Brazil may ban new sugar cane cultivation in the Pantanal
Brazil may ban new sugar cane cultivation in the Pantanal Brazil may ban new sugar cane cultivation in the Pantanal mongabay.com August 6, 2008 Brazil would restrict sugar cane cultivation…
New mapping system shows how detailed climate changes will affect species
New mapping system shows how detailed climate changes will affect species New mapping system shows how detailed climate changes will affect species Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 6, 2008 Climate change…
Destruction of wetlands worsens global warming
Destruction of wetlands worsens global warming Destruction of wetlands worsens global warming mongabay.com July 20, 2008 Destruction of wetland ecosystems will generate massive greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, warn…
Kenya to convert 20,000 ha of key wetland for ethanol production
Kenya to convert 20,000 ha of key wetland for ethanol production Kenya to convert 20,000 ha of key wetland for ethanol production mongabay.com June 25, 2008 The Kenyan government will…
REDD could trigger bias in conservation funding towards carbon-rich ecosystems
REDD could trigger bias in conservation finance towards carbon-rich ecosystems REDD could trigger bias in conservation funding towards carbon-rich ecosystems Rhett Butler, mongabay.com June 12, 2008 The Reducing Emissions from…
Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands
Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands Biofuels expansion in Africa may impact rainforests, wetlands mongabay.com May 28, 2008 Biofuel feedstock expansion in Africa will likely come at the…
Conservation success story: birds stage dramatic recovery in Cambodia
According to a report released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), several species of rare waterbirds from Cambodia's famed Tonle Sap region have staged remarkable comebacks, thanks to a…
Asia Pulp & Paper destroying rare Sumatra forest
Asia Pulp & Paper road destroys rare Sumatra forest Asia Pulp & Paper road destroys rare Sumatra forest mongabay.com March 27, 2008 Companies linked to timber giant Asia Pulp &…
Steel production drives deforestation in Brazil’s Pantanal
Steel production drives deforestation in Brazil's Pantanal Steel production drives deforestation in Brazil's Pantanal mongabay.com February 11, 2008 A steel mill in Corumbá, in the heart of Brazil's Pantanal wetland,…
Palm oil is a net source of CO2 emissions when produced on peatlands
Palm oil is a net source of CO2 emissions when produced on peatlands Palm oil is a net source of CO2 emissions when produced on peatlands mongabay.com December 17, 2007…
Malaysia suffers big drop in shorebird populations
Malaysia suffers big drop in shorebird populations Malaysia suffers big drop in shorebird populations mongabay.com September 5, 2007 Malaysia suffered a big drop in shorebirds, reports a new study by…
Melting permafrost affects greenhouse gas emissions
Melting permafrost affects greenhouse gas emissions Melting permafrost affects greenhouse gas emissions Climate change and permafrost thaw alter greenhouse gas emissions in northern wetlands Michigan State University August 10, 2007…
African Flamingo population gravely threatened by industrial development
African Flamingo population gravely threatened by industrial development African Flamingo population gravely threatened by industrial development Wetlands International July 16, 2007 Tata Chemicals, a division of the biggest multinational industrial…
China’s wetlands shrinking due to global warming
China's wetlands shrinking due to global warming China's wetlands shrinking due to global warming mongabay.com July 16, 2007 Wetlands on China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau have shrunk by more than 10 percent…
Is peat swamp worth more than palm oil plantations?
Is peat swamp worth more than palm oil plantations? Is peat swamp worth more than palm oil plantations? Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com July 16, 2007 [Jakarta Post version published Aug…
Indonesia’s peat swamps worth $39B/year
Indonesia's peat swamps worth $39B/year Indonesia's peat swamps worth $39B/year mongabay.com July 11, 2007 Indonesia's peat swamps are worth $39 billion in carbon credits per year, according to rough calculations…
China to spend $2.1B to protect wetlands
China to spend $2.1B to protect wetlands China to spend $2.1B to protect wetlands Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 25, 2007 China says it will spend more than $2.1 billion…
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Conservation Effectiveness
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- Nepal was supposed to double its tiger population since 2010. It tripled it
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