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Brazil: ‘Soy King’, Environment Minister strike deal on Amazon deforestation

Hopeful conservation news emerges out of Madagascar political crisis

Hawaii continues to stand-by as sheep destroy critically-endangered palila bird’s habitat

EPA takes first step towards regulating global warming emissions

Will palm oil drive deforestation in the Amazon?

Historic US law now extends to illegal logging

Deforestation blamed for tiger maulings in Sumatra

Illegal fishing estimated at $10-24B per year

Illegal timber trade to face tough penalties in the E.U.

France’s Suez liable for illegal deforestation, “dynamite fishing” in the Amazon rainforest

As sea ice retreats, swathe of Arctic closed to fishing

Malaysian government says forest reserve ‘plundered’ for oil palm development

Beef drives 80% of Amazon deforestation

Obama pushes for better mileage standards

High coffee prices spurred deforestation in Sumatra but effective law enforcement slowed forest loss

Rancher accused of ordering murder of American nun is arrested in Brazil

Group may sue EPA under Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification

IP laws not helping indigenous people protect traditional knowledge (repost)

Brazilian rancher claims he owns land American nun was killed defending in the Amazon

Supreme Court lifts ban on sonar testing, whales lose

Biodiversity of rainforests should not be compared with oil palm plantations says palm oil council chief

First RSPO-certified (“eco-friendly”) palm oil shipment to arrive in Europe

In final weeks, President Bush aims to extend his environmental legacy

EU’s sustainable biofuels push angers Malaysia, Brazil

South Africa auctions last of ‘legal’ elephant ivory to China, Japan

20 convicted for poaching Asiatic lions in their last refuge

Sharks in trouble after nations fail to create sustainable management programs

Obama may bring leadership, rather than obstruction, to climate change talks

Brazil triples endangered species list

Endangered wildlife in Malaysia falls victim to rampant poaching due to ‘outdated’ laws

Brazil charges 81 with illegal Amazon deforestation

Elephant ivory auction produces low prices, controversy

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