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Planned logging of Woodlark Island for biofuels opposed by islanders and scientists

Jeremy Hance 12 Nov 2007

Oil palm does not store more carbon than forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Nov 2007

Carbon-negative bioenergy to cut global warming could drive deforestation

Mongabay.com 6 Nov 2007

WSJ inquiry pushes FSC to cancel logging certification in endangered forest

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2007

Avoided deforestation beats timber, palm oil, in tax revenue for Indonesia

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2007

Does palm oil alleviate rural poverty in Malaysia?

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Oct 2007

Uganda cancels controversial rainforest logging plan

Mongabay.com 18 Oct 2007

Congo pygmies to meet World Bank President Zoellick over forest destruction

Mongabay.com 17 Oct 2007
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Is Amazon conservation worth more than clearing for cattle or soy?

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Oct 2007

World Bank offers $300M for forest conservation, emissions reductions

Mongabay.com 15 Oct 2007

South American development plan could destroy the Amazon

Mongabay.com 4 Oct 2007

Environmentalists and palm oil producers should work together

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Sep 2007

Carbon for forests will help Aceh recover from war, tsunami

Mongabay.com 18 Sep 2007

Do Costa Rica’s payments for environmental services work?

Mongabay.com 17 Sep 2007

Indonesia misses reforestation target for 2007

Mongabay.com 9 Sep 2007

Australia puts $100M toward protecting forest in Borneo

Mongabay.com 9 Sep 2007

Can remittances and globalization help the environment?

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Sep 2007

Peru’s deforestation rate surged in 2005

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Aug 2007

NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Aug 2007

Land reform agency sanctions logging in Amazon rainforest park

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2007

Temperate forests not a fix for global warming

Mongabay.com 10 Aug 2007

Experts: parks effectively protect rainforest in Peru

Mongabay.com 9 Aug 2007

Rare pygmy elephants endangered by logging in Borneo

Mongabay.com 8 Aug 2007

“Virgin” rain forests of Costa Rica a misnomer

Mongabay.com 25 Jul 2007

Is peat swamp worth more than palm oil plantations?

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jul 2007

China’s paper recycling industry can help shield forests from destruction

Mongabay.com 15 Jul 2007

NASA images show expansion of logging in Congo rainforest

Mongabay.com 15 Jul 2007

China calls for sustainable logging by Chinese firms overseas

Mongabay.com 11 Jul 2007

Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2007

Home improvement giant bans illegal wood products

Mongabay.com 8 Jul 2007

Environmentalists winning fight against illegal ramin timber trade

Mongabay.com 8 Jul 2007

Norway bans tropical timber

Mongabay.com 2 Jul 2007

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