One of Africa's largest exporters of tropical hardwoods, Cameroon, has announced today a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) to rid all illegal wood from its supply chain to…

Known as Gullfoss, or the 'golden waterfall', this popular waterfall drops over 30 meters in southeast Iceland. Photo by: Tina A. Butler. To see more photos from Iceland: Touring Iceland.

An interview with Martin von Hildebrand, founder at head of Gaia Amazonas. Indigenous groups in the Colombian Amazon have long suffered deprivations at the hands of outsiders. First came the…

In a landscape-wide study in the Congo, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found that core protected areas and strong anti-poaching efforts are necessary to maintain viable populations of forest elephants,…

A tarantula invades our shaving cup in the coastal rainforests of Suriname. Photo by: Tiffany Roufs. To see more photos from Suriname: Jeremy Hance and Tiffany Roufs' Suriname or Suriname…

An interview with Martin von Hildebrand, founder at head of Gaia Amazonas. Indigenous groups in the Colombian Amazon have long suffered deprivations at the hands of outsiders. First came the…

Mt. Everest as seen from an airplane. Photo by Rhenda G. Mount Everest is maybe the most famous mountain on earth, but it is also a very popular tourist spot.…

"Sustainable" palm oil effort may pressure Malaysia and Indonesia on environmental performance of widely used vegetable oil. Brazilian President Lula da Silva on Thursday laid out plans to expand palm…

Science behind climate change remains robust, according to researchers. Signed by 255 members of the National Academy of Science, a new letter in the journal Science expresses that researchers are…

In the northern hemisphere, flowers are blooming, trees are leafing, and the hemisphere is becoming a nicer shade of green. Here's some orchids from down south to celebrate. Lady of…

Who is responsible for the great environmental disaster arising from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? As the country reels from the sheer magnitude of the accident, the…

It is widely recognized that fish populations have dropped drastically over the past century, but a new study in Nature Communications shows the decline may be worse than expected. Research…

Recent studies in psychology have shown that spending time or exercising in natural settings—even urban parks and gardens—have benefits for one's mental health and sense of wellbeing. But a new…

Following a damning report from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) alleging illegal clearing of rainforest in Indonesia by agriculture-giant Cargill, activists have infiltrated Cargill headquarters in Wayzata, Minnesota and refuse…

Mated white-naped cranes practice "calling" behavior as their first chick scampers below them at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher. "Calling" behavior means that mated…

A debate rages in India over a proposal to ban tiger tourism in India. Proponents of the ban say tiger tourism is intrusive and disturbs tigers and wildlife in tiger…

Trusts and foundations face difficult choices on how to invest in forest protection. If your organization receives grants from trusts and foundations, chances are you'll be asked to prove the…

Why we get the oil spill we deserve. America, we deserve the oil spill now threatening the beautiful coast of Louisiana. This disaster is not natural, like the earthquake that…

Most people who are trying to change the world stick to one area, for example they might either work to preserve biodiversity in rainforests or do social justice with poor…

A dinosaur mystery over a hundred years old has been unraveled according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1895 a woman discovered…

Sunlight strikes a sand dune in Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2008. To see more photos from Coral Pink Sand Dunes State…

Judging from the oily history of the last ten years, reining in BP could prove politically daunting. A company with incredible economic might, BP has enjoyed privileged access to the…

A new study in Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) concludes that the US could stop all emissions from coal-fired plants within 20 years time using only existing technologies and some…

Even though they don't stop over in the Gulf of Mexico, many migrating songbirds could be impacted by the catastrophic oil spill in the area, warns the American Bird Conservancy…

In the rainforests of Suriname, dozens of not-yet-identified wasps crowd a leaf. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. To see more photos of insects from Suriname: Suriname Invertebrates.

According to a letter from three past employees of the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation to Sean Parnell, the Governor of Alaska, a proposal to bill logging the Tongass temperate…

An interview with Michael Jenkins, President and CEO of Forest Trends Over the past 30 years billions of dollars has been committed to global conservation efforts, yet forests continue to…

Prominent leather buyers have developed a new traceability system to ensure that leather products from Brazil don't result in deforestation, reports the National Wildlife Federation, an NGO working to improve…

A second rancher has been sentenced for his role in the murder of Dorothy Stang, an American nun who was gunned down in 2005 for her efforts on behalf of…

An environmental group is organizing collection of human hair from salons and barber shops across the country as part of an effort to clean up the massive oil spill triggered…