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Scientists warn U.S. Congress against declaring biomass burning carbon neutral

Justin Catanoso 13 May 2020

South Korea subsidizing biomass so heavily that wind and solar are being crowded out of the market

Mike Gaworecki 30 Apr 2020
View of Suralaya coal power plant in Cilegon city, Banten Province, Indonesia.

Green groups target South Korea’s bailout of coal power plant builder

Basten Gokkon 10 Apr 2020
A ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), the species of pangolin that lives in Zimbabwe. Three other pangolin species live in Africa, and four others live in Asia. Image by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Scales from around 50,000 pangolins seized by Chinese customs

Mongabay.com 20 Dec 2019

South Korea funding coal plants overseas that would be banned at home

Hans Nicholas Jong 27 Nov 2019

As the DMZ turns 65, a call for Korean peace through conservation (commentary)

Russell A. Mittermeier, Michael I. Crowther 24 Aug 2018

Government subsidies serving to prop up destructive high-seas fishing: study

Basten Gokkon 8 Jun 2018

A boon for birds: Once overlooked, China’s mudflats gain protections

Benjamin Graham 11 May 2018
A pile of wood that has been prepared to be burned in land controlled by Korindo in Papua. Photo courtesy of Mighty Earth

Samsung under fire for partnership with forest-burning Korindo

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2017
A pile of wood that has been prepared to be burned in land controlled by Korindo in Papua. Photo courtesy of Mighty Earth

Korean company bans forest clearing for Indonesian palm oil concessions

Mongabay.com 12 Jan 2017

Indonesian government to investigate Korean palm oil giant over burning in Papua

Mongabay.com 7 Sep 2016

The Black-faced Spoonbill: Asia’s beloved wading bird fights for space

Doug Meigs 2 Nov 2015

Norway’s wealth fund expels POSCO, Daewoo Int’l over palm oil holdings

Philip Jacobson 18 Aug 2015

‘Sustainable’ tropical timber trade a misnomer, says group

Mongabay.com 24 Oct 2013

IUCN to kick-off Green List for ‘fully conserved’ species

Jeremy Hance 27 Sep 2012

As U.S. sees record heat, extreme weather pummels 4 continents

Jeremy Hance 10 Jul 2012

Agricultural area larger than Texas has been ‘land-grabbed’

Jeremy Hance 26 Jun 2012

“Strong evidence” linking extreme heatwaves, floods, and droughts to climate change

Jeremy Hance 28 Mar 2012

Russia, South Korea sign agreement to resurrect woolly mammoth

Jeremy Hance 19 Mar 2012

‘Land grab’ fears in Africa legitimate

Jeremy Hance 31 Jan 2011

2009 carbon emissions higher than expected

Jeremy Hance 22 Nov 2010

In the midst of marine collapse will we save our last ocean?

Jeremy Hance 5 Jul 2010

South Korea’s frogs have avoided amphibian crisis so far, an interview with Pierre Fidenci

Jeremy Hance 9 Sep 2009

Ban Ki-Moon: climate change ‘greatest collective challenge we face’

Jeremy Hance 10 Aug 2009

Rich countries buy up agricultural land in poor countries

Jeremy Hance 26 May 2009

Korean demilitarized zone has become pristine wildlife habitat

Jeremy Hance 17 Nov 2008

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