Palm oil may be single most immediate threat to the greatest number of species
Efforts to slow the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations at the expense of natural forests across Southeast Asia are being hindered by industry-sponsored disinformation campaigns, argue scientists writing in…
Coca-Cola announces water conservation goal
Coca-Cola announces water conservation goal Coca-Cola announces water conservation goal mongabay.com October 30, 2008
Shell, HSBC put $665,000 toward Borneo rainforest conservation project
Shell, HSBC put $665,000 toward Borneo rainforest conservation project Shell, HSBC put $665,000 toward Borneo rainforest conservation project mongabay.com October 26, 2008 Brunei Shell Petroleum (Shell Oil) and HSBC have…
Proposal to make animal logos pay for wildlife programs
Proposal to make animal logos pay for wildlife programs Proposal to make animal logos pay for wildlife programs Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com October 8, 2008
Palm oil industry relies on greenwashing to mislead consumers, alleges report
Palm oil industry relies on greenwashing to mislead consumers, alleges report Palm oil industry relies on greenwashing to mislead consumers, alleges report mongabay.com October 8, 2008
Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for oil palm expansion
Malaysia targets Africa, the Amazon for oil palm expansion Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for palm oil expansion mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Facing land scarcity at home and environmental…
“Turtle carbon” could help protect rainforests and save endangered sea turtles
"Turtle carbon" could help protect rainforests and save endangered sea turtles "Turtle carbon" could help protect rainforests and save endangered sea turtles Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 12, 2008 Using…
Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation
Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation Shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation may help conservation mongabay.com August 6, 2008 A shift from poverty-driven deforestation to industry-driven deforestation…
Corporations become prime driver of deforestation, providing clear target for environmentalists
The major drivers of tropical deforestation have changed in recent decades. According to a forthcoming article, deforestation has shifted from poverty-driven subsistence farming to major corporations razing forests for large-scale…
Wal-Mart to ban sales of wood products from threatened rainforests
Wal-Mart agrees to sell wood only from well-managed forests Wal-Mart to ban sales of wood products from threatened rainforests mongabay.com July 14, 2008 Wal-Mart, America's biggest retailer, has joined an…
Australia’s largest retailer Woolworths greenwashes rainforest destruction in Indonesia, allege activists
Australia's largest retailer Woolworths greenwashes rainforest destruction in Indonesia, allege activists Australia's Woolworths greenwashes rainforest destruction in Indonesia, allege activists Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com July 8, 2008 Despite a year of…
Indonesian palm oil firms pledge to stop clearing rainforests
Palm oil firms pledge to stop clearing rainforests in Indonesia Palm oil firms pledge to stop clearing rainforests in Indonesia mongabay.com May 13, 2008 Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia…
Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council
Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council Rhett Butler, mongabay.com May 1, 2008 Last month's…
Unilever calls for ban on rainforest destruction for palm oil
Unilever calls for ban on rainforest destruction for palm oil Unilever calls for ban on rainforest destruction for palm oil mongabay.com May 1, 2008 Unilever, the world's largest consumer good…
Unilever admits it can’t trace origin of palm oil used in its products
Unilever admits it can't trace origin of palm oil used in its products Unilever admits it can't trace origin of palm oil used in its products mongabay.com April 21, 2008…
Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight
Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight Malaysian palm oil industry puts sustainability in the spotlight Rhett Butler, mongabay.com April 17, 2008 Seeking to differentiate its palm oil…
The FSC responds to its critics
The FSC responds to its critics The FSC responds to its critics An interview with Nina Haase, FSC International Communications Manager Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com April 7, 2008 Last month, Mongabay.com…
Poll: Chinese more concerned about the environment than Americans
Poll: Chinese more concerned about the environment than Americans Poll: Chinese more concerned about the environment than Americans Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com April 7, 2008 A poll released today by the…
Wal-Mart pushes for greener manufacturing in China
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, will hold a meeting of around 1,000 of its Chinese suppliers in an effort to reduce its environmental impact, said Lee Scott, Wal-Mart's CEO, in…
Nike to launch “green” eco-shoe
Nike to launch "green" eco-shoe Nike to launch "green" eco-shoe mongabay.com February 15, 2008 When Nike unveils the $185 Air Jordan XX3 this weekend at the NBA All-Star Game festivities…
Video game-makers score low on sustainability
Video game-makers score low on sustainability Video game-makers score low on sustainability mongabay.com November 27, 2007 Video game console manufacturers are doing a poor job eliminating toxic chemicals from their…
Big companies push energy efficiency
New Nebraska ethanol plants threaten Kansas water supplies New Nebraska ethanol plants threaten Kansas water supplies mongabay.com September 5, 2007 Ethanol production is threatening water supplies in the American Midwest…
Sony launches consumer electronics recycling program
Sony launches consumer electronics recycling program Sony launches consumer electronics recycling program mongabay.com August 17, 2007 Sony has launched a recycling program for consumer electronics. The Sony Take Back Recycling…
Can cattle ranchers and soy farmers save the Amazon?
Since the early 1970s, environmental groups have spent billions of dollars on conservation efforts in the Amazon, but have failed to slow the destruction of its rainforests – the Brazilian…
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest An interview with Dr. Daniel Nepstad: Amazon rainforest at a tipping point But globalization could help save it Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4,…
Intel pushes its environmental initiatives
Intel pushes its environmental initiatives Intel pushes its environmental initiatives mongabay.com May 23, 2007 Intel Corp. said it is removing lead from its next generation of computer chips. Instead the…
IBM launches “green” chip
IBM launches "green" chip IBM launches "green" chip mongabay.com May 22, 2007 IBM is touting the "green" credentials of its newest and most powerful microprocessor, the "Power6." The tech firm…
Indonesia to be recognized in Guinness Book of World Records for deforestation rate
Indonesia to be recognized in Guinness Book of World Records for deforestation rate Indonesia to be recognized in Guinness Book of World Records for deforestation rate mongabay.com May 4, 2007…
$25 million prize to fight global warming
$25 million prize to fight global warming $25 million prize to fight global warming mongabay.com February 12, 2007 Friday Sir Richard Branson and Al Gore announced the establishment of a…
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Forest Trackers
- Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers
- Authorities struggle to protect Bolivian national park from drug-fueled deforestation
- Poverty and plantations: Nigerian reserve struggles against the odds
- Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea
Oceans
- Lebanese youths take up rods and reels to learn sustainable fishing
- Japan prepares to mine its deep seabed by decade’s end
- Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans
- Huge new no-fishing zones give Antarctic marine predators and their prey a break
Amazon Conservation
- Agribusiness bill moves to block grassland protections in Brazilian biomes
- Amazon prosecutors get sharper impact tool to charge illegal gold dealers
- How to reward tropical forest conservation: Interview with Tasso Azevedo
- Lula’s deforestation goals threatened by frustrated environmental agents
Endangered Environmentalists
- Indonesian activists face jail over FB posts flagging damage to marine park
- Vietnamese environmentalist sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Fenced in by Sulawesi national park, Indigenous women make forestry breakout
- In Borneo, the ‘Power of Mama’ fight Indonesia’s wildfires with all-woman crew
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
Conservation Effectiveness
- The conservation sector must communicate better (commentary)
- Thailand tries nature-based water management to adapt to climate change
- Forest restoration to boost biomass doesn’t have to sacrifice tree diversity
- How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest