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Carbon market surges 84% in 2008
France’s Suez liable for illegal deforestation, “dynamite fishing” in the Amazon rainforest
Jaguar photographed for the first time in Central Mexico
Global warming drives birds north
Global warming may drive the Amazon rainforest toward seasonal forests rather than savanna
Changes in rainfall resulting from climate change may drive the parts of Amazon rainforest toward seasonal forests rather than savanna, argue researchers writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
Obama blocks offshore oil drilling for now
Middle class communities are worst managers of fisheries
"Middle class" villages in Africa are more likely to deplete their fisheries than poor- and wealthy communities, reports a new study published in Current Biology. The findings are based on…
South American fox confronts prey eight times its size
The culpeo fox chasing a guanaco. Photo by: Cristobal Briceño of WCS Chile. In a paper in Mammalia researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announce the first observation of…
Indonesian ecolabeling initiative providing cover for rainforest destruction
Amazon indian tribe accused of killing and eating farmer
Political violence in Madagascar may lead Daewoo to abandon controversial farm project
Bipartisan support for including forest protection in a solution to climate change
Kerry, Lugar: U.S. has opportunity to lead on climate, forest conservation
Bipartisan support for including forest protection in a solution to climate change
Salamander populations collapse in Central America
Salamanders in Central America — like frogs, toads, and other amphibians at sites around the world — are rapidly and mysteriously declining, report researchers writing in the journal Proceedings of…
408 mammal species discovered since 1993
48 ‘new’ species of dinosaur discovered
As sea ice retreats, swathe of Arctic closed to fishing
Boy Scouts of America have logged 34,000 acres of forest in 20 years
New model uses carbon credits, sustainable palm oil to save Indonesia’s rainforests
Tropical forest tree is source of new mosquito repellent as effective as DEET
Gravitational effects may boost sea level rise by 25% along U.S. coast
Frogs can be used to predict biodiversity hotspots
Secretary of Energy warns of dire future for agriculture in California
Indigenous rights’ groups to oppose effort to certify ‘sustainable’ aquaculture
Butterfly tricks ants by mimicking their queen’s vocalizations
With cohesive hierarchical societies and a number of communication techniques, ants have been able to conquer a wide variety of ecosystems with great success. However, according to a recent paper…
New York zoos, aquariums saved from funding cut
Global warming to strengthen Arctic storms
Brazil to boost spending on infrastructure to counter economic crisis
Sustainable farming is the only way to feed the planet going forward