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Gabon torches their ivory stock as poachers attack okapi reserve

Forgotten species: the overlooked Sumatran striped rabbit

Indonesia eco-newswrap: farmers threaten to immolate themselves over plantation plan

96 percent of the world’s species remain unevaluated by the Red List

Greenpeace calls for global REDD standards to reduce negative impacts of forest carbon projects

Brazil’s environmental leadership at risk, warn scientists

Small farmers cause substantial damage in the Amazon rainforest

Historic birth for the Sumatran rhino

Deforestation accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions, argues new study

Fire risk to increase in the Amazon rainforest

Congolese experts needed to protect Congo Basin rainforests

Sarawak tribe calls on German company to walk away from controversial dam

Over 700 people killed defending forest and land rights in past ten years

Extinct toad rediscovered after hiding for 133 years in Sri Lanka

Nearly 50 tigers die in India in last six months

Scientists: if we don’t act now we’re screwed

Jaguars photographed in palm oil plantation

New campaign targets snares in effort to save world’s big cats

Indigenous rights rising in tropical forests, but big gaps remain

Broadcaster for Radio Free Sarawak goes missing in Malaysia

President Rousseff vetoes some controversial changes to Brazil’s Forest Code

Herp paradise preserved in Guatemala

Featured video: baby hornbills grow up in a jar

Another red herring from Asia Pulp & Paper on its deforestation problem

Brazil’s Rousseff vetoes part of controversial Forest Code revision

Cute animal pictures of the day: silvery marmosets run free in zoo

Blue tarantula, walking cactus, and a worm from Hell: the top 10 new species of 2011

Island bat goes extinct after Australian officials hesitate

Indigenous group paid $0.65/ha for forest worth $5,000/ha in Indonesia

Norway: Indonesia’s forest moratorium isn’t enough to meet emissions reduction target

Indonesia revises moratorium map; makes contested orangutan forest off-limits

Growing cardamom impacts forests for decades

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