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NASA photos reveal destruction of 99% of rainforest park in Rwanda

Destruction of Brazil’s most imperiled rainforest continues

How satellites are used in conservation

Development of Google Earth a watershed moment for the environment

Deforestation maps for Sumatra now available on Google Earth

Advancements in satellite technology will help scientists and policy makers map and monitor forest carbon

37,000 sq km of Amazon rainforest destroyed or damaged in 2008

Carbon dioxide monitoring satellite crashes immediately after launch

Google Earth now allows ocean exploration, tracking of sharks

Camera trap photos reveal bushmeat hunting threat to jaguars in Ecuador

New global temperature record expected in the next 1-2 years

Symposium tackles big question: how many species will survive our generation

Selective logging occurs in 28 percent of world’s rainforests

Photos: Google Earth used to find new species

Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia linked to climate change

Rainforest canopy-penetrating technology gets boost for forest carbon monitoring

Palm oil companies propose satellite monitoring of their plantations to ensure sustainability

Ozone hole is second-largest on record in 2008

Brazil to have high resolution imagery for 86% of the Amazon by year end

Rare Amur leopard photographed for the first time with kill

Arctic sea ice falls to second lowest on record

NASA: Sea ice melt opens the Northwest and Northeast Passage

Independent of climate, forest cover in southern Amazon may fall to 20% by 2016

Amazon deforestation jumps 69% in 2008

Haze risk returns as fires increase in Indonesia

Google Earth reveals cattle have a built-in compass

NASA images reveal two massive glaciers breaking apart in Greenland

Smoke from Amazon fires reduces local rainfall

New mapping system shows how detailed climate changes will affect species

NASA study shows global warming will diminish rainfall in East Africa, worsening hunger

Often overlooked, small wild cats are important and in trouble

Developing the world’s most sophisticated program for mapping endangered species

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