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New Yangtze River dam could doom more endangered species

Record hunger: one billion people are going hungry worldwide

What is the crop productivity and environmental impact of too much or too little fertilizer?

108 river basins in Indonesia need rehabiltiation

Amazon deforestation doesn’t make communities richer, better educated, or healthier

Marine scientist calls for abstaining from seafood to save oceans

International community calls for action against gangs’ illegal logging in Madagascar

Migrations of large mammals in serious declines, six have vanished entirely

Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries

Brazil’s plan to save the Amazon rainforest

Political infighting in Brazil threatens the Amazon rainforest

Forest Recovery Programs in Madagascar

Dirt road converted into artificial island for birds in Eastern Turkey

Rich countries buy up agricultural land in poor countries

New rainforest reserve in Congo benefits bonobos and locals

UN: Population growth rates fall to 1.1 percent in Asia-Pacific

Congo biochar initiative will reduce poverty, protect forests, slow climate change

Obama to increase fuel economy standard to 35 mpg by 2016

Chimpanzee population plummets 90 percent in supposedly strong region

New legislation in Brazil opens up road-paving across country, threatening Amazon

Illegal hunting in Laos takes toll on wildlife

Bird migrations lengthen due to global warming, threatening species

Group devoted to cutting human population receives boost from David Attenborough

Reserves with roads still vital for reducing fires in Brazilian Amazon

Marine Protected Areas too small for whales and dolphins

New technology allows researchers to study mass migrations of fish

Protecting watersheds secures freshwater and saves billions of dollars

Mr. President, it is time for a speech on climate change

Dams in Laos threaten Asia’s largest waterfall, critically endangered river dolphin

New greenhouse gas ‘4,800 times more potent’ than carbon

Clean energy investment moving too slowly to avoid irreversible climate change

Largest US protest on climate change today

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