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Ocean warming is “greatest hidden challenge of our generation,” according to IUCN

Mike Gaworecki 6 Sep 2016
While most of Vietnam's natural forests were destroyed since the 1960s, the country is now one of the rare examples of a developing nation that has seen an expansion in forest cover since 2000. Photo by Rhett Butler

Deep-rooted migration cycles challenge green growth in Vietnam

Shanti Johnson 5 Sep 2016

U.S., China officially join Paris climate agreement

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2016

Deforestation reducing monsoon rainfall in India: new study

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Sep 2016

Rising sea levels could actually help coral reefs survive global warming: Study

Mike Gaworecki 25 Aug 2016

Dams inevitably result in species decline, losses on reservoir islands

Claire Salisbury 23 Aug 2016

Watch how corals ‘violently’ bleach as sea temperatures rise

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Aug 2016

July was hottest month ever recorded and 15th consecutive record-breaking month

Mike Gaworecki 18 Aug 2016

Researchers say addressing the second D in REDD can benefit the climate while ensuring timber harvests

Mike Gaworecki 17 Aug 2016

Climate change pledges not nearly enough to save tropical ecosystems

Jeremy Hance 16 Aug 2016

REDD+ funds are being put to work in the right places: report

Mike Gaworecki 16 Aug 2016
Kelp and sardines in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary in California. Photo courtesy of NOAA's National Ocean Service

Could kelp forests keep ocean acidification at bay?

Jeremy Hance 12 Aug 2016

Mountain streams in the U.S. show surprising resilience to climate change

Meghan Gilbert 12 Aug 2016

Deforestation: a lingering legacy

John Cannon 10 Aug 2016

Trees share carbon: new discovery may be key to saving trees in a warming world

Christina Selby 10 Aug 2016

Peru’s new environmental policies: What are they and will they work?

Justin Catanoso 5 Aug 2016

A dangerous, illegal necessity: charcoal reform comes to Virunga

Sophie Mbugua 2 Aug 2016
Shade grown coffee in Nicaragua. Image courtesy ICRAF/World Agroforestry

“Carbon farming” good for the climate, farmers, and biodiversity

Erik Hoffner 28 Jul 2016

China’s coal use has peaked ‘sooner than expected’

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Jul 2016
A mangrove forest in Daintree, Australia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

On World Mangrove Day, 9 things to know about these tough plants

Melati Kaye 26 Jul 2016

Sri Lanka set to become first nation to protect all mangroves

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Jul 2016

Study: Drought impedes tree growth, shuts down Amazon carbon sink

Claire Asher 21 Jul 2016

Some global brands are getting creative to lower their carbon footprints

Mike Gaworecki 20 Jul 2016
Borneo orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesia’s energy, agriculture targets could undermine its climate goals: report

Mongabay.com 16 Jul 2016

NASA images show the Amazon could be facing an intense wildfire season this year

Mike Gaworecki 15 Jul 2016

Warming seas causing massive die-off of Australia’s reef forests

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Jul 2016

Forest conservation can offset emissions from palm oil expansion in Africa: Study

Mike Gaworecki 13 Jul 2016

Western Amazonian and Andean forests don’t follow the ecosystem “rules” — here’s why that’s important

Mike Gaworecki 30 Jun 2016

Canada, Mexico, US announce joint clean energy, climate commitments

Mike Gaworecki 29 Jun 2016

Forest degradation in Brazil can have just as drastic an impact on biodiversity as deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 29 Jun 2016

Researchers forecast extreme displacement of tropical wildlife even under moderate warming scenarios

Mike Gaworecki 23 Jun 2016

“Less meat, less heat:” Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron call for less meat consumption to combat climate change

Mike Gaworecki 21 Jun 2016

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