Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation mongabay.com August 6, 2008 A shift from poverty-driven deforestation to industry-driven deforestation…
The major drivers of tropical deforestation have changed in recent decades. According to a forthcoming article, deforestation has shifted from poverty-driven subsistence farming to major corporations razing forests for large-scale…
Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble: An interview with small cat specialist Dr. Jim Sanderson Rhett…
Fruit bats frequent clay-licks in the Amazon rainforest Fruit bats frequent clay-licks in the Amazon rainforest Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com July 14, 2008 In the Peru new research finds that female…
Birds face higher risk of extinction than conventionally thought Birds face higher risk of extinction than conventionally thought An interview with ornithologist Dr. Cagan Sekercioglu mongabay.com July 15, 2008 Birds…
Elephants may be key to the mystery of missing bamboo on Mount Kilimanjaro Elephants may explain Mount Kilimanjaro's bamboo enigma Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com June 25, 2008 At nearly 6,000 meters…
Scientists call for mining ban, new protected areas in Suriname Scientists call for mining ban, new protected areas in Suriname mongabay.com June 21, 2008 In a declaration set forth at…
Emerging threats to rainforests Rainforests face array of emerging threats Rhett Butler, mongabay.com June 15, 2008 Tropical forests face a number of emerging threats said a leading biologist speaking at…
Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa? Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa? Rhett Butler, mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Human-widlife interactions are an important vector for emerging…
Hunting, deforestation wipe out 6 of 7 hornbill species in Borneo park Hunting, deforestation wipe out 6 of 7 hornbill species in Borneo park mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Logging, forest…
Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Soil and climate patterns…
New discoveries about past forest changes may help predict future ones in a changing climate New discoveries about past forest changes may help predict future ones in a changing climate…
Reforestation can be beneficial - or detrimental - it depends on the details Reforestation can be beneficial - or detrimental - it depends on the details Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com June…
Lemurs are key to health of Madagascar's rainforests Lemurs are key to health of Madagascar's rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 12, 2008 Lemurs play a key role in the…
Rapid economic growth may be helping the recovery of key panda habitat in Wolong Nature Reserve in China, said a researcher speaking at a meeting of conservation biologists in Paramaribo,…
Quick biological surveys are facilitating conservation efforts Quick biodiversity surveys are facilitating conservation efforts mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Short but intense biological surveys in remote parts of the world are…
Charcoal signatures: Heavily-populated Amazon was decimated by old world disease Charcoal signatures: Heavily-populated Amazon was decimated by old world disease Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Ecologists and archaeologists agree…
The Guiana Shield region of South America could play a significant role in efforts to fight global warming as part of a broader strategy to protect the world's biodiversity hotspots…
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…
Market mechanisms are increasingly seen as a way to address environmental problems, including tropical deforestation. In particular, compensation for ecosystem services like carbon sequestration — a concept known by the…
55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030 55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030 But carbon-for-conservation initiatives could slow deforestation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 23,…
Biodiversity conservation will only work if local people benefit Biodiversity conservation will only work if local people benefit An interview with Dr. Nina Farwig of BIOTA-East Africa Rhett A. Butler,…
An Interview with Dr. Robin Chazdon an expert on Tropical Forest Regeneration It is estimated that every day 80,000 acres of forest is destroyed. Such destruction affects innumerable species, indigenous…
Law enforcement key to saving Borneo's rainforests Law enforcement key to saving Borneo's rainforests An interview with Borneo scientist Rhett Harrison Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 13, 2007 Borneo, the…
Conservationists need to work with, not against, rural poor An Interview with Marie-Louise Felix of WWF Guianas: Conservationists need to work with, not against, rural poor mongabay.com October 25, 2007…
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,…
An Interview with Dr. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden Jump to Interview What do tigers in India, chameleons in Madagascar, redwood trees in California, and tube worms…
France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests An interview with rainforest plant expert Pierre-Michel Forget: France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests mongabay.com December 19, 2006…
Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests An interview with canopy expert Dr. Meg Lowman: Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 28, 2006 Home…
Mexico's rainforests depend on government conservation efforts An interview with Dr. Alejandro Estrada,senior research scientist at Los Tuxtlas: Mexico's rainforests depend on government conservation efforts Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November…
