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Scientists make one of the biggest animal discoveries of the century: a new tapir

Scientists: well-managed forest restoration benefits both biodiversity and people

Reforestation can’t offset massive fossil fuels emissions

Featured video: U.S. forests decimated for ‘green’ bio-energy in Europe

Logging kingpin linked to kidnapping, violent assault seeks legitimacy via IPO

Environmentalists call for recognition of orangutan, rhino habitat as heritage site

Ecuador’s government shuts down indigenous rights organization over oil battle

Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2013

Palm oil IPO presents environmental, financial risks

Conventional satellite imagery may underestimate forest clearing for subsistence agriculture

World’s biggest palm oil company makes zero deforestation commitment

Green investors urge companies to clean up palm oil industry

Sky islands: exploring East Africa’s last frontier

Brazil could boost agriculture without destroying forests

Plantations used as cover for destruction of old-growth forests in Myanmar

Palm oil company Bumitama under fire for clearing rainforest, endangering orangutans

Journalism prizes explore community forestry, commodity supply chains, China’s seafood consumption

Mangrove ecosystems being obliterated in Myanmar

Greenpeace photos expose palm oil giant’s deforestation in Indonesia

Asia’s most precious wood is soaked in blood

Canopy crusade: world’s highest network of camera traps keeps an eye on animals impacted by gas project

Govts pledge $280M to slow deforestation for agriculture

The emissions gap and the forest contribution (commentary)

The quicksilver demon: rogue gold-mining is the world’s largest source of mercury pollution

Mining the Heart of Borneo: coal production in Indonesia

Greener palm oil on the horizon?

Why is Amazon deforestation climbing?

Malaysia has the world’s highest deforestation rate, reveals Google forest map

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon jumps 28% in 2013

Deforestation accelerates in Indonesia, finds Google forest map

Zero net deforestation is the wrong target, warn experts

Powered by Google, high resolution forest map reveals massive deforestation worldwide

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