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Does palm oil alleviate rural poverty in Malaysia?

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Oct 2007

2007 Amazon fires among worst ever

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Oct 2007

Uganda cancels controversial rainforest logging plan

Mongabay.com 18 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

Biodiesel demand could destroy world’s forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Oct 2007

Environmentalists and palm oil producers should work together

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Sep 2007

World needs a 10% meat diet to fight global warming

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2007

China urged to join sustainable soy efforts in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2007

Tree resprouting offers hope in former pastures of Brazil’s cerrado

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Sep 2007

Can remittances and globalization help the environment?

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Sep 2007

Loss of livestock breeds put food supplies at risk in poor countries

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2007

Investigation finds evidence of Borneo forest clearing for palm oil

Mongabay.com 2 Sep 2007

Guidelines to ensure biofuels production won’t hurt the environment

Mongabay.com 30 Aug 2007

How private equity can profit from carbon offsets in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Aug 2007

NGOs should use palm oil to drive conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Aug 2007

Indonesia’s peatlands may offer U.S. firms global warming offsets

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Aug 2007

U.S. grazing lands at risk due to rising CO2 levels

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 2007

Scientists demand Brazil cease Amazon colonization project

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 2007

Could peatlands conservation be more profitable than palm oil?

Mongabay.com 22 Aug 2007

Biofuels driving destruction of Brazilian cerrado

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Aug 2007

Crop domestication originated in compost piles

Mongabay.com 19 Aug 2007

Clearing rainforest for cattle pasture drives surge in vampires

Mongabay.com 15 Aug 2007

Amazon deforestation in Brazil falls 29% for 2007

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2007

Amazon deforestation rate falls to lowest on record

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Aug 2007

Organic, shade grown cacao good for birds

Mongabay.com 9 Aug 2007

Wal-Mart demand drives “greener” shrimp farms

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2007

Corn ethanol is not the solution to energy independence

Mongabay.com 18 Jul 2007

Pound of beef produces 36 pounds of CO2 emissions

Mongabay.com 18 Jul 2007

Is peat swamp worth more than palm oil plantations?

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jul 2007

US says Brazilian ethanol doesn’t increase food prices, destroy Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 13 Jul 2007

Cosmetics retailer announces sustainable palm oil initiative

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2007

Can organic farming feed the world?

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2007

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