Plantation companies agree to process to define zero deforestation commitments
Sep 17, 2014, 5:47 am By Rhett Butler
A group of palm oil and timber companies that have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their…Activists urge outgoing Indonesian president to protect key forest area before he steps down
Sep 17, 2014, 4:55 am By Rhett ButlerActivists have launched an urgent appeal calling upon outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang…Malayan tiger population plunges to just 250-340 individuals
Sep 16, 2014, 5:18 pm By Jeremy Hance
Malaysia is on the edge of losing its tigers, and the world is one step nearer to losing another…From 'production' forests to protected forests, groups work to save Sumatran orangutan habitat. But will it be enough?
Sep 16, 2014, 2:03 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The orangutan is native exclusively to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra — two regions that have…Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade
Sep 15, 2014, 12:52 pm By Jeremy Hance
If you've never heard of the earless monitor lizard, you're not alone: this cryptic lizard has…Protected areas do work, concludes study
Sep 15, 2014, 8:54 am By Jeremy Hance
Protected areas are working. That's the conclusion of a new analysis of over 80 different studies on…Brazil's planned Tapajós dams would increase Amazon deforestation by 1M ha
Sep 14, 2014, 7:08 pm By Rhett Butler
A plan to build a dozen dams in the Tapajós river basin would drive the loss of an additional…Indonesia's secret treasures: islands passed over by loggers, hunters and conservationists
Sep 14, 2014, 3:48 am By Rhett Butler
As our boat sailed towards the forest-clad island, I had no idea what surprise awaited me. A few…Domestic conservation: Indonesia’s rich should step up to save nation’s dwindling natural resources
Sep 13, 2014, 7:52 pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia’s middle and upper classes are becoming increasingly interested and supportive of…As Bolivia plans dramatic agro-expansion, forests may pay the price (PART II)
Sep 12, 2014, 2:58 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In an August 14 announcement, Bolivian Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, laid out an ambitious…Palm oil company continues to operate illegal plantation despite court ruling
Sep 12, 2014, 2:31 pm By Rhett Butler
A palm oil company in Central Kalimantan continues to operate business as usual, despite a Supreme…FSC passes motion for greater protection of primary forests
Sep 12, 2014, 1:38 pm By Rhett Butler
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has passed a motion to increase protection of old-growth…WCS-led raids lead to six arrests near Mozambique’s largest reserve
Sep 12, 2014, 1:05 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A joint force of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and government authorities are in the midst…Brazil confirms last year's rise in Amazon deforestation
Sep 11, 2014, 8:57 pm By Rhett Butler
Brazil's National Space Agency INPE has officially confirmed last year's rise in Amazon…Illegal tropical deforestation driven globally by “agro-conversion”
Sep 11, 2014, 5:23 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Nearly 50 percent of tropical deforestation to make room for commercial agriculture between 2000 and…FSC meeting weighs old-growth forest protection, smallholder participation
Sep 11, 2014, 2:17 pm By Rhett Butler
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a body that sets social and environmental certification…Meet the newest enemy to India's wildlife
Sep 11, 2014, 12:35 pm By Jeremy Hance
A boom in infrastructure and population has forced India's wildlife to eke out a creative existence…Next big idea in forest conservation? Harness the power of marketing
Sep 11, 2014, 11:26 am By Jeremy Hance
As a whole, conservationists have been slow to adapt the strategies of marketing or to market…Why are great apes treated like second-class species by CITES?
Sep 11, 2014, 11:20 am By Jeremy Hance
The illegal trade in live chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans showed no signs of weakening…'We are running out of time': CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere surprise scientists
Sep 10, 2014, 6:22 pm By Jeremy Hance
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere made the biggest jump last year since 1984,…
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