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California regulators approve plan to log 100-year-old redwoods

Mike Gaworecki 19 Jul 2016

9 new natural sites added to World Heritage List

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Jul 2016

Scientists compile list of all known Amazon tree species, say it could take three centuries to find the rest

Mike Gaworecki 14 Jul 2016

New orchid discovered in Colombia is critically endangered

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Jul 2016

Can nature thrive in cities? New book looks at changing face of nature in Bangalore

Shreya Dasgupta 11 Jul 2016
La Danta pyramid in the Mayan city of Mirador, as seen from a distance. Photo by Ronyrocael/Wikimedia Commons.

Controversial park plans in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 17 Jun 2016
Rainforest emergent tree in Borneo.

Tropics’ tallest tree found in Malaysia

Mongabay.com 12 Jun 2016

From endangered species to commodities: report reveals scale of wildlife crime

Apoorva Joshi 10 Jun 2016
Marta Álvarez inspects xate palm fronds harvested in the Uaxactún community forest concession. Photo by Sandra Cuffe.

Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala

Sandra Cuffe 9 Jun 2016

Successes and many challenges in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 2 Jun 2016

Rising CO2 is reducing nutritional value of food, impacting ecosystems

Claire Salisbury 1 Jun 2016
Chelonoidis donfaustoi: Eastern Santa Cruz Tortoise, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. Photo credit: Washington Tapia

Pictures: the top 10 new species of 2016?

Mongabay.com 1 Jun 2016

Study suggests trees sleep at night

Mike Gaworecki 30 May 2016
Red-eyed tree frog. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

The top 10 most biodiverse countries

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 May 2016

49 species added to Australia’s threatened list

Shreya Dasgupta 13 May 2016

How many plant species are there in the world? Scientists now have an answer

Shreya Dasgupta 12 May 2016

Kenya’s forests squeezed as government pressures environment groups

David Njagi 6 May 2016

Big animals have big impacts on tropical forest carbon storage

Shreya Dasgupta 5 May 2016

New group of Caribbean plants named after James Bond

Shreya Dasgupta 5 May 2016

Mill owner in Washington gets prison time for trafficking in illegally harvested wood

Mike Gaworecki 20 Apr 2016

Kenya aims to reverse deforestation, plant 20 million new trees

Mike Gaworecki 18 Apr 2016

The week in environmental news – April 15, 2016

Brittany Stewart 15 Apr 2016

Are Europe’s Ash trees headed towards extinction?

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Apr 2016

What will climate change mean for Borneo’s carnivorous pitcher-plants?

Kevin Curran 24 Mar 2016

Hunt for rare fragrance is pushing one of world’s most expensive trees towards extinction: Al Jazeera documentary

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Mar 2016

Smallest of giant flowers ‘accidentally’ discovered in the Philippines

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Mar 2016

Toxic beetles and poisonous plants: Study reveals how southern Africa’s ‘bushmen’ make deadly poison arrows

Shreya Dasgupta 16 Feb 2016

Republic of Congo awards two million hectares of timber concessions

John Cannon 11 Feb 2016

Why is Tasmania burning, and why are scientists worried?

Shreya Dasgupta 10 Feb 2016

A small European island teaches conservation through its herbs and spices

Nika Levikov 29 Jan 2016

Widespread death of evergreens predicted in American Southwest

Mike Gaworecki 20 Jan 2016

International embargo on exports of Madagascar’s precious woods extended

Mike Gaworecki 19 Jan 2016

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