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Controversial Xayaburi dam in Laos officially suspended

Mongabay.com 15 Jul 2012

Indigenous tribes end occupation of Belo Monte

Jeremy Hance 12 Jul 2012

Proliferation of mountain roads a hazard to the environment in SE Asia

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2012

Wealthy consumption threatens species in developing countries

Jacob Munger 11 Jul 2012

Building indigenous resilience in the face of land-grabbing, deforestation in Malaysian Borneo

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Jul 2012

Indigenous leaders demand suspension of Belo Monte dam

Mongabay.com 10 Jul 2012

Vale’s $1 trillion iron mine in the Amazon wins approval

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2012

Poaching in the Serengeti linked to poverty, high legal hunting prices

Jeremy Hance 9 Jul 2012

Experts dispute recent study that claims little impact by pre-Columbian tribes in Amazon

Jeremy Hance 5 Jul 2012

Indigenous tribes occupy Belo Monte dam for over 10 days

Jeremy Hance 3 Jul 2012

Indonesia eco-newswrap: farmers threaten to immolate themselves over plantation plan

Mongabay.com 28 Jun 2012

Brazil’s environmental leadership at risk, warn scientists

Mongabay.com 26 Jun 2012

Agricultural area larger than Texas has been ‘land-grabbed’

Jeremy Hance 26 Jun 2012

Dams are ‘centerpiece of greenwashing’ in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2012

Sustainable non-timber forest products failing to meet conservation promise

Mongabay.com 20 Jun 2012

Congolese experts needed to protect Congo Basin rainforests

Ingrid Schulze 20 Jun 2012

Cowards at Rio?: organizations decry ‘pathetic’ agreement

Jeremy Hance 20 Jun 2012

Photo: Human canvas on Rio beach protests Brazil’s dam-building spree in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 20 Jun 2012

Rio+20 and economic perils in Europe: opportunity for linkage

Richard Blaustein 19 Jun 2012

Sarawak tribe calls on German company to walk away from controversial dam

Jeremy Hance 19 Jun 2012

Over 700 people killed defending forest and land rights in past ten years

Jeremy Hance 19 Jun 2012

WWF: biggest villain at Rio+20 is Canada

Jeremy Hance 18 Jun 2012

Experts: ignoring climate change at Rio+20 makes other goals “meaningless”

Jeremy Hance 18 Jun 2012

Protesters dig canal through Belo Monte dam in Brazil (Photos)

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2012

Featured video: the Rio speech heard round the world

Jeremy Hance 14 Jun 2012

B95, the great survivor

Alejandra Martins 11 Jun 2012

Scientists: if we don’t act now we’re screwed

Jeremy Hance 7 Jun 2012

Scientists to Rio+20: save biodiversity to save ourselves

Jeremy Hance 6 Jun 2012

The vanishing Niger River imperils tourism and livelihoods in the desert

Linda Leila Diatta 4 Jun 2012

Indigenous rights rising in tropical forests, but big gaps remain

Jeremy Hance 31 May 2012

Tropical dams are a false solution to climate change

Mongabay.com 27 May 2012

Indigenous group paid $0.65/ha for forest worth $5,000/ha in Indonesia

Jeremy Hance 23 May 2012

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