Dietary diversity: key to defending tropical ecosystems
Mar 6, 2014, 9:11 am By Jeremy Hance
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) points to the…Wonderful Creatures: meet the beetle-riding arachnid
Mar 6, 2014, 5:57 am By Jeremy Hance
Without wings, smaller terrestrial animals are really restricted when it comes to moving long…Scientists blast Australian leader's proposed ban on parks
Mar 5, 2014, 6:58 pm By Rhett Butler
A group of prominent scientists have blasted Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s pledge to…Fast food companies are laggards on palm oil sourcing safeguards
Mar 5, 2014, 6:50 pm By Rhett Butler
Fast food companies are lagging behind other consumer products companies in efforts to establish…Scientists uncover new species of Andean marsupial frog
Mar 5, 2014, 12:59 pm By Tiffany Roufs
The term marsupial frog sound like a hoax, but, believe it or not, it's real. Recently,…Rhino with bullet in its brain and hacked off horn wanders for days before being put down
Mar 5, 2014, 12:05 pm By Jeremy Hance
Last week, visitors in Kruger National Park came on a horrifying sight of the poaching trade: a…The price of gold: winners and losers in Latin America's mining industry
Mar 5, 2014, 10:18 am By Jeremy Hance
On a Friday afternoon in June, the Plaza de Armas in Cajamarca is pulsing with life. It's winter…Pakistan to launch palm oil industry with Malaysia's help
Mar 4, 2014, 8:17 pm By Rhett ButlerThe government of Pakistan is in negotiations with the Federal Land Development Authority of…Greenpeace stunt targets Procter & Gamble’s Cincinnati headquarters over palm oil
Mar 4, 2014, 6:51 pm By Rhett ButlerSeveral Greenpeace activists were arrested after they scaled Procter & Gamble's headquarters in a…Europe not doing enough to stop illegal logging imports says Greenpeace
Mar 4, 2014, 10:10 am By Jeremy HanceEurope is failing to fully enforce its one-year-old EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), alleges Greenpeace,…Javan rhino population jumps by over 10 percent
Mar 4, 2014, 9:04 am By Jeremy Hance
The Javan rhino population has increased by over ten percent from 2012 to last year, according to…Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record – book review
Mar 4, 2014, 9:03 am By Jeremy Hance
Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record reaches into your imagination and draws you…Amazon trees super-diverse in chemicals
Mar 3, 2014, 3:00 pm By Jeremy Hance
In the Western Amazon—arguably the world's most biodiverse region—scientists have found that not…Over 50% of world's palm oil bound by zero deforestation commitments
Mar 3, 2014, 2:27 pm By Rhett Butler
Over half the world's palm oil traded internationally is now bound by zero deforestation commitments…The real cost of conservation: cheap protection rarely succeeds
Mar 3, 2014, 9:52 am By Tiffany Roufs
Conservation efforts in less-developed and politically unstable countries are full of risk,…Can palm oil move past its bad reputation?
Mar 2, 2014, 4:13 pm By Rhett Butler
Indonesia’s palm oil industry has gained a notorious reputation in recent years. Palm oil…NASA photo reveals ongoing haze problem in Sumatra
Mar 1, 2014, 12:01 pm By Rhett ButlerA new satellite image released by NASA highlights Indonesia's ongoing problem with haze caused by…Sharp jump in deforestation when Amazon parks lose protected status
Mar 1, 2014, 11:15 am By Rhett Butler
Areas that have had their protected status removed or reduced have experienced a sharp increase in…Offshore wind farms could blunt hurricane damage
Feb 28, 2014, 4:41 pm By Rhett Butler
Massive offshore wind turbine arrays would reduce hurricane wind speeds and storm surge, reports a…South Africa loses nearly 150 rhinos to poachers so far this year
Feb 28, 2014, 2:17 pm By Jeremy Hance
Since the first of the year, South Africa has lost 146 rhinos to poachers or approximately 2.5…
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