Forests flushed down the toilet
Forests flushed down the toilet Forests flushed down the toilet WWF release November 21, 2005 Gland, Switzerland The major tissue manufacturers are not offering enough recycled toilet paper, towels…
203 million people malnourished in sub-Saharan Africa
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Britain is largest importer of illegal timber in EU says WWF
Britain is largest importer of illegal timber in EU says WWF Britain is largest importer of illegal timber in EU says WWF Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 21, 2005 Britain…
Pantanal wetland in Bolivia threatened by port project says WWF
Pantanal wetland in Bolivia threatened by port project says WWF Pantanal wetland in Bolivia threatened by port project says WWF WWF news release November 20, 2005 Santa Cruz, Bolivia …
Disposable solar panels developed using nanotechnology
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Madagascar faces food shortage in the southeast
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Nature’s engineering shows butterfly innovation
Nature's engineering shows butterfly innovation Nature's engineering shows butterfly innovation University of Exeter news release November 18, 2005 Editor's summary: Flourescent patches on the wings of African swallowtail butterflies work…
Fish threatened by climate change
Fish threatened by climate change says WWF Fish threatened by climate change WWF news release November 18, 2005 Geneva, Switzerland Fish are increasingly threatened by the effects of climate…
5-10 million fuel cell vehicles possible by 2020
5-10 million fuel cell vehicles possible by 2020 5-10 million fuel cell vehicles possible by 2020 Opportunities for developing countries in hydrogen economy Institute for New Technologies of the United…
Developing countries to suffer worst global warming impacts
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Mangrove forests protected areas from 2004 tsunami says new study
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Genetic defenders protect crops from fungal disease
Genetic defenders protect crops from fungal disease Genetic defenders protect crops from fungal disease Carnegie Institution news release November 17, 2005 STANFORD, CA Like waves of soldiers guarding a…
Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef’s coral 95% dead
Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 17, 2005 Australia's…
Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures
Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 17, 2005 [update] Nigeria has the world's highest deforestation…
$100 computer for children unveiled by UN
$100 computer for children unveiled by UN $100 computer for children unveiled by UN UN news releases November 17, 2005 As the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) continued…
Solar projects in California desert could help state’s energy problems
Solar power projects in California desert could help state's energy problems Solar projects in California desert could help state's energy problems Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 17, 2005 Two large…
Developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions 5.9% since 1990
Developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions 5.9% since 1990 Developed countries cut greenhouse gas emissions 5.9% since 1990 Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 17, 2005 Developed countries, taken as a…
Climate change means less water for western US by 2050, more for Montana
Climate change means less water for western US by 2050, more for Montana Climate change means less water for western US by 2050, more for Montana USGS news release November…
Australia’s freshwater ecosystems threatened by climate change
Australia's freshwater ecosystems threatened by climate change Australia's freshwater ecosystems threatened by climate change Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 16, 2005 Australia's freshwater ecosystems are increasingly under threat from global…
Photovoltaic solar energy conversion can be cost-competitive by 2030
Photovoltaic solar energy conversion can be cost-competitive by 2030 Photovoltaic solar energy conversion can be cost-competitive by 2030 Australian National University release November 16, 2005 Professor Andrew Blakers from The…
Five million tons of carbon dioxide successfully buried, DOE eyes Kyoto
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United States has 7th highest rate of primary forest loss
United States has 7th highest rate of primary forest loss United States has 7th highest rate of primary forest loss Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 16, 2005 [update] Primary forests…
Global warming will reduce glaciers, water supply and affect millions of people
Global warming will reduce glaciers, water supply and affect millions of people Global warming will reduce glaciers, water supply and affect millions of people UCSD news release November 16, 2005…
World deforestation rates and forest cover statistics, 2000-2005
New deforestation figures show Nigeria has worst rate of forest loss [2010 update] Nigeria has the world's highest deforestation rate, Brazil loses the largest area of forest annually, and Congo…
FAO deforestation stats are bogus
FAO deforestation stats are bogus FAO deforestation stats are bogus and inaccurate says UK-based group Rainforest Foundation news release November 14, 2005 The Rainforest Foundation today claimed that new figures…
People Eat More Stale Popcorn If Served In A Big Bucket
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Satellites map forests of Europe for Kyoto Protocol monitoring
Satellites map forests of Europe for Kyoto Protocol monitoring Satellites map forests of Europe for Kyoto Protocol monitoring ESA news release November 14, 2005 A prototype service utilising satellites for…
Global deforestation rates fall, but area the size of Panama still disppears each year
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Brazliian environmentalist dies after self-immolation protest
Brazliian environmentalist dies after self-immolation protest Brazliian environmentalist dies after self-immolation protest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 14, 2005 A Brazilian environmentalist has died after self-immolation in a protest against…
Humans hunted giant lemurs to extinction
Humans ate giant lemurs to extinction Humans ate giant lemurs to extinction wildmadagascar.org November 14, 2005 Madagascar's first inhabitants probably hunted the island's largest animals to extinction according to research…
Special series
Forest Trackers
- Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers
- Authorities struggle to protect Bolivian national park from drug-fueled deforestation
- Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
- Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea
Oceans
- Warming seas push India’s fishers into distant, and more dangerous, waters
- No protection from bottom trawling for seamount chain in northern Pacific
- Annual ocean conference raises $11.3b in pledges for marine conservation
- Caribbean startups are turning excess seaweed into an agroecology solution
Amazon Conservation
- Deforestation haunts top Peruvian reserve and its Indigenous communities
- Amid record-high fires across the Amazon, Brazil loses primary forests
- A web of front people conceals environmental offenders in the Amazon
- Brazil boosts protection of Amazon mangroves with new reserves in Pará state
Land rights and extractives
- Hyundai ends aluminum deal with Adaro Minerals following K-pop protest
- Brazil’s illegal gold trade takes a hammering, but persists underground
- Maluku bone collector unearths troubling consequence of coastal abrasion
- New FPIC guide designed to help protect Indigenous rights as mineral mining booms
Endangered Environmentalists
- Indonesian activists face jail over FB posts flagging damage to marine park
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
Conservation Effectiveness
- The conservation sector must communicate better (commentary)
- Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
- Forest restoration to boost biomass doesn’t have to sacrifice tree diversity
- How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
