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A hanging bridge in a forest in Malaysia.

Culture of harassment persists for women in Southeast Asia’s conservation space

Hướng Thiện 19 Mar 2024
One of the six newly described chameleons from Tanzania

Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023

Liz Kimbrough 27 Dec 2023

New ‘snug,’ a snail with a too-small shell, described from Brunei rainforest

Basten Gokkon 27 Apr 2023
Former lowland rainforest replaced with cocnut in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Deforestation in Borneo threatens three endangered, endemic plant species

Basten Gokkon 21 Apr 2023
A river running through an old-growth lowland rainforest in Brunei.

Fossil evidence confirms persistence of prehistoric forests in Brunei

John Cannon 31 May 2022
Leopard Cat.

Study: Most biodiversity hotspots lack formal protection in Borneo and Sumatra

Grace Dungey 12 Apr 2022

Time is running out for Southeast Asia

Jeremy Hance 9 Dec 2019

New species of ‘exploding ant’ discovered in Borneo

Morgan Erickson-Davis 19 Apr 2018
An underwater view of the reef at Layang Layang Atoll in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea. Photo courtesy of Greg Asner / Divephoto.org.

Experts to China: cooperate or South China Sea fisheries may collapse

David Brown 21 Dec 2017
Borneo orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Bornean orangutan declared ‘critically endangered’ as forests shrink

Loren Bell 5 Jul 2016

Has big conservation gone astray?

Jeremy Hance 26 Apr 2016

Report: Borneo could save billions while still meeting conservation and development goals

Mike Gaworecki 27 Apr 2015

Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis

Rhett A. Butler 25 Feb 2015

Cunning carnivorous plants catch more prey by letting some go

Loren Bell 25 Feb 2015

Half of Borneo’s mammals could lose a third of their habitat by 2080

John Cannon 22 Jan 2015

Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade

Jeremy Hance 15 Sep 2014

30% of Borneo’s rainforests destroyed since 1973

Rhett A. Butler 16 Jul 2014

Brunei to limit agricultural land use to 1 percent

Mongabay.com 25 May 2014

Environmental groups: top secret Pacific trade agreement to sacrifice wildlife, environment

Jeremy Hance 16 Jan 2014

80% of rainforests in Malaysian Borneo logged

Rhett A. Butler 17 Jul 2013

Google Earth reveals stark contrast between Sarawak’s damaged forests and those in neighboring Borneo states

Rhett A. Butler 28 Mar 2011

Indonesia: Kalimantan’s Lowland Peat Forests Explained

Gabriel Thoumi 4 Dec 2009

Shell, HSBC put $665,000 toward Borneo rainforest conservation project

Mongabay.com 26 Oct 2008

Experts: Borneo in urgent need of protection

Rhett A. Butler 23 May 2007

U.S. supports “Heart of Borneo” conservation initiative

Mongabay.com 2 Aug 2006

Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures

November 17 17 Nov 2005

World deforestation rates and forest cover statistics, 2000-2005

Rhett A. Butler 16 Nov 2005

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