Kenya has signed its first carbon deal to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Yesterday San Francisco-based Wildlife Works Carbon and Kenya Forest Service (KFS) announced a plan to…
World leaders met Wednesday to discuss the role rainforests can play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The meeting was hosted by Prince Charles, whose Rainforests Project advocates rainforest conservation as…
An interview with Mark Tercek, president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy, one of the world's largest conservation groups.
Wildlife banking gets a marketplace Wildlife banking gets a marketplace mongabay.com December 9, 2008
Biofuels up to 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation Biofuels 200 times more expensive than forest conservation for global warming mitigation mongabay.com August 27, 2008…
Malaysia's rainforest logging plan may proceed despite risk to water supplies Malaysia's rainforest logging plan may proceed despite risk to water supplies mongabay.com August 22, 2008 Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul…
Markets may save rainforests An interview with Dr. Andrew Mitchell of the Global Canopy Program: Markets could save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 18, 2008 Markets may soon value…
Adaptation to climate change will be difficult for Madagascar Adaptation to climate change will be difficult for Madagascar mongabay.com July 29, 2008 Madagascar's high levels of endemism coupled with its…
Rainforest peoples form alliance to demand representation at climate talks Rainforest peoples form alliance to demand representation at climate talks mongabay.com April 7, 2008 Rainforest peoples from 11 nations have…
Investing to save rainforests Investing to save rainforests: An interview with Hylton Murray-Philipson of Canopy Capital Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 2, 2008 Profit-seeking capitalists to save rainforests? Last week…
Is Guyana's logging deal in its best interests? Is Guyana's logging deal in its best interests? Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 22, 2008 In January Guyana awarded U.S. timber firm…
First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 7, 2008 Villagers in Aceh, the Indonesian province that suffered through three decades of…
