Today, Malaysia is one of the world’s biggest producers of palm oil. Together with Indonesia, the Southeast Asian country contributes some 85 percent of the global supply. But this has…
Tropical forests provide countless goods and services that help sustain human life. Given the rapid conversion of forests to agricultural lands, scientists say it is critical that we prioritize conservation…
Delegates meeting in Nagoya, Japan, at the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today agreed to take new steps to halt the global…
Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama Bioprospecting links health and biodiversity conservation in Panama mongabay.com December 7, 2006 The difference between bioprospecting and biopiracy as at times controversial,…
British firm looks to Amazon rainforest for new drugs British firm looks to Amazon rainforest for new drugs mongabay.com November 1, 2006 A British drug discovery company has partnered with…
Biopiracy fears hampering research in Brazilian Amazon Biopiracy fears hampering research in Brazilian Amazon By Michael Astor, Associated Press October 30, 2005 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Somewhere in the…
