Shade-grown coffee protects more than birds and bats
REDD is a threat to forest people, alleges report REDD may harm forest people, alleges report Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 2, 2008
Carbon market could pay poor farmers to adopt sustainable cultivation techniques Carbon market could pay poor farmers to adopt sustainable cultivation techniques mongabay.com November 26, 2008
Rainforest agriculture preserves bird biodiversity in India Rainforest agriculture preserves bird biodiversity in India Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 4, 2008 A new PNAS study offers hope that agroforestry can conserve…
Eco-friendly shade-grown coffee buffers farmers against climate change Eco-friendly shade-grown coffee buffers farmers against climate change mongabay.com October 3, 2008
Ancient Amazon tribes lived in sustainable "garden cities", argues new research Researchers have uncovered new evidence to support the controversial theory that parts of the Amazon were home to dense…
Defaunation, like deforestation, threatens global biodiversity Defaunation, like deforestation, threatens global biodiversity: Interview with Rodolfo Dirzo, ecologist at Stanford University> Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May 20, 2008 Loss of wildlife…
Carbon for forest conservation concept faces challenges but offers big payoff Carbon credits for forest conservation concept faces challenges But initiative could save forests and alleviate rural poverty: An interview…
Can remittances and globalization help the environment? Can remittances and globalization help the environment? Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 6, 2007 Globalization and other economic trends appear to be helping…
Coffee plantations may preserve some bird species in Costa Rica Coffee plantations may preserve some bird species in Costa Rica Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 18, 2007 Agricultural areas offer…
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest An interview with Dr. Daniel Nepstad: Amazon rainforest at a tipping point But globalization could help save it Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4,…