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Reforestation can be beneficial - or detrimental - it depends on the details Reforestation can be beneficial - or detrimental - it depends on the details Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com June…

Forests face governance challenges Forests face governance challenges mongabay.com June 12, 2008 When it comes to forest resources, ownership does not mean governance. Governments "own" about 86 percent of the…

Colombia creates rainforest reserve to protect medicinal plants Colombia creates rainforest reserve to protect medicinal plants Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 12, 2008 Colombia today announced the creation of a…

Madagascar signs big carbon deal to fund rainforest conservation Madagascar signs big carbon deal to fund rainforest conservation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 11, 2008 Madagascar will sell more than…

Kayapo tribe gets trust fund for Amazon protection Kayapo tribe gets trust fund for Amazon protection mongabay.com June 11, 2008 The government of the Brazilian state of Pará and Conservation…

94% of Americans support solar energy development 94% of Americans support solar energy development mongabay.com June 11, 2008 94 percent of Americans say it's important for the U.S. to develop…

Sea ice loss may triple warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia Sea ice loss may triple warming over northern Alaska, Canada, and Russia mongabay.com June 11, 2008 Fast-declining Arctic…

Rapid economic growth may be helping the recovery of key panda habitat in Wolong Nature Reserve in China, said a researcher speaking at a meeting of conservation biologists in Paramaribo,…

Major tiger conservation effort gets underway Major tiger conservation effort gets underway mongabay.com June 9, 2008 A broad alliance of environmentalits, scientists, and celebrities have teamed with the World Bank…

Once plentiful, the Caribbean Monk Seal is officially declared extinct Caribbean Monk Seal is officially declared extinct Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Passenger pigeon of the sea The NOAA…

Charcoal signatures: Heavily-populated Amazon was decimated by old world disease Charcoal signatures: Heavily-populated Amazon was decimated by old world disease Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Ecologists and archaeologists agree…

Quick biological surveys are facilitating conservation efforts Quick biodiversity surveys are facilitating conservation efforts mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Short but intense biological surveys in remote parts of the world are…

Guide to Monkeys of the Guianas released Guide to Monkeys of the Guianas released mongabay.com June 9, 2008 A pocket identification guide to the monkeys of Guyana, Suriname, and French…

Rare golden primates help speed recovery of endangered Brazilian forest Rare golden primates help speed recovery of endangered Brazilian forest mongabay.com June 9, 2008 The endangered golden lion tamarin —…

Biodiversity data gap impedes research and conservation efforts Biodiversity data gap impedes research and conservation efforts mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Biodiversity loss is occurring at an alarming rate around the…

Dung beetles persist in long-term forest fragments but may suffer from hunting of large animals Dung beetles persist in long-term forest fragments but may suffer from hunting of large animals…

Mexican canyon serves as key refuge for endangered spider monkeys Mexican canyon serves as key refuge for endangered spider monkeys mongabay.com June 9, 2008 A picturesque canyon in Chiapas, Mexico…

Tropical dry evergreen forests in India protected by religious and cultural beliefs Tropical dry evergreen forests in India protected by religious and cultural beliefs mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Tropical dry…

Argentina's primates under threat from agriculture Argentina's primates under threat from agriculture Gabriel E. Zunino and Martin M. Kowalewski special to mongabay.com June 9, 2008 Five species of non-human primates…

The Guiana Shield region of South America could play a significant role in efforts to fight global warming as part of a broader strategy to protect the world's biodiversity hotspots…

Brazil creates 3 Amazon parks Brazil creates 3 Amazon parks mongabay.com June 8, 2008 In a World Environment Day announcement, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveileved three new…

$45 trillion needed to meet energy demand, fight global warming by 2050 $45 trillion needed to meet energy demand, fight global warming by 2050 mongabay.com June 8, 2008 Investors will…

Despite loss in Congress, global warming lobby gains momentum say environmentalists Despite loss in Congress, global warming lobby gains momentum mongabay.com June 8, 2008 Friday's defeat of the Lieberman-Warner Climate…

The Colorado River vanishes before it reaches the Sea of Cortez in all but the wettest years. Companies in California and the southwestern U.S. have diverted its once-vibrant flow to…

Rainforest species particularly vulnerable to global warming Rainforest species particularly vulnerable to global warming mongabay.com June 8, 2008 Tropical species may be particularly vulnerable to global warming due to their…

Amazon beef producer creates eco-certified meat product with help of scientists Amazon beef producer creates eco-certified meat product with help of scientists mongabay.com June 8, 2008 Independencia Alimentos SA, Brazil's…

Scientists aim to catalogue tropical island from mountaintops to seafloor Scientists aim to catalogue tropical island from mountaintops to seafloor Roberta Kwok, special to mongabay.com June 4, 2008 Scientists are…

Big Farms Can Make the Leap to Organic Farming, Study Suggests Big Farms Can Make the Leap to Organic Farming, Study Suggests Erin Digitale, special to mongabay.com June 4, 2008…

Brazil's new environmental minister blames ranchers for April surge in Amazon deforestation Brazil's new environmental minister blames ranchers for surge in Amazon deforestation mongabay.com June 3, 2008 Deforestation in the…