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Scientists capture first-ever footage of wild red pandas in Myanmar (VIDEO)

Developing land without approval of local people ‘a human rights issue of grave concern,’ says new report

Conflict-fueled deforestation, poaching in Assam continue despite truce

Palm oil interest surges in Papua New Guinea

A tale of 2 Perus: Climate Summit host, 57 murdered environmentalists

Disappearing oasis: northeastern India losing forests as people move in

Man plants forest, becomes film star

One man plants forest larger than Central Park

Mapping mistake leaves wildlife at risk

Only place where rhinos, tigers, elephants, and orangutans coexist is under threat

‘Militarized occupation’: local communities pay the price for palm oil

New laws may turn Brazil’s forests into mines

91% of Kenya’s protected areas shrank in 100 years

De-protection of Protected Areas ramps up in Brazil, ‘compromises the capacity’ of ecosystems

‘Too many people’: Philippine island being deforested despite extensive protections

Dissolving pulp: a growing threat to global forests

Destroyed habitat, fewer resources, Ebola: the many repercussions of Liberia’s deforestation

Tigers vs. diamonds: India’s protected areas rampantly downgraded to make room for people, industry

World’s rarest gorilla gets a new protected home

How protected are they? Report finds world’s Protected Areas may relax, shrink, even completely disappear

Conservationists propose Dracula Reserve in Ecuador

Google’s new Gombe Street View lets users ‘walk’ along chimp trails and into Jane Goodall’s house

Brazil declares new protected area larger than Delaware

Gold mining expanding rapidly along Guiana Shield, threatening forests, water, wildlife

‘No forests, no cash’: palm oil giants commit to sustainability, but will they follow through?

Top scientists raise concerns over commercial logging on Woodlark Island

Indonesia developing mega coal mine five times larger than Singapore

Indonesia’s tough choice: capping coal as Asian demand grows

Indonesia tries to clamp down on coal sector’s worst excesses

India plans huge palm oil expansion, puts forests at risk

Forest restoration commitments: driven by science or politics?

‘A remarkable conservation achievement’: Ecuador reserve expands as forest disappears

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