Global Forest Reporting Network News

Rainforest Trust holds Halloween drive to raise $28,000 towards purchase of 652 acres of Chocó forest Deep in the dark, cool forests of Ecuador live strange and mysterious organisms. Some…

New maps allow public exploration of the area Goodall has used for research for nearly fifty years Google Maps is now available for Tanzanian forest paths. Users can walk virtually…

Alto Maues designated a federal reserve to curb carbon emissions Earlier this week, the Brazilian government announced the declaration of a new federal reserve deep in the Amazon rainforest. The…

Land cleared for mines spotted by innovative mapping technology Gold mining is on the rise in the Guiana Shield, a geographic region of South America that holds one of the…

Indonesia Chamber of Commerce plans to lobby for expansion of sustainable business practices Four of Indonesia’s largest palm oil producers signed a landmark commitment in New York in September to…

Little-known 'biological-jewel' faces commercial logging A number of the world's top conservation scientists have raised concerns about plans for commercial logging on Woodlark Island, a hugely biodiverse rainforest island off…

Mine located near and within pristine forest, company asserts precautions will be taken to protect surrounding environment Global miner BHP Billiton and Indonesian partner PT Adaro are developing what could…

Of Indonesia’s 100 GW in new power generation capacity by 2035, half will be coal-fired, says IEA. Indonesia cannot build power stations fast enough. And neither can most of its…

21 million hectares earmarked for coal mining, including more than half of East Kalimantan Out of the jungles of East Borneo in Indonesia comes the fire that fuels Asia’s burgeoning…

More than one million hectares allocated for conversion Palm oil, a ubiquitous ingredient in supermarket products ranging from shampoos and cosmetics to processed foods, comes at a huge environmental cost.…

Uganda, Ethiopia, and the DRC made lofty forest restoration pledges Forest during the UN Climate Summit last month. Will they follow through? The United Nations Climate Summit at the end…

Less than 10 percent of Ecuadorian Chocó forest remains, many endemic species under threat from development, logging A strip of rainforest running along the northwestern Ecuadorian coast and up through…

This is the second of a two-part series, Part I of which overviews the status of Bornean orangutans in southern Kalimantan. Two decades ago, a project to convert one million…

This is the first part of a two-part series, the second of which goes more in-depth about the efforts to connect habitat fragments and help secure the future of the…

This is the second of a series of two articles examining Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, the impetus behind its creation, and the efficacy of its protections. Part 1 can…

This is the first of a series of two articles examining Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve, the impetus behind its creation, and the efficacy of its protections. Part II can…

Ninety-two percent of intact forests suitable for cultivation Climate change is likely to alter how we humans grow adequate amounts of food for a swelling global population. Assessing just how…

Orchids indicate ecosystem health, can be used to predict extinction of other species, manage forests High in a humid tropical forest in the Sierra de Cayey, Puerto Rico, Benjamin Crain…

Hunting, deforestation decimated species in Mexico; reintroduced macaws have high survival rate While listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the scarlet macaw (Ara macao) has disappeared from almost all…

Norway pledges $300 million if Peru tackles deforestation crisis by 2021 From the Andes to the Amazon, Peru houses some of the world's most spectacular forests. Proud and culturally-diverse indigenous…

Technique may offer effective, easy way to monitor hard-to-find animals Human pressures through tree clearing and poaching are reducing both forest and fauna in West Africa. In response to dwindling…

Crisis-racked nation gets help, hope from European benefactor In one of the many major announcements that have come out of the UN Climate Summit in New York this week, Norway…

Forest clearing for plantations resulting in massive habitat loss If “dissolving pulp” evokes nothing for you, you’re not alone. Not many people have heard of it, and the very term…

Wildfires may become more common as temperature and precipitation patterns shift Crackling heat and thick billowing smoke raced across the landscape. After weeks of scorching dry summer weather, the wildfire…

AMAN requests amendments granting more comprehensive rights protections Approaching final legalization, an advocacy group for Indonesia’s indigenous communities has asked to postpone passing a bill granting protections to indigenous people,…

Critically endangered orangutans threatened by palm oil, wood fiber, logging, poaching; populations fragment and dwindle as habitat is lost Orangutans have long been the reluctant spokesanimal for Indonesia’s rampant deforestation.…

This is the second part of a two-part series. Part I outlines the expansion announcement. In an August 14 announcement, Bolivian Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, laid out an ambitious…

Illegal clearing for agriculture caused almost 50 percent of the world's forest loss Nearly 50 percent of tropical deforestation to make room for commercial agriculture between 2000 and 2012 was…

This is the first part of a two-part series. Part II discusses in more detail the proposal's possible impact on Bolivia's forests. On August 14, the Bolivian Vice President, Alvaro…

WARNING: Graphic photos below. Sabah lost nearly 900,000 hectares of forest from 2001 to 2013, habitat loss upping human-elephant conflicts Best estimates put the number of pygmy elephants in Malaysian…