Coal, climate and orangutans – Indonesia’s quandary
Oct 21, 2014, 1:14 pm By Tiffany Roufs
What do the climate and orangutans have in common? They are both threatened by coal - the first by…Top scientists raise concerns over commercial logging on Woodlark Island
Oct 21, 2014, 1:05 pm By Jeremy Hance
A number of the world's top conservation scientists have raised concerns about plans for commercial…Saving Asia's other endangered cats
Oct 21, 2014, 10:47 am By Jeremy Hance
It's no secret that when it comes to the wild cats of Asia—and, really, cats in general—tigers…Indonesian govt won't allow palm oil companies to protect forests
Oct 20, 2014, 11:15 pm By Rhett Butler
A law passed by the Indonesian government last month makes it even more difficult for palm oil…Indonesia developing mega coal mine five times larger than Singapore
Oct 20, 2014, 2:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Global miner BHP Billiton and Indonesian partner PT Adaro are developing what could become the…With death of rhino, only six northern white rhinos left on the planet
Oct 20, 2014, 10:46 am By Jeremy Hance
Rhino conservation suffered another tragic setback this weekend with the sudden death of Suni, a…Walking the walk: zoo kicks off campaign for orangutans and sustainable palm oil
Oct 20, 2014, 10:08 am By Jeremy Hance
If you see people wearing orange this October, it might not be for Halloween, but for orangutans.…Behind on biodiversity targets, govts pledge to increase funding for conservation
Oct 17, 2014, 7:18 pm By Rhett Butler
On the heels of a report showing that the world is far behind on targets to halve habitat loss, cut…Indonesia’s tough choice: capping coal as Asian demand grows
Oct 17, 2014, 4:44 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Indonesia cannot build power stations fast enough. And neither can most of its Asian neighbors.…Push to undermine Indonesia's new president could stymie environmental progress, say NGOs
Oct 17, 2014, 2:55 pm By Rhett Butler
concerted push by political elites to undermine Indonesia's president before he even takes office…To become less damaging, target non-forest lands for palm oil, says book
Oct 16, 2014, 2:12 pm By Rhett Butler
Palm oil production has been spectacularly profitable but ecologically disastrous across Southeast…Indonesia tries to clamp down on coal sector’s worst excesses
Oct 16, 2014, 12:00 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Out of the jungles of East Borneo in Indonesia comes the fire that fuels Asia’s burgeoning…Daring activists uses GPS to track illegal logging trucks in the Brazilian Amazon
Oct 15, 2014, 3:34 pm By Jeremy Hance
Every night empty trucks disappear into the Brazilian Amazon, they return laden with timber. This…Scientists find temperate bat in the hot tropics of the Western Ghats (photos)
Oct 15, 2014, 12:28 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The Western Ghats is one of the world’s eight richest biodiversity hotspots. A UNESCO World…Researchers create global map of world's forests circa 1990
Oct 14, 2014, 7:56 pm By Rhett Butler
Researchers have created a global map of the world's forests in the year 1990, enabling accurate…As Amazon deforestation falls, small farmers play bigger role in forest clearing
Oct 14, 2014, 7:11 pm By Rhett ButlerSmallholder properties account for a rising proportion of overall deforestation in Brazilian Amazon,…India plans huge palm oil expansion, puts forests at risk
Oct 14, 2014, 4:28 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The world's largest importer of palm oil, India is seeking to slake its thirst domestically. The…Plantation companies in Sumatra failing to meet fire prevention standards
Oct 14, 2014, 4:20 pm By Rhett Butler
An inter-agency audit of 17 plantation and timber concessions in Riau Province, Indonesia, found…Rouge palm oil company appeals deforestation case to Indonesia's supreme court
Oct 14, 2014, 4:11 pm By Rhett ButlerOil palm company PT. Kallista Alam has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court continuing the…'River wolves' recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened inside and out (photos)
Oct 14, 2014, 11:06 am By Jeremy Hance
Lobo de río, or river wolf, is the very evocative Spanish name for one of the Amazon's most…
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