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Permian mass extinction caused by giant volcanic eruption

Jeremy Hance 28 May 2009

Indigenous people, forest communities in Africa control less than 2% of forest land

Mongabay.com 28 May 2009

Rich countries buy up agricultural land in poor countries

Jeremy Hance 26 May 2009

Vietnam’s commercial wildlife farms threaten Asia’s species

Jeremy Hance 22 May 2009

Did Malaysia cancel plans for palm oil development in the Amazon?

Mongabay.com 21 May 2009

Asia’s conversion of forests for industrial rubber plantations hurts the environment

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 May 2009

APP, Sinar Mas plan to log habitat of critically endangered orangutans

Mongabay.com 20 May 2009

UN: Population growth rates fall to 1.1 percent in Asia-Pacific

Jeremy Hance 19 May 2009

Six nations pledge to protect the Coral Triangle

Jeremy Hance 19 May 2009

Komodo dragons are venomous

Mongabay.com 18 May 2009

Orangutan population in Borneo park plunges 90% in 5 years

Mongabay.com 16 May 2009

Peru gets $120m to protect 212,000 sq mi of Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 13 May 2009

Successful reintroduction of world’s smallest hog

Jeremy Hance 13 May 2009

Approximately 200 new frogs discovered in Madagascar threatened by political instability

Jeremy Hance 11 May 2009

The EU and Republic of Congo announce system to eradicate illegal logging

Jeremy Hance 11 May 2009

Will the illegal trade of the critically endangered Philippine forest turtle lead to its extinction?

Andreas Rytz 4 May 2009

New park in United Arab Emirates to protect rare mammals

Jeremy Hance 28 Apr 2009

Global warming to cripple Southeast Asia economically

Jeremy Hance 28 Apr 2009

Indigenous forest management offers lessons in fighting global warming

Mongabay.com 22 Apr 2009

River systems worldwide are losing water due to global warming

Jeremy Hance 22 Apr 2009

Afghanistan announces first national park on Earth Day

Jeremy Hance 22 Apr 2009

Expedition in Philippines uncovers one of the world’s rarest mammals along with possible new species

Jeremy Hance 21 Apr 2009

Gabonese environmental activist receives prize for standing up to government, Chinese company

Jeremy Hance 20 Apr 2009

Illegal hunting in Laos takes toll on wildlife

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Apr 2009

Mangroves save lives by softening cyclone’s blow

Jeremy Hance 15 Apr 2009

Large population of rare black orangutans found in Borneo

Mongabay.com 13 Apr 2009

Vital corridor for Asian elephants to be severed by government development in India

Jeremy Hance 5 Apr 2009

Greenpeace opposes forest conservation initiative in Indonesia

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2009

Massive population of rare Irrawaddy dolphins discovered in Bangladesh

Jeremy Hance 31 Mar 2009

Deforestation maps for Sumatra now available on Google Earth

Mongabay.com 31 Mar 2009

Two Sumatran elephants shot dead in Indonesian park

Jeremy Hance 31 Mar 2009

Can carbon credits from REDD compete with palm oil?

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Mar 2009

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