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Rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

The biggest rainforest news stories in 2018

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Dec 2018

The true story of how 96 critically endangered sea turtle hatchlings survived New York City

Mike Gaworecki 11 Dec 2018

In the belly of the beast: journalist delves into wildlife trafficking

Gloria Dickie 4 Dec 2018

New research quantifies ecosystem services provided by Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 28 Nov 2018

The forested path to climate stability (commentary)

Belinda Morris, Frances Seymour 30 Aug 2018

Biodiversity and the society of superlatives (commentary)

Esteban Suárez 3 Aug 2018

Tracking the shift of tropical forests from carbon sink to source

Mongabay.com 31 Jul 2018

Forest communities pay the price for conservation in Madagascar

John Cannon 25 Jul 2018

Indigenous stewardship is critical to success of protected areas (commentary)

Michael Painter, David Wilkie, James Watson 25 Jul 2018

Mangroves and their deforestation may emit more methane than we thought

Morgan Erickson-Davis 13 Jul 2018

Nature retention, not just protection, crucial to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems: Scientists

Mike Gaworecki 27 Jun 2018

Logging roads drive loss of intact forest in FSC-certified logging concessions

John Cannon 27 Jun 2018

Scientists find surprising genetic differences between Brazil’s mangroves

Morgan Erickson-Davis 21 Jun 2018

As biomass energy gains traction, southern US forests feel the burn

Rachel Fritts 11 Jun 2018

Private sector leaders seek to ramp up investment in sustainable landscapes with help of public partners

Lisa Palmer 1 Jun 2018

New study finds mangroves may store way more carbon than we thought

Morgan Erickson-Davis 2 May 2018

US urban areas are losing 36 million trees every year, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Apr 2018

Island logging must go beyond current ‘best practices’ to avoid erosion: New study

Mongabay.com 23 Apr 2018

More than 40 percent of Madagascar’s freshwater life sliding toward extinction, IUCN finds

Mongabay.com 22 Mar 2018

Leopards could reduce rabies by controlling stray dog numbers in India, study finds

Mongabay.com 21 Mar 2018

Report finds projects in DRC ‘REDD+ laboratory’ fall short of development, conservation goals

John Cannon 16 Mar 2018

Camera traps nab crop-raiding animals near farms in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 14 Mar 2018

Ecotourism payments for more wildlife sightings linked to conservation benefits in Laos

Mongabay.com 5 Mar 2018

Mangrove deforestation may be releasing more CO2 than Poland, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 2 Mar 2018

New study: Radar reveals bats are a bellwether of climate change

Mongabay.com 28 Feb 2018

‘Photo Ark’ a quest to document global biodiversity: Q&A with photographer Joel Sartore and director Chun-Wei Yi

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2018

Protected areas with deforestation more likely to lose status in Brazilian state

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2018

Carbon pricing could save millions of hectares of tropical forest: new study

John Cannon 5 Feb 2018

Maps tease apart complex relationship between agriculture and deforestation in DRC

John Cannon 2 Feb 2018

Friend, not foe: Review highlights benefits of predators and scavengers

Mongabay.com 23 Jan 2018

Waterbirds flock to well-run countries, new study shows

Mongabay.com 29 Dec 2017
A boat load of cut mangroves. High-quality charcoal made from mangroves is exported to Thailand. Photo by Christoph Zockler.

Chainsaws imperil an old-growth mangrove stronghold in southern Myanmar

Benjamin Graham 27 Dec 2017

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