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Elephant in South Africa. China authorities destroyed 6.1 tons of illegal ivory during a public event held in Guangzhou on Monday. The ivory was part of a stockpile of product…

Elephant in Namibia. The Chinese government plans to destroy a stockpile of contraband elephant ivory and other seized wildlife products next week during a public ceremony in Guangzhou, reports the…

The Barba Azul extension protects more than 20 small isolated forest islands (including those shown above) which are preferred nesting and roosting sites for the Blue-throated Macaw. Photo by B.…

Coffee in Costa Rica Participation in agricultural certification programs appears to boost access to credit for small farmers, asserts a study published by the Rainforest Alliance, an environmental group that…

A decline in the frequency of extreme cold weather in Florida has allowed coastal mangrove forests to expand northward, finds a study published this week in Proceedings of the National…

Like every year, wildlife conservation had its ups and downs in 2013. Elephant and rhino poaching hit levels unseen since the 1970's, but there were nascent signs of growing awareness…

Burmese Python dead after attempting to eat an alligator in Florida in 2005. The Burmese python is an invasive species in the Everglades where it causes widespread problems, including feasting…

Elephant in South Africa. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. A newspaper story about the impact of the ivory trade has gone viral in China, raising awareness among millions of Chinese,…

Mangarahara cichlid (Ptychochromis Insolitus). (c) ZSL Researchers are celebrating after an urgent global search turned up a female mate for a fish that is on the brink of extinction. In…

Lago Agrio oil field in Ecuador. Image adapted from Bing Maps Indigenous plaintiffs in a long-running legal dispute against Chevron won the right to pursue the oil giant's assets in…

Palm oil exports may drop for the first time in 16 years due to price trends in the oilseed market, reports Oil World. The German forecasting service estimates that global…

Deforestation for palm oil production in Borneo Malaysia's push to join the ranks of rich countries shouldn't come at the expense of the environment or the vulnerable groups, warned a…

In an effort to avoid palm oil linked to deforestation, candy giant Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) will source 100 percent of its palm oil from traceable sources by the end of…

Brazil's largest cattle producers have agreed to standardize and make public their audits as part of an effort to exclude from their supply chains livestock produced via deforestation, reports Greenpeace,…

A businessman whose company kidnapped and violently assaulted environmentalists investigating illegal logging in a national park is set to earn millions of dollars from Thursday's initial public offering of Sawit…

Environmentalists in Indonesia's Aceh Province are calling upon the local governor to nominate the Leuser Ecosystem as a UNESCO World Heritage Site to help protect the area — one of…

Forest in Java. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Indigenous rights groups are circulating a petition asking the Indonesian government to immediately implement a court ruling that would take management of…

Great white shark in South Africa. China has banned shark fin and bird's nest soup from being served at official state banquets, reports Chinese state media. The move, announced Sunday…

Oil palm plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo An Indonesian palm oil company has failed to disclose all the financial and environmental risks to investors ahead of its December 12…

Analysis of forest cover using medium-scale satellite imagery may miss deforestation for small-scale subsistence agriculture, finds a study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The study, which involved researchers…

Deforestation for an oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. A coalition of investors and asset managers is urging stakeholders in the palm oil industry to…

Brazil could substantially boost its agricultural output while increasing protection of its native ecosystems, finds a new analysis published by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), an international think tank. The…

Illegal elephant ivory. Courtesy of Interpol Raids in southern and eastern Africa yielded a stash of contraband linked to poaching and illegal logging, reports Interpol, which coordinated the operation. The…

The use of small autonomous flying vehicles — model airplanes to hobbyists — is revolutionizing the field of conservation, enabling researchers to track wildlife, monitor for poachers, and survey inaccessible…

A Google Earth image of a fishing weir along the Persian Gulf coast. Google Earth has been once again used by researchers for scientific discovery. Researchers from the University of…

Map showing mangrove land cover in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar, in 1978, 1989, 2000 and 2011. The large island that has remained completely forested is the Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary.…

Oil palm nursery in a Herakles Farm’s concession area. Last year Herakles Farms said it had permission to set up three nurseries covering 100 hectares even before producing a Social…

Technology that enables scientists to catalogue a rainforest's biodiversity in stunning detail by airplane was highlighted in a recent TED talk. Speaking at TED Global in Edinburgh, Scotland this past…

A gold mining project proposed near the Belo Monte dam site in the Amazon rainforest has been suspended by a Brazilian court, reports Reuters. The suspension was handed down to…