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‘Ghost bird’ photographed for first time ever, euthanized for science

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Oct 2015

Scientists learn to listen when it comes to assessing rainforest health

Mike Gaworecki 8 Oct 2015

NASA photo shows New Guinea going up in flames

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Oct 2015

Adorable echidna babies boost hope for critically endangered cousins

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Oct 2015

First ever biofluorescent sea turtle discovered in Solomon Islands

Mike Gaworecki 28 Sep 2015

2015 Equator Prize winners span 19 countries

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2015

Studying the unloved through the wisdom of crowds

Roz Evans 11 Sep 2015

Palm oil giants to investigate company found razing Papuan rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Jun 2015

GAR, Wilmar punish palm oil supplier for clearing rainforest in New Guinea

Mongabay.com 28 May 2015

NASA reveals rise in deforestation in remote Peruvian parks

Mongabay.com 27 Apr 2015

Russia and Canada lead the world in forest loss in 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Apr 2015

Palm oil giant buys PNG firm noted for environmental practices

Mongabay.com 10 Mar 2015

Weak sustainability policy presents financial risk for Malaysian palm oil giant, says report

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Feb 2015

Rainforest loss increased in the 2000s, concludes new analysis

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Feb 2015

Scientists, NGOs race to save ‘Millennium Trees’

Shaira Panela 12 Feb 2015

Rogue cop missing from jail

Mongabay.com 27 Jan 2015

Casting for another job: will fishers take up a new livelihood?

Amy West 12 Jan 2015

2014: the year in rainforests

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Dec 2014

Embattled palm oil giant announces sustainability policy, but fails to win over critics

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Dec 2014

Reeling in religious messages: how faith impacts fisheries in Fiji

Amy West 25 Nov 2014

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

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Nov 2014

Palm oil interest surges in Papua New Guinea

John Cannon 19 Nov 2014

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

John Cannon 11 Nov 2014

Beef, palm oil, soy, and wood products from 8 countries responsible for 1/3 of forest destruction

Jeremy Hance 23 Oct 2014

Top scientists raise concerns over commercial logging on Woodlark Island

Jeremy Hance 21 Oct 2014

Extinction island? Plans to log half an island could endanger over 40 species

Jeremy Hance 22 Sep 2014

FSC meeting weighs old-growth forest protection, smallholder participation

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Sep 2014

How do we save the world’s vanishing old-growth forests?

Jeremy Hance 26 Aug 2014

Indonesia to hear indigenous peoples’ grievances on land disputes

Loren Bell 22 Aug 2014

Palm oil company clears rainforest in New Guinea

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Jul 2014

Scientists ask PNG to support conservation research

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2014

What is peat swamp, and why should I care?

Loren Bell 20 Jul 2014

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