Brazil to test drones in monitoring the Amazon rainforest
Apr 24, 2014, 1:24 pm By Rhett Butler
Brazilian municipalities are planning to use drones to map properties and monitor forest cover as…Special Focus: Palm oil, political interests, and land use in Indonesian Borneo (Part I)
Apr 24, 2014, 12:16 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
As one of the world’s largest palm oil producers, Indonesia is often at the receiving end of…Chelonians for dinner: hunting threatens at-risk turtles and tortoises in India
Apr 23, 2014, 5:43 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The extinction risk faced by mammals is often in the limelight. But it may be surprising to learn…Earth has fourth warmest March on record as forecasters see possible El Nino rising
Apr 23, 2014, 1:29 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last March was the fourth warmest on record, according to new data from the National Oceanic and…After widespread deforestation, China bans commercial logging in northern forests
2:50pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Forestry authorities in China have stopped commercial logging in the nation's largest forest area,…Earth Day Picture Gallery: Celebrating Indonesia
1:54pm By Rhett Butler
This Earth Day, we've decided to highlight the spectacular natural wonders of Indonesia, which is…Illegal logging makes up 70 percent of Papua New Guinea's timber industry
11:30am By Jeremy Hance
Corruption, weak governance, and powerful timber barons are illegally stripping the forests of Papua…NASA detects surge in deforestation in Malaysia, Bolivia during first quarter of 2014
Mon 6:19pm By Rhett Butler
Forest disturbance in Malaysia, Bolivia, Panama, and Ecuador surged during the first quarter of…Small monkeys take over when big primates have been hunted out in the Amazon
Mon 12:28pm By Jeremy Hance
The barbecued leg of a spider monkey might not be your idea of a sumptuous dinner, but to the…Brazil strips protected status from 5.2M ha
Mon 1:27am By Rhett Butler
While Brazil led the world in establishing new protected areas in recent years, it has also stripped…APRIL continued destroying high conservation rainforest up until January pledge
Mon 12:27am By Rhett Butler
Plantation giant Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) continued to source fiber…Behind of the scenes of Showtime's blockbuster series on climate change
Apr 18, 2014, 2:11 pm By Rhett Butler
For years climate change activists and environmentalists have been clamoring for a high-profile,…Rainforests on fire: climate change is pushing the Amazon over the edge
Apr 18, 2014, 12:04 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
From 1999-2010, nearly three percent of the Amazon rainforest burned, and climate forecasts indicate…Next big idea in forest conservation? Maps for the masses
Apr 18, 2014, 10:04 am By Jeremy Hance
Mark Mulligan makes maps for the masses. In his work on tropical forests, Mulligan uses GIS,…Is Aru safe? Indonesia suspends plan to clear half the islands' forests for sugar plantations
Apr 17, 2014, 4:55 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A plan to clear half of Aru’s forest cover for sugar cane has been suspended, but the island…Legal logging concessions drive illegal logging in Peru, threatening forests and indigenous people
Apr 17, 2014, 2:06 pm By Rhett Butler
Nearly 70 percent of "officially inspected" logging concessions in Peru have had their permits…Okapi-killing warlord shot dead in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Apr 17, 2014, 11:37 am By Jeremy Hance
The head of an informal militia and poaching group, Paul Sadala a.k.a. 'Morgan,' was killed on…New relative of the 'penis snake' discovered in Myanmar
Apr 17, 2014, 10:00 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have discovered a new species of limbless amphibians, known as caecilians, in Myanmar.…Malaysia at risk of falling behind in push for more sustainable palm oil
Apr 17, 2014, 12:14 am By Rhett Butler
The Malaysian state should play a more active role in supporting the transition toward less…Weird and mysterious: scientists find new shark species
Apr 16, 2014, 4:25 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A long snout with teeth jutting from the sides? Check. Catfish-like barbels dangling from its chin?…
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