Fishermen in Laos This section of the Mekong is scheduled to be flooded by a hydroelectric project. The dam is expected to wipe out Laos' population of Irrawaddy dolphins as…

Penggundulan hutan tropis secara kasar mengambil 13 juta hektar hutan per tahun selama separuh pertama dekade ini, tingkat kehilangan yang hampir sama dengan tahun 1990an. Namun, sementara keseluruhan angka-angka masih…

Sebuah komisi investigasi Unilever, pembeli minyak sawit terbesar di dunia, membenarkan bahwa grup Sinar Mas Indonesia, produsen kelapa sawit terbesar kedua di dunia, telah menghancurkan hutan dan lahan gambut meskipun…

Coral reefs of the Yucatan peninsula The 80-mile stretch of coastline south of Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico -- now called the Riviera Maya -- has undergone a…

Male panther chameleon near Maroantsetra, Madagascar The male panther chameleons found near Maroantsetra, Madagascar are known for their striking red-and-green coloration, especially during the breeding season when they are competing…

Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) The Owl butterfly (Caligo idomeneus) is a large tropical butterfly characterized by eye-spots which are meant to startle or confuse predators, providing an opportunity for escape.…

Ecuador will establish a trust fund for receiving payments to leave oil reserves unexploited in Yasuni National Park, one of the world's most biodiverse rainforest reserves, reports the UN Development…

On Monday, Brazil decreed nine new indigenous reserves covering 51,000 square kilometers (19,700 square miles) of the Amazon rainforest, an areas larger than Denmark or Switzerland, reports the AFP. "We…

GEOGRAFI FOTO HUTAN-HUTAN MARGASATWA PENGGUNDULAN HUTAN PENEBANGAN KELAPA SAWIT KEBAKARAN PENDUDUK DAERAH YANG DILINDUNGI PERMASALAHAN SOLUSI MASA DEPAN BORNEO FAKTA-FAKTA BORNEO Luas tanah: 743.330 kilometer persegi (287.000 mil persegi, 74,33…

Spoiler Alert: article reveals end of the film Avatar. In James Cameron's newest film Avatar an alien tribe on a distant planet fights to save their forest home from human…

Clouds over the beach on the Bay on Antongil. Madagascar moved closer to a political crisis over the weekend when transitional president Andry Rajoelina, who seized power earlier this year…

A beautiful little warbler inhabiting limestone karsts in Vietnam and Laos has been named a new species. When the limestone leaf warbler ( Phylloscopus calciatilis) was first sighted in 1994…

As a part of a deal with Norway to preserve its rainforests, Guyana will step up oversight of its gold mining industry, which has been accused of causing significant environmental…

Canada was the biggest obstructer at the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen, according to the Climate Action Network (CAN) an organization made-up of 450 NGOs. On Friday CAN awarded Canada…

Lion cubs in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. While lions may seem abundant when one visits a national park in Kenya, Tanzania, or South Africa, Africa's lion population has plunged by…

Brazil set aside more land in protected areas than any other country during the 2000s, accounting for nearly 60 percent of total terrestrial conservation during the decade, according to mongabay.com's…

Black Howler Monkey in the Community Baboon Sanctuary in Belize. With males averaging 25 pounds and females 14 pounds, the Yucatan Black Howler (Alouatta pigra) is the largest of the…

Advance unedited version of the Copenhagen Accord signed December 18, 2009. The Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers, and other heads of delegation present at the United Nations Climate…

Not dead but plan to protect forests by paying developing countries suffers a set back at the conclusion of COP15 in Copenhagen. A plan to reduce tropical deforestation by paying…

A proposed coal-fired power plant in Malaysian Borneo could damage the region's world-renowned coral reefs, pollute air and water supplies, open Sabah’s biodiverse rainforests to mining, and undermine the state's…

Boats carrying rosewood off the beach at Maroantsetra in October 2009. Local reports indicate French shipping company Delmas is planning to pick up more than 200 containers carrying rainforest hardwoods…

Big Sur coastline in California. Big Sur is a 90-mile stretch of coastline south of Carmel California. The area is famous for its stunning scenery. Big Sur was largely inaccessible…

On late Friday, US President Barack Obama reached an agreement described as "meaningful" during a meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President…

One of the main drivers of tropical deforestation is western consumption of hardwoods, more durable and weather-resistant than softwoods. For example, hardwood harvested in Southeast Asia—both legally and illegally obtained—often…

The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, clearly frustrated with the progression of talks at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, today blamed capitalism for global warming. "Who is responsible? The…

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the largest private funder of Amazon rainforest conservation, is playing an unheralded but integral role in the development of the Earth Engine platform, a…

A Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) project in Kenya has become the first in Africa to win GOLD level validation under the Climate Community and Biodiversity (CCB)…

Delmas, a subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA-CGM, is facilitating the destruction of Madagascar's endangered rainforests by providing transport services for timber illegally logged from the country's national parks, report…

Tetepare may be one of the last tropical island paradises left on earth. Headhunting and a mysterious illness drove its original inhabitants from the island two hundred years ago, making…

Giant Dipterocarp tree in Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra. My guide called this individual a 'BMW tree,' in that if logged it would generate enough cash to buy luxury car…