RSPO-certified plantations near Bohorok outside of Medan, North Sumatra. Courtesy of Global Forest Watch A global map of the world's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified oil palm plantations…
Fragmentation in Rondonia, Brazil. Courtesy of Google Earth Climate change may be taking a hidden toll on intact rainforests in the heart of the Amazon, finds a new study based…
According to Global Forest Watch, Sierra Caral and the surrounding area lost more than 13,000 hectares of forest since 2000. Guatemala has formally established a 19,000-hectare (47,000-acre) reserve that protects…
The Philippines is proposing to convert 8 million hectares (20 million acres) of 'idle, denuded and unproductive lands' for oil palm plantations, reports the Philippine Daily Inquirer. According to the…
Many problems surround growing animals for meat. Most of the deforestation of the Amazon is done to create pasture for cattle; the meat industry is also responsible for significant greenhouse…
Recent major Malagasy rosewood busts. Authorities in Singapore have made the largest-ever international seizure of rosewood logs, providing further evidence that industrial-scale smuggling of Madagascar's rainforest timber continues despite an…
Four donors from around the world have pledged $80 million to cat conservation group, Panthera. The money will fund projects working to preserve tigers, lions, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, snow leopards,…
Could 2014 be a turning point for efforts to slash global greenhouse gas emissions? Maybe: in less than 24 hours the world's two largest emitters of carbon dioxide announced plans…
A team of Dutch and Malaysian scientists has recently completed one part of a taxonomic revision of Plectostoma, a genus of tiny land snails in Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, according to…
Active clearance of peatland forest inside a PT. Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper (PT RAPP) pulpwood concession on Pulau Pedang, Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province taken 05/20/2014. PT RAPP is a…
The destruction of rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia for palm oil, paper, and timber has put the world's orangutans at risk of extinction, it also compounds global warming and mass…
Gas flaring just across the river from Yasuni National Park. Photo by Jeremy Hance. By 2016, oil drilling will begin in what scientists believe is the most biodiverse place on…
For anyone who has visited the region, the incredible roar of the red howler monkey is a classic wake up call. Photo by: Declan Burley. In August, three young filmmakers…