West Sumatra joins Indonesia's REDD+ program
Mar 12, 2014, 9:12 pm By Rhett Butler
West Sumatra has officially joined Indonesia's effort to cut forest loss as a pilot province under…Progressive palm oil group opens door to companies, NGO's adopting zero deforestation policies
Mar 12, 2014, 4:20 pm By Rhett Butler
The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), an alliance formed last year, has opened its doors to new…Conservationists catch wild Sumatran rhino, raising hope for world's most endangered rhino
Mar 12, 2014, 2:09 pm By Jeremy Hance
Conservationists have succeeded in catching a wild Sumatran rhino in the Malaysia state of Sabah in…New web tool aims to help indigenous groups protect forests and navigate REDD+
Mar 12, 2014, 12:24 pm By Jeremy Hance
A new online tool, dubbed ForestDefender, aims to help indigenous people understand and implement…The fungus among us: scientists discover a big player in the global carbon cycle
Mar 12, 2014, 8:52 am By Tiffany Roufs
Carbon counters trying to keep tabs on the rising concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere…Scientists spy on whales from space
Mar 11, 2014, 12:28 pm By Jeremy Hance
Although whales are the biggest animals on the planet, scientists have found in difficult to count…Cocaine: the new face of deforestation in Central America
Mar 11, 2014, 9:42 am By Jeremy Hance
In 2006, Mexico intensified its security strategy, forming an inhospitable environment for drug…Photos: Greenpeace stages protest in rainforest destroyed for palm oil
Mar 11, 2014, 12:33 am By Rhett Butler
On Monday, Greenpeace activists in Indonesia staged a dramatic protest in an area of rainforest…Islamic clerics issue 'fatwa' against poaching, declare the illegal wildlife trade 'haram'
Mar 10, 2014, 4:34 pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia’s Islamic clerics drew praise from conservation groups last week after the top clerical…Snickers, Twix to be deforestation-free
Mar 10, 2014, 1:49 pm By Rhett Butler
Mars, Inc., the maker of M&M's, Snickers, Twix, and a variety of other food products, has committed…Rare Birds of North America – book review
Mar 10, 2014, 10:38 am By Jeremy Hance
Rare Birds of North America, written by renowned birders Steve N. G. Howell, Ian Lewington, and Will…Does haze from burning forests affect marine life?
Mar 10, 2014, 10:38 am By Jeremy Hance
Two scientists are calling on researchers, NGOs, and governments to begin studying the impact of…Scientists discover single gene that enables multiple morphs in a butterfly
Mar 10, 2014, 8:39 am By Jeremy Hance
Scientists have discovered the gene enabling multiple female morphs that give the Common Mormon…Local knowledge sheds light on some of the world's strangest mammals
Mar 7, 2014, 10:15 am By Tiffany Roufs
One of the difficulties of studying rare and endangered species is that they are, by definition,…Next big idea in forest conservation? Privatizing conservation management
Mar 7, 2014, 9:06 am By Jeremy Hance
Is it possible to equitably divide the planet’s resources between human and non-human societies?…Norway's pension fund continues to invest in coal companies destroying Indonesia's forests
Mar 6, 2014, 2:55 pm By Rhett ButlerNorway's massive sovereign wealth fund is continuing to invest in coal companies that are destroying…From theory to deadly reality: malaria moving upslope due to global warming
Mar 6, 2014, 2:33 pm By Jeremy Hance
Malaria is a global scourge: despite centuries of efforts to combat the mosquito-borne disease, it…Peatlands biosphere reserve facing severe encroachment in Sumatra
Mar 6, 2014, 2:23 pm By Rhett Butler
An important reserve that contains a block of fast-dwindling lowland swamp forest in Riau Province…Clash with palm oil company leaves one indigenous community member dead in Sumatra
Mar 6, 2014, 1:23 pm By Rhett Butler
A member of the Suku Anak Dalam indigenous community was killed and five others were injured during…Can the millions in urban India live among greenery?
Mar 6, 2014, 10:26 am By Tiffany Roufs
Large swathes of wilderness alternating with pockets of urbanization may be a reality in some…
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