A new study in Ecology Letters has discovered that monarch butterflies employ medicinal plants to treat their larva. Researchers found that certain species of milkweed, which the larva feed on,…

On the menu at the most recent rally for the Zimbabwe African National Union Political Front (ZANU-PF): 3 African buffalo, 3 elephants, and a lot of smaller game according to…

To solve today's environmental crises—climate change, deforestation, mass extinction, and marine degradation—while feeding a growing population (on its way to 9 billion) will require not only thinking outside the box,…

Menghadapi wabah kebakaran hutan terburuk dalam tiga tahun, para pemilik peternakan dan suku pribumi di Amazon selatan telah bekerja sama untuk memadamkan hampir dua lusin kobaran api selama tiga bulan…

Mongabay.com, a leading forest conservation and environmental science news web site, today announced the availability of its rainforest site for children in Vietnamese. The site is available at world.mongabay.com/vietnamese. The…

An interview with Katherine Ponte, founder of Ecostasy. Most companies talk green, but few—almost none in fact—actually walk the walk. Sustainable design company, Ecostasy, not only walks the walk, but…

Brazil will launch a new high resolution deforestation monitoring system that will be capable of detecting forest clearing under cloudy conditions. In a statement issued Monday, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira…

As world leaders continue to fumble a coherent, rapid, and comprehensive response to climate change, citizens from around the world yesterday sent a message to inert politicians by participating in…

INTERPOL, the world's largest international police organization, is stepping up the fight to end the illegal tiger trade. A two-month law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL resulted in the arrest…

Using decades-old data researchers have proven a long-suspected effect of wind turbines: under certain conditions large-scale wind farms can change local weather. Temperatures recorded from a wind farm in San…

Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of carnivore lurking in one of the world's most endangered lakes. Durrell's vontsira (Salanoia durrelli), named in honor of the late conservationist and…

A massive 50-km-long (30-mi) logjam has blocked the Rajang river in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, bringing river traffic to a standstill and posing a threat to riverbank communities, reports Malaysian state…

The death toll from flash floods in Wasior, West Papua has now topped 120, reports the Jakarta Post. 110 people are confirmed dead and over 100 are still missing after…

Petugas bea cukai menemukan 16 buah potongan gading pada pria Malaysia berumur 62 tahun di Suvarnabhumi International Airport Thailand bulan Agustus. Informasi yang belum lama dikeluarkan menunjukkan bahwa pria ini…

Baru-baru ini peneliti mendatangi Amazon Brazil yang terpencil untuk menyelidiki bagaimana awan terbentuh dan hujan turun di suatu atmosfer yang tidak terbebani dengan polusi akibat manusia. Dengan meneliti partikel aerosol…

Green party candidate Marina Silva captured 19 percent of the vote in Brazil's presidential election, shocking analysts and forcing a run-off. Silva, a former rubber tapper who was illiterate until…

An economic and social powerhouse, Brazil has burst forth on to the world stage with such tenacious drive and determination that observers may indeed wonder what sort of political impact…

Note: Stora Enso issued a response to this report here. Finnish paper company, Stora Enso, may lose its green and socially responsible reputation over a new report by Rights and…

Green party candidate Marina Silva captured 19 percent of the vote in Brazil's presidential election over the weekend, shocking analysts and forcing a run off between Dilma Rousseff, outgoing President…

A traditional Chinese medicine businessman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to smuggler rhino horn from Vietnam to China, according to Saving Rhinos which has been…

Deforestation rates in tropical countries dropped significantly during the first decade of the 21st century relative to the 1990s, reveals new data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

Toxic red sludge, a waste product of aluminum production, has reached Europe's Danube River after a spill at a Hungarian factory drowned four people and left over a hundred injured,…

The cost of environmental damage to the global economy hit 6.6 trillion US dollars—11 percent of the global GDP—in 2008, according to a new study by the Principles for Responsible…

Asia Pulp & Paper menyewa perusahaan PR-nya untuk melakukan pekerjaan kotor pada Greenpeace tapi tidak berhasil. Sebuah audit baru yang sepertinya membebaskan Asia Pulp & Paper dari tuduhan praktek penebangan…

More coverage: Rainforest loss slows A new global assessment of forest stocks by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows continuing loss of primary forests since 2005 despite gains…

An interview with Scott Poynton of The Forest Trust. The NGO, The Forest Trust (TFT), made international headlines this year after food giant Nestlé chose them to monitor their sustainability…

This fruit bat has been seen prior to this expedition, but remains undescribed. Although scientists have yet to name the species, the popular media has already dubbed it the 'Yoda…

After a decade of research in oceans around the world, scientists released the final results of the first Census of Marine Life (CoML) on Monday. The research, which involved 2,700…

A UK-based cosmetics firm is severing ties with its palm oil supplier after a story in The Observer reported the Colombia-based company sought the eviction of peasant farmer families to…

Indonesian pulp and paper firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has signed a deal to protect 15,640 hectares of peat forest in Sumatra in exchange for carbon payments, reports Reuters.…