Η αποψίλωση των τροπικών δασών καταλάμβανε περίπου 13 εκατομμύρια εκτάρια δάσους κάθε χρόνο κατά την διάρκεια το πρώτου μισού αυτής της δεκαετίας, που είναι περίπου το ίδιο ποσοστό με αυτό…
New Years' Eve sunset on Manresa Beach, Santa Cruz, California. Photo taken Dec 31, 2009 by Rhett A. Butler New Years' Eve 2009 sunset on Manresa Beach, Santa Cruz, California.
The following 50 photos were taken during the course of my reporting and research in 2009. I have only included nature and wildlife subjects from Laos, Thailand, Costa Rica, Brazil,…
The following 50 photos were taken during the course of my reporting and research in 2009 [Page 3 of 3]. I have only included nature and wildlife subjects from Laos,…
The following 50 photos were taken during the course of my reporting and research in 2009 [Page 3 of 3]. I have only included nature and wildlife subjects from Laos,…
Indonesia merupakan rumah dari hutan hujan terluas di seluruh Asia, meski Indonesia terus mengembangkan lahan-lahan tersebut untuk mengakomodasi populasinya yang semakin meningkat serta pertumbuhan ekonominya. Sekitar tujuh belas ribu pulau-pulau…
Pergeseran alasan penggundulan hutan akibat alasan kemiskinan ke alasan perusahaan memiliki implikasi penting bagi pelestarian. Dalam jangka waktu hanya 1-2 dekade, sifat dari perusakan hutan tropis telah berubah. TIdak lagi…
Indoneisa terbakar lagi. Asap dari api yang dinyalakan untuk membuka lahan di Kalimantan Selatan (Borneo) dan Sumatera menyebabkan tingkat polusi di Singapura, Kuala Lumpur, dan Bangkok meningkat, menyebabkan munculnya masalah…
Udara hangat dan berat, dengan kelembaban tipikal hutan hujan Borneo, saat kelotok, kapal tradisional, kami menyusuri sungai yang airnya berwarna sangat hitam. Karena hitamnya, hingga bisa disamakan dengan tinta. Panggilan…
Saat ini banyak yang telah dilakukan dalam rangka pengubahan hutan hujan dengan keanekaragaman hayati milik Asia tersebut menjadi pengolahan kelapa sawit. Organisasi lingkungan hidup telah memperingatkan bahwa dengan memakan makanan…
Belum lama ini, Associated Press (AP) mengutip Marcel Silvius, seorang ahli iklim ternama dari Wetlands International di Belanda, yang mengutarakan bahwa minyak kelapa sebagai biofuel adalah suatu kesalahan. Ini bisa…
Fishermen in Laos This section of the Mekong is scheduled to be flooded by a hydroelectric project. The dam is expected to wipe out Laos' population of Irrawaddy dolphins as…
Funds generated under a U.S. cap-and-trade or a broader U.N.-supported scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation ("REDD") could play a critical role in bringing deforestation in…
Palm oil industry moves into the Amazon rainforest Amazon palm oil:Palm oil industry moves into the Amazon rainforest Rhett Butler, mongabay.com July 9, 2008 Malaysia's Land Development Authority FELDA has…
Papua signs REDD carbon deal to generate income from rainforest protection Papua signs REDD carbon deal to generate income from rainforest protection Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 14, 2008 The government…
Al Gore's investment firm bets that rainforest conservation will be profitable Al Gore's investment firm bets that rainforest conservation will be profitable Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 14, 2008 Al Gore's…
Carbon tax would make China greener and reduce warming risks Carbon tax would make China greener and reduce warming risks Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 7, 2008 Driven by booming economic…
Staples dumps Asia Pulp & Paper over its destruction of virgin rainforests Staples dumps Asia Pulp & Paper over its destruction of virgin rainforests Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 8, 2008…
First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 7, 2008 Villagers in Aceh, the Indonesian province that suffered through three decades of…
Scientists have discovered a parasite that transforms the appearance of its host, an ant, into that of a juicy red berry that birds are more likely to eat and disperse…
Kyoto pact ignores CO2 emissions from biofuels Kyoto pact ignores CO2 emissions from biofuels Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 5, 2007 The Kyoto climate pact, as it currently stands, ignores millions…
Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 4, 2007 A proposal…
760,000 Chinese a year die from pollution 760,000 Chinese a year die from pollution Rhett Butler, mongabay.com July 4, 2007 760,000 Chinese die prematurely each year from polluted air and…
Global warming reduced crop yields over past 20 years Global warming reduced crop yields over past 20 years Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March 15, 2007 Global warming has already caused crop…
Past winter was warmest on record Past winter was warmest on record Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March 16, 2007 This winter was the warmest on record according to the U.S. government's…
Greens team with timber industry on new anti-illegal logging bill Greens team with timber industry on new anti-illegal logging bill Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March 15, 2007 A bipartisan group of…
Fires are nothing new to the Amazon reports a study published in the journal Biotropica. Analyzing soils in the interior of Guyana, South America, a team of scientists led by…
Who pays for Amazon rainforest conservation? Who pays for Amazon rainforest conservation? An interview with the largest private sponsor of rainforest protection: the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Rhett Butler,…
Hotspot conservation will not protect global biodiversity Hotspot conservation will not protect global biodiversity Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 11, 2006 The concept of biological hotspots has served as a fundamental…
Unknown species of lizard discovered in Borneo Unknown species of lizard discovered in Borneo Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 11, 2006 A previously unknown species of lizard was discovered in Borneo…
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