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Coup leaders sell out Madagascar’s forests, people

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Jan 2010

Real-life Avatar: court blocks destruction of indigenous community in Borneo

Mongabay.com 27 Jan 2010

Failure of Copenhagen may spur dodgy REDD deals, says report

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jan 2010

Cheerios maker linked to rainforest destruction

Mongabay.com 19 Jan 2010

Indonesian government report recommends moratorium on peatlands conversion

Mongabay.com 19 Jan 2010

Consumers should help pay the bill for ‘greener’ palm oil

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Jan 2010

Shipment of questionable Madagascar rosewood canceled after international outcry

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Dec 2009

Rainforest conservation: a year in review

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Dec 2009

30 big conservation stories for 2009

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Dec 2009

Ecuador to be paid to leave oil in the ground

Mongabay.com 23 Dec 2009

Brazil establishes 20,000 sq mi of new indigenous reserves in the Amazon

Mongabay.com 23 Dec 2009

Brazil: king of conservation, deforestation for the 2000s

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Dec 2009

Coal plant could damage rainforest reserves, coral reefs, palm oil plantations in Malaysian Borneo

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Dec 2009

Biggest private funder of Amazon conservation teams with Google and scientists to develop earth monitoring platform

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Dec 2009

Google’s Earth Engine to help tropical countries monitor forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Dec 2009

Forest destruction by Sinar Mas undermines efforts to develop and promote greener palm oil

Mongabay.com 14 Dec 2009

New REDD text is weak, say activists

Mongabay.com 12 Dec 2009

Amazon cattle ranching accounts for half of Brazil’s CO2 emissions

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Dec 2009

Global forest map moves forward

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Dec 2009

Rainforest tribe sues the Malaysian government for enabling deforestation

Mongabay.com 10 Dec 2009

Google Earth to monitor deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Dec 2009

Brazil allocates first funds under plan to save the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Dec 2009

New tree species discovered in Guyana is rich source of oil

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Dec 2009

Changing drivers of deforestation provide new opportunities for conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Dec 2009

How rainforest shamans treat disease

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Nov 2009

Saving the world’s rarest wolf

Jeremy Hance 9 Nov 2009

REDD in Colombia: using forests to finance conservation and communities in Colombia’s Choco, a former war zone

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Nov 2009

Palm oil both a leading threat to orangutans and a key source of jobs in Sumatra

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Sep 2009

Prince Charles making progress in effort to save rainforests, says leading British environmentalist

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Sep 2009

Community engagement is key to saving the rarest zebra

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Sep 2009

Concerns over deforestation may drive new approach to cattle ranching in the Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Sep 2009

Activists target Brazil’s largest driver of deforestation: cattle ranching

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Sep 2009

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