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Financing sustainable agriculture possible, if terms fit farmers’ needs

John Cannon 2 Jun 2017
Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO) forest scan in the Peruvian Amazon. The CAO uses advanced optical and chemical sensors in combination with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technologies to map forest carbon, chemistry, and other features. Image courtesy of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory/Greg Asner.

Indigenous lands ‘critical’ to forest protection in Peru, biodiversity maps show

John Cannon 5 May 2017

Environmental costs, benefits and possibilities: Q&A with anthropologist Eben Kirksey

John Cannon 28 Feb 2017

Birds wanted: Recovering forests need avian assist 

Mongabay.com 2 Feb 2017
Deforestation for pulp and paper production in Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Norway starts $400-million fund to halt deforestation, help farmers

Mongabay 31 Jan 2017

‘Revolutionary’ new biodiversity maps reveal big gaps in conservation

John Cannon 27 Jan 2017

HSBC financing tied to deforestation, rights violations for palm oil in Indonesia

John Cannon 18 Jan 2017

Nutella manufacturer: Palm oil in product is ‘safe’, despite cancer concerns

John Cannon 15 Jan 2017

‘Last frontiers of wilderness’: Intact forest plummets globally

John Cannon 13 Jan 2017
Bags of Peruvian coffee beans. Photo by Terra Nera via Wikimedia Commons

Innovative tax credit takes aim at deforestation in Peru

Joseph Charpentier 28 Sep 2016
Shade grown coffee in Nicaragua. Image courtesy ICRAF/World Agroforestry

“Carbon farming” good for the climate, farmers, and biodiversity

Erik Hoffner 28 Jul 2016

Rising CO2 is reducing nutritional value of food, impacting ecosystems

Claire Salisbury 1 Jun 2016

Brazil’s Cerrado region: A new tropical deforestation hotspot

Mike Gaworecki 8 Apr 2016

Report from the Amazon #3: Iriri River offers up examples of sustainable and unsustainable business

Sue Branford 16 Mar 2016

Indonesia’s peat peninsula being drained into oblivion, study finds

Loren Bell 24 Feb 2016

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

Jonathan Vit 19 Feb 2016

Did palm oil expansion play a role in the Ebola crisis?

Emmanuel K. Urey 14 Jan 2015

Walking the walk: zoo kicks off campaign for orangutans and sustainable palm oil

Jeremy Hance 20 Oct 2014

Turning point for Peru’s forests? Norway and Germany put muscle and money behind ambitious agreement

Jeremy Hance 24 Sep 2014

Forgotten species: the exotic squirrel with a super tail

Jeremy Hance 13 Aug 2014

Is Cameroon becoming the new Indonesia? Palm oil plantations accelerating deforestation

John Cannon 25 Jun 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Learning from innovations to make REDD+ work

Dr Liz Kimbrough 12 Jun 2014

Greenpeace accuses controversial palm oil company and Cameroon government of illegal logging

Jeremy Hance 28 May 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Privatizing conservation management

Dr Liz Kimbrough 7 Mar 2014

Dietary diversity: key to defending tropical ecosystems

Brian Zbriger 6 Mar 2014

The lemur end-game: scientists propose ambitious plan to save the world’s most imperiled mammal family

Jeremy Hance 20 Feb 2014

Scientists: well-managed forest restoration benefits both biodiversity and people

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 16 Dec 2013

Camera traps find less mammals than expected in Costa Rican corridor

Natalie Millar 16 Dec 2013

Canopy crusade: world’s highest network of camera traps keeps an eye on animals impacted by gas project

Claire Salisbury 21 Nov 2013

Tapirs, drug-trafficking, and eco-police: practicing conservation amidst chaos in Nicaragua

Jeremy Hance 10 Oct 2013

Bornean elephant meets palm oil: saving the world’s smallest pachyderm in a fractured landscape

Jeremy Hance 1 Oct 2013

Featured video: Sumatra’s last elephants versus palm oil

Jeremy Hance 5 Aug 2013

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