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UN says palm oil destroys forests, indigenous cultures in Indonesia, Malaysia

Mongabay.com 26 Nov 2007

Is the oil-palm industry using global warming to mislead the public?

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Nov 2007

Carbon offset returns beat forest conversion for agriculture in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Nov 2007

Rainforest Reserve Established in DR Congo to save bonobo

Bonobo Conservation Initiative 19 Nov 2007

7-year old nature guide becomes Belize environmental hero as adult

Mongabay.com 16 Nov 2007

Hurricane Katrina released large amounts of carbon by destroying 320m trees

Mongabay.com 15 Nov 2007

Law enforcement key to saving Borneo’s rainforests

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Nov 2007

Greenwashing the palm oil industry

Mongabay.com 12 Nov 2007

Planned logging of Woodlark Island for biofuels opposed by islanders and scientists

Jeremy Hance 12 Nov 2007

In the Amazon, primary forest biodiversity tops that of secondary forest, plantations

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Nov 2007

Oil palm does not store more carbon than forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Nov 2007

Proposed gold mine proves controversial in French Guiana rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Nov 2007

Carbon-negative bioenergy to cut global warming could drive deforestation

Mongabay.com 6 Nov 2007

New peccary species discovered by embattled Amazon scientist

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2007

California fires release 8M tons of CO2

Mongabay.com 1 Nov 2007

Agriculture is primary driver of mangrove destruction

Mongabay.com 31 Oct 2007

Boreal forest fires important source of emissions

Mongabay.com 31 Oct 2007

Dutch: no subsidies for biofuels-driven rainforest destruction

Mongabay.com 31 Oct 2007

Threatened Amur tiger shows signs of recovery

Ken Burton Of The U.s. Fish 31 Oct 2007

WSJ inquiry pushes FSC to cancel logging certification in endangered forest

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2007

Despite fire risk, more Americans building near forests

Mongabay.com 29 Oct 2007

Does palm oil alleviate rural poverty in Malaysia?

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Oct 2007

2007 Amazon fires among worst ever

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Oct 2007

Amazon plant diversity still a mystery

Jeremy Hance 21 Oct 2007

Brazil to search for oil in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 21 Oct 2007

Uncontacted Amazon tribe spotted by plane in Peru

Mongabay.com 21 Oct 2007

Uganda cancels controversial rainforest logging plan

Mongabay.com 18 Oct 2007

Costa Rica gets $26M debt-for-nature swap

Mongabay.com 18 Oct 2007

Congo pygmies to meet World Bank President Zoellick over forest destruction

Mongabay.com 17 Oct 2007
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Is Amazon conservation worth more than clearing for cattle or soy?

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Oct 2007

Amazon rainforest burning “worst” in memory

October 16 16 Oct 2007

World Bank offers $300M for forest conservation, emissions reductions

Mongabay.com 15 Oct 2007

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