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As the U.S. bans trans fats, palm oil is poised to take over – but at what cost?

Sarah Hucal 11 Feb 2016

Republic of Congo awards two million hectares of timber concessions

John Cannon 11 Feb 2016

Why is Tasmania burning, and why are scientists worried?

Shreya Dasgupta 10 Feb 2016

Illegal gold mining pushes deeper into protected Peruvian reserve

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Feb 2016

Does sustainable forest management actually protect forests?

John Cannon 27 Jan 2016

Most ‘frontiers of plantation expansion’ are losing far more trees to deforestation than harvesting

John Cannon 26 Jan 2016

Rediscovered tree frogs get their own genus, eat their own eggs

Morgan Erickson-Davis 20 Jan 2016

A new reserve for the world’s smallest deer

Ethan Harfenist 19 Jan 2016

India, China, Indonesia score lowest when it comes to tropical forest protection

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Jan 2016

Illegal gold mining spreads to protected Peruvian reserve

Apoorva Joshi 7 Jan 2016

Will Uganda be able to fulfill its pledge to protect its forests?

Arnest Tumwesige 6 Jan 2016

Cocaine-linked airstrip appears in Peruvian national park

Ethan Harfenist 29 Dec 2015

El Niño vs. the Amazon: researchers worry Brazil is not prepared

Ethan Harfenist 16 Dec 2015

New mapping platform sees the forest for the carbon

Morgan Erickson-Davis 2 Dec 2015

Roads to ruin: Africa’s massive infrastructure expansions could have major consequences

John Cannon 25 Nov 2015

Deforestation and death threats: activist and family threatened in Peru

John Cannon 24 Nov 2015

More than half of the Amazon’s tree species may be threatened with extinction

Shreya Dasgupta 20 Nov 2015

EU scheme failing to stop timber trafficking, finds audit

John Cannon 20 Nov 2015

Palm oil company revs up deforestation in Malaysia

Ethan Harfenist 19 Nov 2015

Superhighway construction surges forward in Nigeria

John Cannon 17 Nov 2015

Cameroon convicts activist campaigning against palm oil company

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Nov 2015

World’s protected forests lost 3 percent of their tree cover in 13 years

Morgan Erickson-Davis 27 Oct 2015

Environmentalists win ‘landmark’ case against biofuel project in Sri Lanka

Jeremy Hance 15 Oct 2015

UN study warns agricultural subsidies are threatening forests and conservation programs

John Cannon 24 Sep 2015

The jig is up: copycat woodpecker unmasked by genetics

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Sep 2015
Red howler monkey, Colombia. Photo by Rhett Butler for Mongabay.

Climate change causing big shifts in tropical forests

Apoorva Joshi 3 Sep 2015

Sarawak pledges to protect its last remaining orangutans

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Sep 2015

Palm oil plantations used to ‘reforest’ parts of Brazil despite being wildlife deserts

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 30 Jun 2015

Big reserve expansion gives tigers a boost in India

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 29 Jun 2015

Satellite-based forest mapping platform hits its stride

Victor Montoro 26 Jun 2015

As mangroves disappear at ‘an alarming rate,’ conservationists urge more protection

Apoorva Joshi 4 Jun 2015

Sri Lanka becomes first country to completely protect mangroves

Apoorva Joshi 4 Jun 2015