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Burning by Asia Pulp & Paper contributes to haze in Indonesia, Malaysia

Palm oil companies trade plantation concessions for carbon credits from forest conservation

Florida announces python hunt following snake invasion

Multinational corporation continues destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesia

UK firm plans to log habitat of critically endangered orangutan for palm oil production

First comprehensive study of insect endangerment: ten percent of dragonflies threatened

Forest fires burn in Sumatra

REDD can compete financially with palm oil in Indonesia peatlands while protecting endangered species

Peatlands conversion for oil palm a ‘monumental mistake’ for Indonesia’s long-term prosperity, sustainability

Orangutan guerrillas fight palm oil in Borneo

Environmental campaign blocks palm oil project in Cote d’ Ivoire wetland

Can carbon credits from REDD compete with palm oil?

Indonesia applies for REDD partnership to protect forests

Whole Foods bans unsustainable palm oil from its products

New fire record for Borneo, Sumatra shows dramatic increase in rainforest destruction

Clinton, Obama botch opportunity on climate, forest conservation

Indonesia confirms that peatlands will be converted for plantations

Indonesia may allow conversion of peatlands for palm oil

Indonesian ecolabeling initiative providing cover for rainforest destruction

Indigenous rights’ groups to oppose effort to certify ‘sustainable’ aquaculture

Visiting New Mexico’s Crane festival

Deal on forests falls short

Finland, Sweden push for loophole that would drive destruction of peatlands around the world

Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia linked to climate change

Manatees become conservation symbol for communities in Mexico

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program restores bird habitat on farms and ranches

Yellowstone amphibians in decline due to climate change

Indonesian governors agree to protect Sumatra’s endangered forests

Tropical wetlands sequester 80% more carbon than temperate wetlands

11 species of monkeys discovered in West African biodiversity hotspot

Migratory waterbird populations in decline in Europe

Haze risk returns as fires increase in Indonesia

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