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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

Invasive predators, deforestation driving Tasmanian parrot over the edge

Apoorva Joshi 29 May 2015

First-of-its-kind mapping technique sheds new light on tropical forests

Shreya Dasgupta 29 May 2015

Proposed border checkpoint and road threaten critical Cambodian forest and wildlife

Shreya Dasgupta 28 May 2015

New bird uncovered in South American conflict region, researchers urge protection

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 28 May 2015

China unveils plans for huge railway in South America

Morgan Erickson-Davis 27 May 2015

Amazon deforestation speeding global warming

Mike Gaworecki 27 May 2015

Primary rainforest cleared for massive palm oil plantations in Peru

John Cannon 20 May 2015

High pressure: is U.S. policy deterring illegal wood imports?

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 19 May 2015

China’s investment in Latin America taking toll on the environment, setting the stage for conflict

Shreya Dasgupta 18 May 2015

Satellite images show deforestation on fringes of UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cameroon

John Cannon 14 May 2015

New mapping project uncovers road networks in Peru’s primary forests

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 13 May 2015

Satellite data shows how deforestation is impacting our weather and our food

Mike Gaworecki 12 May 2015

World’s critical habitats lost Connecticut-size area of forest in a decade

Morgan Erickson-Davis 8 May 2015

Researchers find treasure trove of unique, threatened animals in Philippine forest

Shaira Panela 8 May 2015

Brazilian Amazon nears deforestation threshold past which wildlife may crash, says study

Apoorva Joshi 1 May 2015

Lost and found, then lost again? Recently rediscovered hummingbird faces extinction

David Brown 30 Apr 2015

Gov’t officials permitted deforestation in Dominican Republic national park

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 29 Apr 2015

Conservation in Myanmar: a cause for optimism?

Hannah Watson 24 Apr 2015

Recently discovered ‘punkrocker’ frog changes skin texture in minutes

Shreya Dasgupta 17 Apr 2015

Court rules deforestation of Peruvian rainforest for chocolate was legal

John Cannon 16 Apr 2015

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