According to a new study, strict wildfire control has changed the forests in the eastern U.S. over the past century, leading to less drought resistance. Researchers are warning this could make…
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, dropped 11 companies in 2015 over their connections to forest destruction. The GPFG, which manages $828 billion worth…
n December 12, 2015 representatives from 196 nations approved the Paris Agreement to address the challenges of climate change. Proponents praised the agreement as a long-term pathway to curbing global…
he Republic of the Congo announced the allocation of 6 timber concessions on January 8 covering 2 million hectares (7,722 square miles), an area about the size of Israel. Two…
An activist opposing deforestation by an oil palm plantation company allegedly received multiple death threats.
A new report finds that mining is endangering the health and ways of life of people living in Suriname's interior.
A new report finds gold mining in Suriname increased by 893 percent between 2000 and 2014.
New research indicates that a dip in deforestation rates may have prevented the deaths of 1,700 people per year.
It’s good news for two of the world’s rarest salamanders: Finca Chiblac salamander (Bradytriton silus) and the long-limbed salamander (Nyctanolis pernix). A consortium of international conservation groups has purchased 2,000…
An unauthorized logging road has encroached in the past three months on the border of what could soon become Peru’s newest national park, according to new satellite imagery.
Subsidies aimed at helping farmers produce food more efficiently often end up leading to the loss of forests, according to a recent report.
The rainforests of South America face many threats. The deforestation occurring on the continent is among the highest in the world and results in losses of habitat, biodiversity and massive…
This is the first part in a two-part series examining the planned expansion of palm oil production on the island of Palawan. Read the first part here. Plans to convert…
This is the first part in a two-part series examining the planned expansion of palm oil production on the island of Palawan. Read the second part here. In June, the…
New study finds habitat fragmentation may lead to increased nest predation The tropical montane forests of the Cameroon mountain ranges boast fertile volcanic soils, high biodiversity of grasses and non-woody…
New report finds bamboo may help mitigate climate change, reduce fossil fuel use, protect forests Restoring degraded land and forests with the world’s fastest growing plant, bamboo, can contribute to…
Tofala Wildlife Sanctuary will help protect 20-30 Cross River gorillas - about 10 percent of the subspecies The Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli), the rarest and most threatened of…
More than one million hectares allocated for conversion Palm oil, a ubiquitous ingredient in supermarket products ranging from shampoos and cosmetics to processed foods, comes at a huge environmental cost.…
Technique may offer effective, easy way to monitor hard-to-find animals Human pressures through tree clearing and poaching are reducing both forest and fauna in West Africa. In response to dwindling…
Forest clearing for plantations resulting in massive habitat loss If “dissolving pulp” evokes nothing for you, you’re not alone. Not many people have heard of it, and the very term…
Innovation in Tropical Forest Conservation: Q&A with Dr. Phillip Fearnside Pasture meets gallery forest in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. How much is a forest really worth?…
Environmental initiatives that target zero net deforestation may miss their mark when it comes to slowing climate change and protecting biodiversity, warns a commentary published in this week's issue of…
Bulldozer at a conventional logging site in Borneo Eighty percent of the rainforests in Malaysian Borneo have been heavily impacted by logging, finds a comprehensive study that offers the first assessment…
This has become Watt's most popular and widely viewed photo to date. It was taken on a foggy February day in a haunting clearcut near the Avatar Grove. It has…
