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Woman defeats mine, saves wilderness, wins $175,000

Morgan Erickson-Davis 20 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

Scientists find new monkey with unique penis

Morgan Erickson-Davis 10 Apr 2015

Scientists raise concern over road proposed through protected forest in Cambodia

Rhett A. Butler 10 Apr 2015

Platform provides near-real time analysis of deforestation in non-Brazilian Amazon

Rhett A. Butler 9 Apr 2015

Who’s to blame for forest loss in Borneo timber concession?

Rhett A. Butler 6 Apr 2015

Russia and Canada lead the world in forest loss in 2013

Rhett A. Butler 2 Apr 2015

Just how useful is forest restoration? New study seeks to find out

Apoorva Joshi 27 Mar 2015

Mexico’s club mosses at risk of extinction

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Mar 2015

Reforestation programs may help reduce illegal logging in Indonesian Borneo

Ariel Mark 24 Mar 2015

Study finds roads in Southeast Asia may be devastating forests, wildlife

Ariel Mark 20 Mar 2015

Road rage: scientists denounce $60 trillion infrastructure expansion

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 14 Mar 2015

Scientists warn of global warming threat to temperate rainforests

Morgan Erickson-Davis 13 Mar 2015

Indigenous leaders present plan to gov’t for Suriname’s largest official protected area

John Cannon 13 Mar 2015

Newly discovered Brazilian bird may number fewer than 10 individuals

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Mar 2015

New report: commercial agricultural expansion fueling illegal logging and land conflicts in Myanmar

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Mar 2015

Local land rights may be in danger from push for palm oil in Liberia

John Cannon 12 Mar 2015

Study finds soil releases carbon for decades after forests are felled

Mike Gaworecki 11 Mar 2015

UN report warns of grave consequences if mangroves not protected

Mike Gaworecki 11 Mar 2015

Endangered forests shrink as demand for soy rises

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 10 Mar 2015

Vicious circle: scientists warn peat fires, global warming may intensify each other

Sandhya Sekar 10 Mar 2015

Newly described monkey species found in threatened Amazon forest

Mike Gaworecki 6 Mar 2015

New bird species confirmed in Sulawesi 15 years after first sighting

Mike Gaworecki 6 Mar 2015

Firewood fervor may turn Zimbabwe into an ‘outright desert’

Apoorva Joshi 5 Mar 2015

Somali charcoal: funding terrorism through deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 5 Mar 2015

Madagascar’s frog haven: rich, underexplored, threatened

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Mar 2015

Researchers, locals work together to save Ethiopia’s ‘church forests’

Heather D'angelo 3 Mar 2015

Colombia proposes protected corridor across South America

Mike Gaworecki 3 Mar 2015

Biofuels are bad news for forests, climate, food security, says report

Mike Gaworecki 27 Feb 2015

Reports slam Malaysian timber companies, urge reforms in forest management

Ethan Harfenist 27 Feb 2015

Researchers propose improvements for Peru’s protected areas

Apoorva Joshi 26 Feb 2015

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