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Biodiversity conservation will only work if local people benefit

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Nov 2007

Large-scale agriculture ‘compromises’ forest’s ability to recover

Jeremy Hance 19 Nov 2007

7-year old nature guide becomes Belize environmental hero as adult

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2007

Law enforcement key to saving Borneo’s rainforests

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Nov 2007

Amazon plant diversity still a mystery

Jeremy Hance 21 Oct 2007

“Weird” algae key to survival of coral reefs

Arc Centre Of Excellence In Coral Reef Studies 31 Aug 2007

Orchids may have co-existed with dinosaurs

Mongabay.com 29 Aug 2007

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

Mongabay.com 27 Aug 2007

Ethnobotanist honored for contributions to wilderness medicine

Mongabay.com 8 Aug 2007

Climate change is making poison ivy worse

Mongabay.com 26 Jun 2007

Rainforest trees colonized Africa from the Amazon

Mongabay.com 24 Jun 2007

Carnivorous plants invade San Francisco

Mongabay.com 13 May 2007

Tropical plants may be more adaptable to climate change

Mongabay.com 7 May 2007

Climate change could dramatically change forests in Central America

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 May 2007

Neon green gecko key to preventing Mauritian plant extinction

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Apr 2007

Maize cultivated at least 7,300 years ago in Mexico

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Apr 2007

Intellectual property rights reach indigenous communities in the Amazon

Carolina Bruun 21 Mar 2007

70% of new drugs come from Mother Nature

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2007

Amazon, Madagascar, Borneo are top plant biodiversity hotspots

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2007

Poisonous tree frog brings hope to indigenous community in the Amazon

Carolina Bruun 19 Mar 2007

New bamboo species discovered in U.S., first in 200 years

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2007

Biodiversity extinction crisis looms says renowned biologist

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Mar 2007

Indigenous populations deforested New World rainforests before European contact

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Feb 2007

Rainforest tree diversity may be tied to seed dispersal

Mongabay.com 29 Nov 2006

Amazon Indians use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Nov 2006

Indians are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Oct 2006

Mother nature encourages diversity in rainforest trees

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jan 2006

Plants face extinction threat due to lack of sex

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jan 2006

Medicinal Plants could help poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa — World Bank report

World Bank News 3 Nov 2005

Rainforest plant helps treat psoriasis

Mongabay.com 14 Jul 2005

How did rainforest shamans gain their boundless knowledge on medicinal plants?

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 May 2005

Shamans and Robots: Bridging the Past and Future of Ethnobotany and Bioprospecting

Tina Butler 25 Apr 2005

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