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Brazil approves land tenure law that grants 260,000 sq mi of rainforest to settlers, speculators

Scientists call on Obama for ‘maximum personal leadership’ to combat global warming

Another milestone in Afghanistan: listing of endangered species

US responsible for 29 percent of greenhouse gas emissions over past 150 years

Chevron faces shareholder rebuke on claims by Amazon rainforest Indians

The EU and Republic of Congo announce system to eradicate illegal logging

As wolves face the gun, flawed science taints decision to remove species from ESA

Obama administration overturns rule that weakened Endangered Species Act

New legislation in Brazil opens up road-paving across country, threatening Amazon

Brazil: ‘Soy King’, Environment Minister strike deal on Amazon deforestation

Hawaii continues to stand-by as sheep destroy critically-endangered palila bird’s habitat

Will palm oil drive deforestation in the Amazon?

Land rights victory for Amazon Indians in Brazil

Historic US law now extends to illegal logging

Illegal fishing estimated at $10-24B per year

Illegal timber trade to face tough penalties in the E.U.

As sea ice retreats, swathe of Arctic closed to fishing

Group may sue EPA under Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification

IP laws not helping indigenous people protect traditional knowledge (repost)

In final weeks, President Bush aims to extend his environmental legacy

Brazil to have high resolution imagery for 86% of the Amazon by year end

Environmental crime worth $10 billion per year

New Beijing law cuts 800,000 cars from roads per day

Chevron loses attempt to reduce payment in suit by Amazon rainforest natives

U.S. to ban oil drilling in new Arctic reserves for polar bears

Indonesian raids on tiger traffickers yielding arrests in Sumatra

Scientists condemn Bush plan for endangered species

Brazil to send more police into the Amazon to fight illegal logging

Planet of the Apes Has Arrived, and It Is Spain

Chinese prefer tigers in the wild over tigers on their plates

Nepal’s tiger population plummets due to poaching

Brazil fines 24 ethanol producers for illegal forest clearing

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