic response to global warming, tropical forests in the high elevation areas of five…Asia's most precious wood is soaked in blood
Nov 21, 2013, 3:26 pm By Jeremy Hance
Deep in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia grows a rare and beautiful tree whose wood is so…Citizen groups walk out of UN Climate Summit to protest lack of ambition
Nov 21, 2013, 12:05 pm By Jeremy Hance
Thirteen citizen groups—including Oxfam, Greenpeace, and WWF—have walked out of ongoing climate…Canopy crusade: world's highest network of camera traps keeps an eye on animals impacted by gas project
Nov 21, 2013, 11:38 am By Tiffany Roufs
Oil, gas, timber, gold: the Amazon rainforest is rich in resources, and their exploitation is…Strange mouth-brooding frog driven to extinction by disease
Nov 21, 2013, 1:40 am By Rhett Butler
Two unusual species of mouth-brooding frog were likely driven to extinction by the fungus…Govts pledge $280M to slow deforestation for agriculture
Nov 20, 2013, 11:21 pm By Rhett Butler
The governments of Norway, Britain and the United States pledged $280 million toward a new…Gulf of Mexico deep sea may need decades to recover from oil spill
Nov 20, 2013, 6:16 pm By Rhett Butler
The catastrophic explosion that spewed some five million barrels of oil deep into the Gulf of Mexico…
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