Are Brazil nuts really sustainable?
Are Brazil nuts really sustainable? Only if hunting is controlled A lot of rainforest conservation initiatives embrace sustainably harvested non-timber forest products (NTFPs) like seeds and nuts as a means…
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China launches green buying policy
China launches green buying policy China launches green buying policy mongabay.com December 19, 2006 China's Ministry of Finance and the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) announced that starting in 2007,…
Papua New Guinea log exports to China surge
Papua New Guinea log exports to China surge Papua New Guinea log exports to China surge R. Butler, mongabay.com December 19, 2006 Papua New Guinea (PNG) log exports surged in…
New Zealand implements ‘green timber’ policy
New Zealand implements "green timber" policy New Zealand implements "green timber" policy mongabay.com December 19, 2006 New Zealand's government will only buy timber and wood products only from legally and…
Bush administration sued for failure to protect sea otter
Bush sued for failing to protect sea otters Bush sued for failing to protect sea otters R. Butler, mongabay.com December 19, 2006 A conservation group filed a lawsuit Tuesday in…
Pictures of species discovered in Borneo rainforest
Pictures of newly discovered species in Borneo Pictures of newly discovered species in Borneo More than 400 species discovered on island rainforest since 1994 mongabay.com December 19, 2006 Yesterday's announcement…
Time is running out for French Guiana’s rainforests
France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests An interview with rainforest plant expert Pierre-Michel Forget: France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests mongabay.com December 19, 2006…
Europe’s largest tropical rainforest invaded by gold miners
Europe's largest tropical rainforest invaded by gold miners Illegal mining threatens forest, biodiversity, natives in French Guiana Europe's largest tropical rainforest invaded by gold miners Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December…
52 species discovered in Borneo rainforest
52 species discovered in Borneo rainforest 52 species discovered in Borneo rainforest mongabay.com December 18, 2006 In 2006 scientists discovered 52 species in the highly threatened rainforests of Borneo according…
Marine protected areas boost fishing yields
Marine protected areas boost fishing yields Marine protected areas boost fishing yields mongabay.com December 18, 2006 A new study conducted on the reefs of Madagascar found that marine protected areas…
Worst coral reef die-off in 11,000 years
Worst coral reef die-off in 11,000 years Worst coral reef die-off in 11,000 years mongabay.com December 18, 2006 Two new studies by scientists at the Australian Research Council Centre of…
Coral reefs help protect from tsunami damage
Coral reefs help protect from tsunami damage Coral reefs help protect from tsunami damage mongabay.com December 18, 2006 Healthy coral reefs can help reduce the impact of tsunami waves relative…
Audible warfare: how moths avoid bats
Audible warfare: how moths avoid bats Audible warfare: how moths avoid bats mongabay.com December 18, 2006 A new study published in Current Biology suggests bats and moths may be engaged…
Does green investing pay as well as conventional investing?
Does green investing pay as well as conventional investing? Does green investing pay as well as conventional investing? My Money Is Greener Than Your Money by Carol Vinzant OnEarth Magazine…
China will continue search for ‘extinct’ baiji river dolphin
China will continue search for 'extinct' baiji river dolphin China will continue search for 'extinct' baiji river dolphin mongabay.com December 17, 2006 Chinese state media reports that scientists will continue…
2006 is sixth warmest year, but hurricanes below average
2006 is sixth warmest year, but hurricanes below average 2006 is sixth warmest year, but hurricanes below average mongabay.com December 14, 2006 2006 will be the sixth-warmest year on record…
2006 is third warmest year on record for the United States
2006 is third warmest year on record for the United States 2006 is third warmest year on record for the United States mongabay.com December 14, 2006 2006 will likely go…
Global warming improves sex life of seals
Global warming improves sex life of seals Global warming improves sex life of seals mongabay.com December 14, 2006 Climate change is enhancing the sex life of subordinate male grey seals…
Are biofuels good or bad for the environment?
Are biofuels good or bad for the environment? Are biofuels good or bad for the environment? mongabay.com December 14, 2006 Sometimes hailed as a savior from global warming and foreign…
President Museveni needs to do what’s best for Uganda
President Museveni needs to do what's best for Uganda President Museveni needs to do what's best for Uganda mongabay.com Editorial December 14, 2006 In recent months Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni…
Sea levels may rise higher than predicted due to global warming
Sea levels may rise higher than predicted due to global warming Sea levels may rise higher than predicted due to global warming mongabay.com December 14, 2006 Global warming could cause…
Looming desertification could spawn millions of environmental refugees
Africa may be able to feed only 25% of its population by 2025 Looming desertification could spawn millions of environmental refugees Africa may be able to feed only 25% of…
Goodbye to the Baiji
Obituary for the Baiji: Chinese river dolphin declared extinct Baiji After a short illness spurred by pollution, overfishing, boat traffic, and obstructions like dams, the Baiji was declared "functionally extinct"…
Mammals may have flown before birds
Mammals may have flown before birds, new fossil discovery suggests Mammals may have flown before birds mongabay.com December 13, 2006 Mammals may have flown before birds according to a fossil…
Forests need good soil to sequester more carbon
Forests need good soil to sequester more carbon Forests need good soil to sequester more carbon mongabay.com December 13, 2006 Soil nutrition is key to helping forests absorb more carbon…
Monkey trials for medical research should continue in Britain
Monkey trials for medical research should continue in Britain says report Monkey trials for medical research should continue in Britain says report Moving experiments abroad could worsen conditions for test…
Circumcision reduces HIV/AIDS infection in men
Circumcision reduces HIV/AIDS infection in men Circumcision reduces HIV/AIDS infection in men mongabay.com December 13, 2006 Medical circumcision of men reduces their risk of acquiring HIV during heterosexual intercourse by…
Tigers can recover given protection, adequate food supplies
Tigers can recover given protection, adequate food supplies Tigers can recover given protection, adequate food supplies mongabay.com December 13, 2006 A new study says that if tigers are protected and…
Yellow Sea biodiversity needs protection says WWF
Yellow Sea biodiversity needs protection says WWF Yellow Sea biodiversity needs protection says WWF mongabay.com December 13, 2006 In response to worsening pollution in China's Yellow Sea, environmental group WWF…
African river basins are drying up says NASA
Meanwhile, Colorado, Mississippi basins are storing more water New satellite data from NASA show that the Mississippi and Colorado River basins are storing more water over the past five years,…