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First-of-its-kind mapping technique sheds new light on tropical forests

Shreya Dasgupta 29 May 2015

New mapping project uncovers road networks in Peru’s primary forests

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 13 May 2015

A tale of two maps: Brazilian state won’t use new atlas to close Cerrado deforestation loophole

Brendan Borrell 13 Apr 2015

River flooding to affect 40M people annually by 2030

Loren Bell 11 Mar 2015

Mapping local communities’ efforts to protect forests in Indonesia

Rhett A. Butler 5 Feb 2015

When is a forest a forest? How definitions affect monitoring

Julian Moll-rocek 29 Jan 2015

Radical transparency: tracking deforestation through satellite imagery

Julian Moll-rocek 28 Jan 2015

New mapping technique sheds light on dry forests

Sandhya Sekar 16 Dec 2014

Ranking the world’s best – and worst – palm oil companies in terms of sustainability

Rhett A. Butler 20 Nov 2014

Mapping mistake leaves wildlife at risk

Morgan Erickson-Davis 12 Nov 2014

Peru has massive opportunity to avoid emissions from deforestation

Rhett A. Butler 10 Nov 2014

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

Morgan Erickson-Davis 24 Oct 2014

Researchers create global map of world’s forests circa 1990

Rhett A. Butler 14 Oct 2014

World’s rainforests could be mapped in 3D at high resolution by 2020 for under $250M

Rhett A. Butler 5 Sep 2014

Canada, Russia, Brazil lead world in old-growth forest loss

Morgan Erickson-Davis 5 Sep 2014

Where should the roads go? New map offers a solution to the ‘Pandora’s Box of environmental problems’

Morgan Erickson-Davis 27 Aug 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Maps for the masses

Dr Liz Kimbrough 18 Apr 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Global road map to mitigate damage from roads

Dr Liz Kimbrough 17 Jan 2014

Democratizing forest monitoring on a global scale

Rhett A. Butler 17 Dec 2013

Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2013

Rhett A. Butler 10 Dec 2013

Deforestation accelerates in Indonesia, finds Google forest map

Rhett A. Butler 14 Nov 2013

Powered by Google, high resolution forest map reveals massive deforestation worldwide

Rhett A. Butler 14 Nov 2013

Indonesian group vows to map 30 million hectares of customary forest in 7 years

Diana Parker 28 Aug 2013

Whale shark mapping: scientists uncover global distribution for the largest fish in the world

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Aug 2013

New maps highlight global conservation priorities

Jeremy Hance 25 Jun 2013

Using drones to monitor wildlife in India

Akhila Vijayaraghavan 9 Apr 2013

Male lions require dense vegetation for successful ambush hunting

Jeremy Hance 20 Mar 2013

Featured video: Saving the Amazon through maps

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2013

New forest map shows 6% of Amazon deforested between 2000 and 2010

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2012

3-D laser mapping shows elephants have big impact on trees

Jeremy Hance 6 Aug 2012

Global wetlands shrink 6% in 15 years

Mongabay.com 14 May 2012

Google brings Street View, Maps to the Amazon (photos)

Mongabay.com 22 Mar 2012

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