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Sarawak pledges to protect its last remaining orangutans

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Sep 2015

INTERPOL rejects Malaysia’s request to place journalist on Red Notice list

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Aug 2015

The Cat Ba Langur: a primate walks the razor’s edge of extinction

John R. Platt 31 Aug 2015
Lowland rainforest in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Rainforests doomed unless world adopts ‘development without destruction’, warn scientists

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Aug 2015

The many paths towards sustainable palm oil in India

Sarah Hucal 28 Aug 2015

Indonesian village opts to protect mangroves, preserve livelihoods

Themmy Doaly 28 Aug 2015

Hundreds of new Amazon dams an “ecological experiment” on global scale

Julian Smith 27 Aug 2015

Industrial concessions causing massive deforestation in Cambodia

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Aug 2015

Oil exploration plans in Argentine national park fuel local anger

Greg Norman 26 Aug 2015

India poised to drive a shift towards sustainable palm oil

Sarah Hucal 25 Aug 2015

Sick of light verdicts, Indonesia to school judges on wildlife crime

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 25 Aug 2015

Climate change to kill off many of Australia’s cloud forest species

Jeremy Hance 25 Aug 2015

Endangered turtle destined for soup pot gets new start

Jeremy Hance 25 Aug 2015

Pangolins in Peril: rallying the world to curb the global China trade

Sharon Guynup 24 Aug 2015

Killing of black macaques in Indonesia sparks debate over hunting

Themmy Doaly 21 Aug 2015

Arrest warrant issued for journalist for reporting on corruption in Malaysia

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Aug 2015

Migration between Peruvian Andes and Amazon impacts both environments

Saul Elbein 21 Aug 2015

Will REDD+ help save Indonesia’s forest, or create ‘carbon cowboys’ instead?

Simon Pollock 20 Aug 2015

Major expedition uncovers new species in Bolivia

Morgan Erickson-Davis 20 Aug 2015

Sumatran rhino extinct in the Malaysian wild

Mongabay.com 20 Aug 2015

Amazon paradox: drop in large-scale deforestation makes enforcement more difficult

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Aug 2015

Norway’s wealth fund expels POSCO, Daewoo Int’l over palm oil holdings

Philip Jacobson 18 Aug 2015

Haze chokehold spurring efforts to save Indonesia’s forests

Simon Pollock 18 Aug 2015

Bolivia’s Morales pushes controversial TIPNIS highway forward

Alexandra Ellerbeck, Benjamin Soloway 18 Aug 2015

Cambodian dam proceeds despite opposition over fish, ousted villagers

Rod Harbinson 17 Aug 2015

Scientists discover new primate in the embattled heart of the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 17 Aug 2015

Promised task force on indigenous rights in Indonesia hits snag

Cory Rogers 15 Aug 2015

Big Oil is the law on Waorani ancestral lands

Veronica Goyzueta 13 Aug 2015
Natural forest and acacia plantation in Riau. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

APP to clear plantations to restore peatlands

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2015

After long battle, big swath of Sumatran rainforest wins protection

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Aug 2015

Will palm oil help Liberia? Industry expansion has critics crying foul

Sara Jerving 11 Aug 2015

‘We want our land back’: Liberian communities speak out about big palm oil

Sara Jerving 10 Aug 2015

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