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Peatlands biosphere reserve facing severe encroachment in Sumatra

Rhett Ayers Butler 6 Mar 2014

Can palm oil move past its bad reputation?

Diana Parker 2 Mar 2014

NASA photo reveals ongoing haze problem in Sumatra

Mongabay.com 1 Mar 2014

Palm oil’s climate impact worse than thought due to methane emissions

Mongabay.com 27 Feb 2014

Nicaragua Canal could cause ecological disaster, warn experts

Mongabay.com 20 Feb 2014

Peatland plantations drive steep GHG emissions in Indonesia’s Riau Province

Michael Buelna 5 Feb 2014

Handful of species key to ecosystem health, finds study

Ariel Mark 20 Jan 2014

Court orders logging company to clean up pollution disaster in Chile wetlands

Franziska Green 17 Jan 2014

Land conflicts complicate effort to spare forests from palm oil in Borneo

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Jan 2014

In precedent-setting case, palm oil company fined $30M for destroying orangutan forest

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Jan 2014

Good news: Refuge for last blue-throated macaws doubles in size in Bolivia

Mongabay.com 2 Jan 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2013

Unraveling the secrets of one of the world’s most mysterious big cats

Jordanna Dulaney 22 Dec 2013

Indonesia appoints head of REDD+ agency to implement forest conservation plan

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Dec 2013

Ongoing deforestation reported in Borneo concession held by APP supplier

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Dec 2013

Featured video: U.S. forests decimated for ‘green’ bio-energy in Europe

Jeremy Hance 12 Dec 2013

Palm oil company Bumitama under fire for clearing rainforest, endangering orangutans

Diana Parker 2 Dec 2013

Greenpeace photos expose palm oil giant’s deforestation in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Nov 2013

Rent-a-mob disrupts court proceedings against Indonesian palm oil company

Mongabay.com 14 Nov 2013

3.5 million ha of Indonesian and Malaysian forest converted for palm oil in 20 years

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Nov 2013

Greenpeace: APP making ‘encouraging’ progress on zero deforestation commitment

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Oct 2013

Armored giant turns out to be vital ecosystem engineer

Jeremy Hance 24 Oct 2013

Palm oil giant profiting off tiger habitat destruction, alleges Greenpeace

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Oct 2013

The palm oil debate: can the world’s most productive oilseed be less damaging to the environment?

Mongabay.com 21 Oct 2013

June fires concentrated in peatlands, burned 1,500 sq km in Sumatra

Mongabay.com 16 Oct 2013

In transparency push, APP self-reports breach of its deforestation moratorium

Rhett Ayers Butler 11 Sep 2013

Scientists discover that threatened bird migrates entirely within Amazon Basin

Jeremy Hance 11 Sep 2013

Palm oil now biggest cause of deforestation in Indonesia

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Sep 2013

Iraq gets its first national park: just call it Eden

Jeremy Hance 19 Aug 2013

Journey to the Edge of Eden: the struggle to preserve Southwest Florida

Gabriel Thoumi 5 Aug 2013

Fires burning again in Sumatra, triggering haze alerts in Malaysia

Mongabay.com 23 Jul 2013

Developer of Indonesia’s first REDD+ project confirms status of forest conservation initiative

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2013

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