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Population density corresponds with forest loss in the Congo Basin

More research and conservation efforts needed to save Colombia’s monkeys

Finding forest for the endangered golden-headed lion tamarin

Women in Bangladesh help biodiversity with homegardens

Last chance to save Bangladeshi forest: 90 percent of the Sal ecosystem is gone

Wildlife Management Areas in Africa require changes to become sustainable

Eco-label for rainforest products could boost sustainability

How tree communities respond to distance to edges and canopy openness

Forests recover faster from slash-and-burn when near intact forest reserves

What types of primates are most prone to extinction in small forest fragments?

Commercial fish smoking is the “most pervasive” threat to mangrove forests in West Africa

Farmers have poor understanding of role of wildlife in protecting crops

Golden lion tamarins play key role in seed dispersal in Brazil’s Mata Atlantica

Priorities in global bird conservation ‘misplaced’

Better species distribution modeling needed for the tropics

Despite legal protection, Indian turtles are poached for restaurant trade

Earthworm diversity in Vietnam

Conservation of Mexico’s ungulate species explored

Will palm oil drive deforestation in the Amazon?

Mama tree iguanas targeted by hunters as source of traditional medicine in Bolivia

Bushmeat hunting in Tanzania

Frogs are an important food source for people in parts of Madagascar

Traditional practices contribute to conservation of medicinal plants

Territorial disputes and conservation

Loss of genetic diversity hurts agriculture

Assessing Tropical Butterfly Communities When Time Is Short

Niche-based distribution modeling may help improve effectiveness of protected areas

Tropical dry forest fragments important to conserving reptile biodiversity in Colombia

Lack of information may slow conservation response to amphibian crisis

The number of endangered amphibians in Peru may be underestimated

Manatees become conservation symbol for communities in Mexico

Rural depopulation to have biodiversity impacts

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