Mountain forests store 40 percent more carbon than expected
Jun 10, 2014, 9:44 am By Jeremy Hance
It's not easy to measure carbon in mountain forest ecosystems. But a new review study in…Tropical nations make progress in slowing deforestation
Jun 9, 2014, 10:43 pm By Rhett Butler
Efforts to slow destruction of tropical forests seem to be paying off in a number of countries,…By the bones: herring populations were superabundant before commercial fisheries
Jun 9, 2014, 12:09 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Scientists analyzed almost half a million fish bones to shed light on the population history of…New species has its anus behind its head
Jun 9, 2014, 11:54 am By Jeremy Hance
In the dark caves of southern Indiana in the United States, scientists have discovered a new species…Bears, cats, and mystery mammals: camera traps in 'paper park' prove its worth protecting
Jun 9, 2014, 10:02 am By Jeremy Hance
Can a single photograph change the fate of a park? A new conservation group, HabitatID, believes so,…APRIL's forest policy failing to stop rainforest destruction, say green groups
Jun 6, 2014, 5:38 pm By Rhett Butler
Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited's forest policy allows the Singapore-based…National doughnut chains contributing to rainforest destruction, says report
Jun 6, 2014, 3:08 pm By Rhett Butler
Activists have leveraged National Doughnut Day to call to major chains on their palm oil sourcing…Tree-huggers: koalas cuddle up to keep cool
Jun 6, 2014, 2:32 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
For animals that live in places that are both hot and dry, using valuable water stores to cool off…Another year of fires, another year of inaction
Jun 6, 2014, 1:41 pm By Rhett Butler
With a 70% chance of an El Niño this year, Indonesia could soon be facing the ire of its nearest…Greenpeace rates companies' zero deforestation commitments
Jun 6, 2014, 1:24 pm By Rhett Butler
Greenpeace has released a basic rating system to gauge the strength of companies' zero deforestation…New study finds environmental damage may cost more than U.S. GDP
Jun 6, 2014, 11:21 am By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A new study added up all the world’s ecosystem services – from carbon storage and crop…Mining company attacks foreign scuba divers in Sumatra
Jun 5, 2014, 5:33 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Conflict from mining activities on Bangka Island off Sumatra, entered a new chapter after a local…Next big idea in forest conservation? Work locally, relentlessly, and, if necessary, ignore the government
Jun 5, 2014, 4:16 pm By Jeremy Hance
In 1997, Gabriella Fredriksson, then a young PhD student, was studying sun bears in East Kalamantan,…In cutting deforestation, Brazil led the world in reducing emissions
Jun 5, 2014, 2:36 pm By Rhett Butler
Brazil's success in reducing deforestation in the world's largest rainforest has been much heralded,…Oil company breaks agreement, builds big roads in Yasuni rainforest
Jun 5, 2014, 9:04 am By Jeremy Hance
When the Ecuadorian government approved permits for an oil company to drill deep in Yasuni National…Colorful bird on remote Indonesian islands should be classified as distinct species, say scientists
Jun 4, 2014, 6:00 pm By Rhett Butler
A colorful bird found on the Wakatobi islands south of Sulawesi in Indonesia is sufficiently…Ignoring boreal forests could speed up global warming
Jun 4, 2014, 1:19 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activity have caused global air and sea surface temperatures to…April 2014: 350th month in a row with temperatures above average
Jun 4, 2014, 9:36 am By Jeremy Hance
This April was notable for being the 350th month in a row where temperatures exceeded the 20th…RSPO plantations publicly mapped for the first time
Jun 4, 2014, 1:40 am By Rhett Butler
A global map of the world's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified oil palm plantations…Intact Amazon forests show possible signs of global warming impact
Jun 3, 2014, 10:15 pm By Rhett Butler
Climate change may be taking a hidden toll on intact rainforests in the heart of the Amazon, finds a…
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