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Deforestation diminishes access to clean water, study finds

John Cannon 15 Apr 2019

‘It’s getting worse’: National parks in Honduras hit hard by palm oil

Maxwell Radwin 11 Apr 2019

Climb confirms that the world’s tallest tropical tree tops 100 meters

John Cannon 7 Apr 2019

Malaysian state chief: Highway construction must not destroy forest

Mongabay.com 26 Mar 2019
A juvenile Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in the Pantanal. Tapirs have been found to disperse seeds in disturbed Amazon forests. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Tapirs could be key in helping degraded rainforests bounce back

Mongabay.com 20 Mar 2019

New maps show where humans are pushing species closer to extinction

John Cannon 15 Mar 2019

European Parliament to vote on timber legality agreement with Vietnam

John Cannon 11 Mar 2019

Proximity to towns stretches giraffe home ranges

Mongabay.com 6 Mar 2019

Brazil to receive first-ever results-based REDD+ payment, but concerns remain

Sarah Sax 1 Mar 2019

New study finds young forests have a huge climate impact

Morgan Erickson-Davis 26 Feb 2019

DRC’s Virunga to welcome visitors again after 8-month closure

Mongabay.com 14 Feb 2019

Copper mine destroying forests in Panama’s Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

José Arcia 24 Dec 2018

Critically endangered Philippine eagle hangs on despite horde of threats

Brad Miller 24 Dec 2018

Brazil could lose Nepal-size area of rainforest due to policy revision

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Nov 2018

Haiti may lose all primary forest by 2035, mass extinction underway

Carinya Sharples, Morgan Erickson-Davis 9 Nov 2018

Congo Basin rainforest may be gone by 2100, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 7 Nov 2018

Peru seizes plane with 30kg of cocaine in Bahuaja-Sonene National Park

Vanessa Romo 25 Oct 2018

Fire fundamentally alters carbon dynamics in the Amazon

John Cannon 12 Oct 2018

Scientists urge greater protection of Brazil’s secondary forests

Morgan Erickson-Davis 4 Oct 2018

What’s causing deforestation? New study reveals global drivers

Rachel Fritts 14 Sep 2018

Colombia: Govt rushes to save national park from rampant deforestation

Maria Fernanda Lizcano 16 Aug 2018

After logging, activists hope to extend protections for Bialowieza Forest

Jeremy Hance 28 Jun 2018

Orangutan forest school in Indonesia takes on its first eight students

Jim Tan 21 Jun 2018

The diversity of biodiversity: Connecting shrews, ants and slime molds with carbon storage

Joshua Parfitt 14 Jun 2018

Scientists find Europe’s last primary forests

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Jun 2018
A view up at the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Taller, older trees fare better during Amazon droughts, study finds

Morgan Erickson-Davis 1 Jun 2018
Rainforest on Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Save intact forests for humanity’s sake, urge experts

Mongabay.com 20 Apr 2018

Rubber plantation in Cameroon edges closer to UNESCO World Heritage Site

Rachel Fritts 6 Apr 2018

Sarawak makes 80% forest preservation commitment, but some have doubts

Morgan Erickson-Davis 12 Mar 2018

Oil palm, rubber could trigger ‘storm’ of deforestation in the Congo Basin

John Cannon 12 Mar 2018

Europe’s beetle species plummet as trees disappear

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Mar 2018

Why intact forests are important

Morgan Erickson-Davis 26 Feb 2018

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