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Scramble to log Madagascar’s valuable rainforest trees in midst of crisis

Bushmeat hunting in Tanzania

Frogs are an important food source for people in parts of Madagascar

Traditional practices contribute to conservation of medicinal plants

DR Congo, Indonesia, PNG, Tanzania, Vietnam win REDD funding for forest conservation

Norway emerges as champion of rainforest conservation

Protecting watersheds secures freshwater and saves billions of dollars

Political turmoil in Madagascar threatens lemurs, parks

Elephants populations in the Congo drop 80 percent in fifty years

Dedicated rock-throwing chimp proves longterm planning

All about giraffes: an interview with a giraffe expert

Only one out of 91 antelope species is on the rise

Cameroon may liquidate rainforest reserve if conservationists don’t step forward

400-million-year-old fish at risk from harbor project

Photos: Rarest cheetah photographed for the first time

80% of wars between 1950-2000 took place in biodiversity hotspots

Rainforests absorb 20% of emissions annually

Cameroon gets gorilla park

Fishermen – not whales as claimed by Japan – are the cause of fisheries depletion

Middle class communities are worst managers of fisheries

Political violence in Madagascar may lead Daewoo to abandon controversial farm project

Giant population of lions could live war-torn region

Mountain gorilla population in DR Congo increases 12.5%

Gabon bans harvest of four tropical hardwood species

Congo cancels logging contracts covering 13M hectares

Nickel mine in Madagascar may threaten lemurs, undermine conservation efforts

Wildlife trade creating ’empty forest syndrome’ across the globe

Gorilla ranger killed in Congo

17 new reptile and amphibian species discovered in Tanzania

Did cheetah come from China?

Photos: Google Earth used to find new species

Africa eyes geothermal power

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