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Small fires a big threat to Amazon rainforest biodiversity Small fires a big threat to Amazon rainforest biodiversity Rhet A. Butler, mongabay.com February 27, 2008 Small fires have a big…

Carbon trading could protect forests, reduce rural poverty Carbon trading could protect forests, reduce rural poverty mongabay.com February 26, 2008 [corrected March 3] Carbon trading from avoided deforestation (REDD) credits…

Reducing deforestation rates 10% could generate $13B in carbon credits under REDD Reducing deforestation rates 10% could generate $13B in carbon trading under REDD mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Cutting global…

Expedition finds inverted pyramid where sharks dominate marine ecology Expedition finds inverted pyramid where sharks dominate marine ecology mongabay.com February 25, 2008 A survey of a remote Pacific archipelago turned…

Global malaria map Global malaria map released - 35% of humanity at risk mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Researchers have developed a spatial distribution map for malaria. The results are published…

Aye-aye diverged from other lemurs 66M years ago Aye-aye diverged from other lemurs 66M years ago wildmadagascar.org February 25, 2008 The aye-aye — a bizarre, nocturnal lemur that taps on…

Rats decimating Aleutian Islands' ecology Rats decimating Aleutian Islands' ecology mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Rats are disrupting fragile ecosystems on the Aleutian Islands Archipelago, reports a new study published in…

Tsunami alert lifted after strong earthquake in Indonesia Tsunami alert lifted after strong earthquake in Indonesia mongabay.com February 25, 2008 The tsunami warning following a 7.3 earthquake off the island…

Deep-sea krill discovered in Antarctica Deep-sea krill discovered in Antarctica mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Antarctic krill have been found living at depths up to 3000 meters near the Antarctic Peninsula,…

The future of Easter Island The future of Easter Island Pablo García-Chevesich, Forest Engineer, M. Sc., and Ph. D (s) mongabay.com February 25, 2008 "Failures are divided into two classes:…

Rainforest logging threatens endangered sea turtles Rainforest logging threatens endangered sea turtles Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Logging is having an unexpected impact on endangered sea turtles in…

Deforestation a greater threat to the Amazon than global warming Deforestation a greater threat to the Amazon than global warming Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Some researchers doubt…

Amazon rainfall linked to Atlantic Ocean temperature Amazon rainfall linked to Atlantic Ocean temperature mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Climate models increasingly forecast a dire future for the Amazon rainforest. These…

Amazon research and conservation cannot ignore social issues Amazon research and conservation cannot ignore social issues Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com February 25, 2008 For Amazonian conservation to be effective it must…

Widespread butterflyfish may go extinct due to global warming, pollution Widespread butterflyfish may go extinct due to global warming, pollution mongabay.com February 25, 2008 The Chevroned Butterflyfish, a colorful fish…

Brazil's ecosystem payments system offers clues for REDD implementation Brazil's ecosystem payments system offers clues for REDD implementation mongabay.com February 25, 2008 Brazil's existing system for environmental services payments could…

Brazil seeks $1B/yr in donations to save the Amazon Brazil seeks $1B/yr in donations to save the Amazon mongabay.com February 23, 2008 Brazil will establish a donation-based fund to help…

Cyclone batters Madagascar Cyclone batters Madagascar wildmadagascar.org February 23, 2008 29 people were reported dead after Cyclone Ivan, a category 3 storm, struck Madagascar. The storm flooded key rice-producing regions…

Deforestation, wildlife conflict will be the source of emerging diseases Deforestation, wildlife conflict will be the source of emerging diseases mongabay.com February 22, 2008 Due to habitat destruction and human-wildlife…

Arizona seeks to become the 'Persian Gulf' of solar energy Arizona seeks to become the 'Persian Gulf' of solar energy mongabay.com February 22, 2008 With a Spanish company's plans to…

Amazon state launches innovative Zero Extinction Program for endangered species Amazon state launches Zero Extinction Program for endangered species mongabay.com February 22, 2008 The Brazilian state of Pará has launched…

Is Guyana's logging deal in its best interests? Is Guyana's logging deal in its best interests? Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 22, 2008 In January Guyana awarded U.S. timber firm…

Melting of permafrost could trigger rapid global warming warns UN Melting of permafrost could trigger rapid global warming warns UN mongabay.com February 21, 2008 Melting of the Arctic permafrost is…

Private sector pumping hundreds of billions into cleantech Private sector pumping hundreds of billions into cleantech mongabay.com February 21, 2008 The private sector is "pumping hundreds of billions of dollars"…

NASA: warming is causing Greenland ice to melt faster than expected NASA: warming is causing Greenland ice to melt faster than expected mongabay.com February 21, 2008 Warming air temperatures are…

Photos: Caterpillar transforms from mimicking bird droppings to a leaf Photos: Caterpillar transforms from mimicking bird droppings to a leaf mongabay.com February 21, 2008 A larva of swallowtail butterfly Papilio…

Large-scale Amazon deforestation or drying would have dire global consequences Large-scale Amazon deforestation or drying would have dire global consequences Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com February 21, 2008 A new study shows…

Restoring soil carbon can reverse global warming, desertification and biodiversity loss Restoring soil carbon can reverse global warming, desertification and biodiversity loss mongabay.com February 21, 2008 Restoring the ability of…

World fertilizer prices surge 200% in 2007, hurting the poor World fertilizer prices surge 200% in 2007 mongabay.com February 20, 2008 The world's poor lose as fertilizer price rise World…

Rainforest fragmentation affects reptiles and amphibians Rainforest fragmentation affects reptiles and amphibians A technical paper by J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona mongabay.com February 20, 2008 RAINFOREST HERPETOFAUNA AND FOREST FRAGMENTATION: EFFECTS ON…