? Carbon offset returns beat forest conversion for agriculture in Indonesia Carbon offset returns beat forest conversion for agriculture in Indonesia Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 21, 2007 Conversion of…
? Asian countries sign symbolic global warming pact Asian countries sign symbolic global warming pact mongabay.com November 21, 2007 Leaders of 16 Asian countries have signed a "vague" pact on…
? Subway sandwiches launches first fast-food recycling program Subway sandwiches launches first fast-food recycling program mongabay.com November 21, 2007 Sandwich chain Subway is implementing a recycling program, switching from conventional…
Past climate change triggered wars, population decline Past climate change triggered wars, population decline Abby Vogel, Georgia Institute of Technology November 21, 2007 Editor's summary: Long-term climate change may lead…
Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans Grant from Nature's Path expands cultural program mongabay.com November 21,…
? Physicists join fight to save amphibians from extinction Physicists join fight to save amphibians from extinction mongabay.com November 20, 2007 Physicists have joined the fight to save amphibians from…
Ocean CO2 collector could fight global warming and ocean acification Ocean CO2 collector could fight global warming and ocean acification mongabay.com November 20, 2007 Researchers have proposed a geoengineering solution…
 Rainforest Reserve Established in DR Congo to save bonobo Rainforest Reserve Established in DR Congo to save bonobo Bonobo Conservation Initiative November 19, 2007 Editor's summary: The government of…
Only 150 vaquita remain Only 150 vaquita remain mongabay.com November 19, 2007 Only 150 individual vaquita, the world's smallest cetacean, remain, according to a new study published in Conservation Biology.…
An Interview with Dr. Robin Chazdon an expert on Tropical Forest Regeneration It is estimated that every day 80,000 acres of forest is destroyed. Such destruction affects innumerable species, indigenous…
Biodiversity conservation will only work if local people benefit Biodiversity conservation will only work if local people benefit An interview with Dr. Nina Farwig of BIOTA-East Africa Rhett A. Butler,…
Picture: Whale stranded 1,000 miles up the Amazon river Picture: Whale stranded 1,000 miles up the Amazon river mongabay.com November 17, 2007 An 18-foot minke whale was found beached on…
The State of Forests and Ecotourism in Belize The State of Forests and Ecotourism in Belize An interview with Colin Young, a Belizean Ecologist mongabay.com November 16, 2007 A 7-year…
Indonesia will need 7 years to stop illegal logging Indonesia will need 7 years to stop illegal logging mongabay.com November 16, 2007 Indonesia will take seven years to stop illegal…
Cow-like dinosaur discovered Cow-like dinosaur discovered mongabay.com November 15, 2007 A dinosaur discovered in the Sahara had a mouth that worked like a vacuum cleaner and operated more like a…
Hurricane Katrina released large amounts of carbon by destroying 320 million trees Hurricane Katrina released large amounts of carbon by destroying 320m trees mongabay.com November 15, 2007 The destruction of…
Targeted payments to farmers could protect environment Targeted payments to farmers could protect environment mongabay.com November 15, 2007 Targeted payments to farmers in developing countries could be an effective approach…
86% of sea turtle species threatened with extinction 86% of sea turtle species threatened with extinction Turtle conservation is like its namesake: it's slow, but there are big rewards Ken…
New system tracks CO2 emissions of 50,000 power plants worldwide How green is your power? New system tracks CO2 emissions of 50,000 power plants worldwide mongabay.com November 14, 2007 A…
Changing carbon cycle may worsen U.S. CO2 emissions Changing carbon cycle may worsen U.S. CO2 emissions Carnegie Institution November 14, 2007 The first "State of the Carbon Cycle Report" for…
NASA: Arctic Ocean circulation reversal not due to global warming NASA: Arctic Ocean circulation reversal not due to global warming NASA November 13, 2007 SUMMARY: A study published in Geophysical…
Global warming is melting soft corals Global warming is melting soft corals mongabay.com November 13, 2007 Soft corals are "simply melting and wasting away" due to global warming-induced environmental stress…
Conservationist Schaller named to Time's 'Hero of the Planet' Conservationist Schaller named to Time's 'Hero of the Planet' WCS November 13, 2007 Renowned conservationist Dr. George Schaller of the Wildlife…
Sun Bears reclassified by IUCN as Vulnerable Sun Bears reclassified by IUCN as Vulnerable Jeremy Hance, special to mongabay.com November 13, 2007 The world's smallest bear has been recently classified…
Law enforcement key to saving Borneo's rainforests Law enforcement key to saving Borneo's rainforests An interview with Borneo scientist Rhett Harrison Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 13, 2007 Borneo, the…
Sun bear gets 'vulnerable' listing due to deforestation, poaching Sun bear gets 'vulnerable' listing due to deforestation, poaching mongabay.com November 12, 2007 The sun bear, the world's smallest bear, has…
China begins blocking river for second largest dam China begins blocking river for second largest dam mongabay.com November 12, 2007 China began damming the Jinsha River for its biggest hydroelectric…
Chocolate first used more than 3100 years ago Chocolate first used more than 3100 years ago mongabay.com November 12, 2007 Cacao, the source of chocolate, was in use at least…
Missing link between humans and apes possibly discovered Missing link between humans and apes possibly discovered mongabay.com November 12, 2007 A 10 million-year-old jawbone discovered in Kenya may represent a…
On Woodlark Island, one-hundred and seventy miles from Papua New Guinea, a struggle is occurring between islanders and biofuel company Vitroplant Ltd. The company is planning to clear much of…
