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Study shows that sea turtles can recover Study shows that sea turtles can recover mongabay.com December 18, 2007 Conservation of sea turtle nesting sites is paying off for the endangered…

Climate change will significantly increase bird extinctions Climate change will significantly increase bird extinctions By Louis Bergeron, Stanford University December 5, 2007 Where do you go when you've reached the…

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…

? Physicists join fight to save amphibians from extinction Physicists join fight to save amphibians from extinction mongabay.com November 20, 2007 Physicists have joined the fight to save amphibians from…

As colorful frog leaps toward extinction, scientists look for clues As colorful frog leaps toward extinction, scientists look for clues The University of Manchester October 29, 2007 Frog study takes…

Scientists find treatment for killer frog disease Scientists find treatment for killer frog disease mongabay.com October 29, 2007 Discovery offers hope for captive breeding programs, but outlook still poor for…

Costa Rica gets $26M debt-for-nature swap Costa Rica gets $26M debt-for-nature swap mongabay.com October 18, 2007 Under an agreement signed Wednesday by the governments of the United States and Costa…

While Costa Rica is now known as a world leader for conversation policies and ecotourism, the Central American country had some of the world's highest deforestation rates prior to establishing…

Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama Two new species of salamander discovered in Panama mongabay.com September 9, 2007 Scientists have discovered two new species of salamanders from the…

Virgin rain forests of Costa Rica a misnomer "Virgin" rain forests of Costa Rica a misnomer Costa Rica's forests have been widely burned by humans mongabay.com July 25, 2007 How…

Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks Poverty and corruption reduce effectiveness of rainforest parks mongabay.com July 9, 2007 Corruption and poverty make for 'paper parks' Poverty and corruption…

Coffee plantations may preserve some bird species in Costa Rica Coffee plantations may preserve some bird species in Costa Rica Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 18, 2007 Agricultural areas offer…

Ecotourism works in Costa Rica True ecological tourism works in Costa Rica: An interview with author and eco-lodge pioneer Jack Ewing Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 12, 2007 In 1970…

Stephen Colbert's sea turtle second in race to Galapagos Stephen Colbert's sea turtle second in race to Galapagos mongabay.com April 25, 2007 Nearing the end of Great Turtle Race, Stephen…

AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site AES Corp seeks to flood rainforest World Heritage site mongabay.com April 23, 2007 American power company AES Corporation seeks to flood…

Frogs avoid damaging UV-B radiation, reducing extinction risk Frogs avoid damaging UV-B radiation, reducing extinction risk Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 18, 2007 Poison arrow frogs appear to make special…

Bad news for frogs; amphibian decline worse than feared Chilling new evidence suggests amphibians may be in worse shape than previously thought due to climate change. Further, the findings indicate…

Racing sea turtle named in honor of Stephen Colbert Racing sea turtle named in honor of Stephen Colbert Conservation International April 13, 2007 An eleventh turtle named Stephanie Colburtle has…

Starbucks, Earthwatch team up to improve eco-friendly coffee Starbucks, Earthwatch team up to improve eco-friendly coffee mongabay.com February 1, 2007 Earthwatch Institute, a leading environmental volunteering organization, and Starbucks Coffee…

Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica - new study Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica - new study mongabay.com January 21, 2007 Pesticides from coffee and banana cultivation…

Avoided deforestation help fight third world under global warming pact Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact $43 billion could flow into developing countries Rhett…

Last month Brazil proposed the establishment of a fund to compensate developing countries that reduce deforestation, a move that follows a similar initiative by a coalition of developing countries led…

Protecting sea turtles in Costa Rica Protecting sea turtles in Costa Rica Noël Dunn September 27, 2006 Travel account: monitoring sea turtle nesting sites on the beaches of Costa Rica…

Scientists endorse radical plan to save rainforests through emissions trading Scientists endorse radical plan to save rainforests through emissions trading mongabay.com May 19, 2006 The Association for Tropical Biology and…

Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in "Coalition" nations Rainforests worth $1.1 trillion for carbon alone in "Coalition" nations Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 29, 2005 [2006 update] If…

Developing countries: pay us for rainforest conservation Developing countries: pay us to save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 27, 2005 [2006 update] At this week's United Nations summit on…

Sea turtles protected in Costa Rica are killed in Nicaragua Sea turtles protected in Costa Rica are killed in Nicaragua WCS Release July 26, 2005 A GIANT SUCKING SOUND FOR…