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Has Amazon deforestation reached a 7-year high in Brazil?

Rhett A. Butler 18 Jun 2015

Real-time monitoring: How timely location data can keep wildlife out of danger zones

Nadia de Souza 18 Jun 2015

Consumers willing to pay sharp premium for wildlife-friendly palm oil, claims study

Rhett A. Butler 15 Jun 2015

90% of Amazon deforestation occurs outside protected areas

Rhett A. Butler 13 Jun 2015

Rising seas, sinking peat to swamp Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil

Erik Meijaard 13 Jun 2015

The ivory trade and the war on wildlife (rangers) [commentary]

Fred Bercovitch 13 Jun 2015

PepsiCo, Walmart, investors call for stronger palm oil standard

Rhett A. Butler 1 Jun 2015

How many tree species are found in the world’s rainforests?

Rhett A. Butler 1 Jun 2015

Scientists pick 2014’s top 10 new species (photos)

Mongabay.com 31 May 2015

Malaysian state eyes 100% certified palm oil by 2025

Mongabay.com 30 May 2015

Elephants rejoice: China to end ivory trade

Mongabay.com 29 May 2015

China defends trans-Amazon railway, says it will protect the environment

Rhett A. Butler 27 May 2015

Greenpeace re-engages with APP after response to activist’s killing

Rhett A. Butler 27 May 2015

Up to 11 stunningly colorful chameleon species discovered in Madagascar

Mongabay.com 26 May 2015

Cash prizes offered for solutions to wildlife poaching crisis

Suzanne Palminteri 26 May 2015

VICE’s ‘Indonesia’s Palm Bomb’ presents a tragic view of palm oil driven deforestation from the frontlines

20 May 2015

Tennis star responds to rainforest advocates

Rhett A. Butler 20 May 2015

62M ha of Latin American forests cleared for agriculture since 2001

Rhett A. Butler 19 May 2015

Malaysian palm oil body encourages fiction over fact

David Dellatore Of The Sumatran Orangutan Society 17 May 2015

What’s the current deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest?

Rhett A. Butler 15 May 2015

Weapons trafficking experts target criminal wildlife trade networks

Rhett A. Butler 15 May 2015

Zero deforestation commitments bearing fruit in the Amazon

Rhett A. Butler 13 May 2015

Indonesian forestry giant calls for stronger forest moratorium

Rhett A. Butler 11 May 2015

Peru considers fate of Amazon wildlife paradise

Mongabay.com 8 May 2015

Indian fabric giant adopts forest policy

Rhett A. Butler 8 May 2015

Palm oil certification body to establish stronger voluntary standard

Rhett A. Butler 8 May 2015

Using freely available tools to monitor forest cover in critical chimpanzee habitat

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 6 May 2015

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Has Amazon deforestation reached a 7-year high in Brazil?

Real-time monitoring: How timely location data can keep wildlife out of danger zones

Gold miners invade Amazonian indigenous reserve

FDA bans artificial trans fats, paving way for more U.S. palm oil consumption

How solar thermal curbs pollution and improves health

Bolivia opens protected areas to oil companies

Rainforest parks cut malaria transmission

Consumers willing to pay sharp premium for wildlife-friendly palm oil, claims study

90% of Amazon deforestation occurs outside protected areas

Rising seas, sinking peat to swamp Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil

The ivory trade and the war on wildlife (rangers) [commentary]

PepsiCo, Walmart, investors call for stronger palm oil standard

How many tree species are found in the world’s rainforests?

Scientists pick 2014’s top 10 new species (photos)

Malaysian state eyes 100% certified palm oil by 2025

Elephants rejoice: China to end ivory trade

China defends trans-Amazon railway, says it will protect the environment

Greenpeace re-engages with APP after response to activist’s killing

Up to 11 stunningly colorful chameleon species discovered in Madagascar

Cash prizes offered for solutions to wildlife poaching crisis

VICE’s ‘Indonesia’s Palm Bomb’ presents a tragic view of palm oil driven deforestation from the frontlines

Tennis star responds to rainforest advocates

62M ha of Latin American forests cleared for agriculture since 2001

Malaysian palm oil body encourages fiction over fact

What’s the current deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest?

Weapons trafficking experts target criminal wildlife trade networks

Zero deforestation commitments bearing fruit in the Amazon

Indonesian forestry giant calls for stronger forest moratorium

Peru considers fate of Amazon wildlife paradise

Indian fabric giant adopts forest policy

Palm oil certification body to establish stronger voluntary standard

Using freely available tools to monitor forest cover in critical chimpanzee habitat

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