25th anniversary of 'The Great Kapok Tree’: an interview with author Lynne Cherry
Jul 3, 2014, 12:12 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis.150.jpg)
“The Great Kapok Tree” was written by Lynne Cherry in response to the murder of Brazilian…NASA successfully launches carbon-sensing satellite
Jul 2, 2014, 6:26 pm By Rhett ButlerOn Wednesday NASA successfully launched the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), a satellite that…On a whim: Equatorial Guinea building new capital city in the middle of the rainforest
Jul 2, 2014, 3:36 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
More than 8,000 hectares of rainforest are under threat as the nation builds a new $600 million…Horror movie bugs: new wasp species builds nest with the bodies of dead ants
Jul 2, 2014, 2:00 pm By Jeremy Hance
If ants made horror movies this is probably what it would look like: mounds of murdered ants sealed…Bigfoot found? Nope, 'sasquatch hairs' come from cows, raccoons, and humans
Jul 1, 2014, 7:02 pm By Jeremy Hance
Subjecting 30 hairs purportedly from bigfoot, the yeti, and other mystery apes has revealed a…On the brink of extinction: Javan rhino has new enemy in invasive palm
Jul 1, 2014, 4:30 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
The last of Indonesia's critically endangered Javan rhinoceroses have survived poachers, rapid…On babies and motherhood: how giant armadillos are surprising scientists (photos)
Jul 1, 2014, 12:13 pm By Jeremy Hance.600.jpg)
Until ten years ago scientist's knowledge of the reproductive habits of the giant armadillo— the…Oil palm plantations degrade local water quality relative to community forests
Jun 30, 2014, 5:54 pm By Rhett Butler
Oil palm plantations are not only encroaching on forests, they are also degrading water quality,…Malaysian citizens want govt to spend more to save native rainforests
Jun 30, 2014, 4:46 pm By Rhett Butler
As developing countries reach upper middle income (UMI) status, their populations are willing to pay…Super cute, but tiny, elephant-relative discovered in Namibia
Jun 30, 2014, 4:30 pm By Jeremy Hance
Forget marsupials, the world's strangest group of mammals are actually those in the Afrotheria…New report: illegal logging keeps militias and terrorist groups in business
Jun 30, 2014, 3:28 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Released last week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during the first United…Featured video: What would you change in conservation?
Jun 30, 2014, 9:41 am By Jeremy Hance
What would you change in conservation? It's a simple question, but like so many fundamental…Despite moratorium, deforestation surges in Indonesia, now outpacing Brazil
Jun 29, 2014, 7:04 pm By Rhett Butler
Despite a high-level pledge to combat deforestation and a nationwide moratorium on new logging and…Is REDD+ bad for wildlife? New study says lowland forest bias unfair, urges change
1:16pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
A study published this week found that, in many cases, tree cover does not necessarily correlate…Ecotopia Emerging: sustainable forests and healthy livelihoods go hand in hand
Thu 5:32pm By Tiffany Roufs
Callenbach's 1975 utopian novel Ecotopia became wildly popular among environmental-leaning folks,…Next big idea in forest conservation? Playing games to understand what drives deforestation
Thu 4:07pm By Jeremy Hance
Dr. Claude Garcia plays games, but you won’t find him betting his shirt at the casino. As leader…'Exiciting implications' for conservation: new technology brings the lab to the field
Thu 3:17pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Times have changed, and technological advancements have scaled down scientific equipment in terms of…Unrelenting population growth driving global warming, mass extinction
Thu 12:44pm By Jeremy Hance
It took humans around 200,000 years to reach a global population of one billion. But, in two hundred…Super warm oceans make May the hottest on record
Thu 8:21am By Jeremy Hance
Last month was the warmest May on record, according to new data from the National Oceanic and…Despite early headwinds, Indonesia's biggest REDD+ project moves forward in Borneo
Thu 12:45am By Rhett Butler
Just over a year ago, the Indonesian government officially approved the country's first REDD+ forest…
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