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Trees need a little help to reclaim deforested land, study finds

Mike Gaworecki 13 Feb 2017

The clouded leopard: conserving Asia’s elusive arboreal acrobat

Linda Lombardi 9 Feb 2017

Resurrected Jeypore ground gecko faces second death sentence

Fiona Broom 7 Feb 2017

Bright lights, big city, tiny frog: Romer’s tree frog survives Hong Kong

Asher Elbein 3 Feb 2017

Deforestation-free commodities represent a major investment opportunity: Report

Mike Gaworecki 31 Jan 2017

HSBC financing tied to deforestation, rights violations for palm oil in Indonesia

John Cannon 18 Jan 2017

How tropical deforestation and land-use change is driving emerging infectious diseases

Mike Gaworecki 20 Dec 2016

All I want for Christmas… a wildlife researcher’s holiday wish list

Glenn Scherer 20 Dec 2016

Companies are underestimating the risks of deforestation in their commodities supply chains

Mike Gaworecki 16 Dec 2016

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

Mike Gaworecki 13 Dec 2016

Vanishing point: Bumblebee bat is world’s smallest; it’s also at risk

Jeremy Hance 13 Dec 2016

Home for the holidays: Chimp exits war-torn Iraq, lands in Kenya

Geoffrey Kamadi 12 Dec 2016

Which tropical forest conservation strategies are proving most effective?

Mike Gaworecki 30 Nov 2016

NYT explores life and impact of Chico Mendes, “a Fighter for the Amazon”

Mike Gaworecki 28 Nov 2016

Top scientists: Amazon’s Tapajós Dam Complex “a crisis in the making”

Claire Salisbury 28 Nov 2016

If you’re in the U.S., your ramen noodles might become a lot safer for forests

Mike Gaworecki 21 Nov 2016

Where have all the lutungs gone? Mystery monkeys fast disappearing

William H. Funk 18 Nov 2016

Seven African countries pledge to protect their tropical forests from unsustainable oil palm development

Mike Gaworecki 16 Nov 2016

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

Mike Gaworecki 10 Nov 2016

Are global commodities producers living up to their climate promises?

Mike Gaworecki 3 Nov 2016
Piles of confiscated wood can be seen surrounding the Forestry department’s office at Bogale in Ayeyarwady Division. Photo by Ann Wang

In Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta, a rapidly disintegrating mangrove forest

Ann Wang 22 Oct 2016
Truck carrying logs across the river border Zizhi Yunnan in 2012. Photo courtesy Environmental Investigation Agency

Myanmar’s forests face myriad problems as logging ban continues

Jennifer Rigby 29 Sep 2016

Scientists say Amazon biodiversity could help fuel Fourth Industrial Revolution

Mike Gaworecki 20 Sep 2016

Here’s how much forest we’ll have to destroy to feed our growing junk food addiction

Mike Gaworecki 19 Sep 2016

Here’s where tropical forests have been destroyed for palm oil over the past 25 years

Mike Gaworecki 18 Aug 2016

The prosecutor who lassoed deforestation

Eduardo Pegurier 15 Jun 2016

Many commitments, little transparency in cutting deforestation from corporate supply chains

Mike Gaworecki 10 Jun 2016

Here’s what’s driving deforestation in South America

Mike Gaworecki 31 May 2016

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