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Scientists propose conservation areas for the unique island of Sulawesi

Jeremy Hance 6 Jan 2008

Orangutan should become symbol of palm-oil opposition

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Jan 2008

Brazil bans illegal soy and cattle production in the Amazon rainforest

Mongabay.com 24 Dec 2007

Uganda renews plans to log rainforest reserve for sugar cane

Mongabay.com 21 Dec 2007

Could carbon credits-for-forest conservation (REDD) reduce terrorism and global warming?

Mongabay.com 20 Dec 2007

Rainforest destruction increasingly driven by corporate interests, not poverty

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Dec 2007

70% of rainforest island to be cleared for palm oil

Jeremy Hance 13 Dec 2007

U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Dec 2007

Traffic cones used to protect seabirds

Wcs 11 Dec 2007

U.S. contributes $0 to World Bank’s new $300m forest carbon fund

Mongabay 11 Dec 2007

U.S. hijacks climate talks, kills rainforest conservation plan

Mongabay.com 11 Dec 2007

Amazon conservation Team wins “Innovation in conservation Award” for path-breaking work with Amazon tribes

Mongabay.com 11 Dec 2007

10% of global CO2 emissions result from swamp destruction

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Dec 2007

A comprehensive look at the use of animals in Brazilian medicine

Jeremy Hance 10 Dec 2007

Norway puts $560m toward rainforest conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Dec 2007

Rainforest destruction continues in tropical Asia

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Dec 2007

Aceh, Papua, Amazonas governors sign carbon-for-forests pact

Mongabay.com 8 Dec 2007

Amazon deforestation rates drop 20% in 2007

Mongabay.com 8 Dec 2007

REDD will fail if needs of forest communities aren’t addressed

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2007

Bali talks update: Brazil blocks deforestation initiative, US stalls

Tropical Forest Group 7 Dec 2007

Rainforest logging moratorium established in Indonesian provinces, Amazonas state

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2007

Peatlands restoration is a cheap way to cut CO2 emissions

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2007

Merrill Lynch announces carbon credits-for-forest conservation partnership

Mongabay.com 6 Dec 2007

U.S. to cut funding for rainforest conservation during Bali climate talks

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Dec 2007

Global warming accelerates destruction of the Amazon

Mongabay.com 6 Dec 2007

Kyoto pact ignores CO2 emissions from biofuels

Rhett A. Butler 5 Dec 2007

New satellite system will penetrate clouds to track deforestation

Mongabay.com 5 Dec 2007

Tropical forests face huge threat from industrial agriculture

Mongabay.com 5 Dec 2007

Rare gorillas use weapons to attack forest-intruding humans

Mongabay.com 5 Dec 2007

Amazon deforestation could be eliminated with carbon priced at $3

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Dec 2007

Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC

Rhett A. Butler 4 Dec 2007

Forest carbon may not fully offset fossil carbon, says expert

Mongabay.com 3 Dec 2007

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