Asia Pulp & Paper and Sinar Mas Group have acquired a license to clear hundreds of hectares of unprotected rainforest near Bukit Tigapuluh National Park on the Indonesian island of…
Despite many years of research in conservation biology, precise maps of tropical deforestation that document the global spatial extent of tropical forests destruction are generally not available outside of the…
With an estimated less than 3,000 individuals left in the wild, any unnatural death of a Sumatran elephant is cause for conservationists to worry. But two of them shot dead…
Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia linked to climate change Drought and deforestation in southeast Asia to contribute to climate change Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 9, 2008 Fires linked…
Salvage logging offers hope for forests, communities devastated by industrial logging An interview with Tropical Salvage's Tim O'Brien Salvage logging offers hope for forests, communities devastated by industrial logging Rhett…
California joins effort to fight global warming by saving rainforests California joins effort to fight global warming by saving rainforests mongabay.com November 19, 2008
Oil palm expansion in Indonesian Borneo increased 400-fold from 1991-2007 Oil palm expansion in Indonesian Borneo increased 400-fold from 1991-2007 mongabay.com October 30, 2008
'Lost' deer species discovered after 78 years in Sumatra 'Lost' deer species discovered after 78 years in Sumatra mongabay.com October 10, 2008
Indonesian governors agree to protect Sumatra's endangered forests Indonesian governors agree to protect Sumatra's endangered forests mongabay.com October 9, 2008
Raid on tiger traffickers yields 4 arrests in Sumatra Indonesian raids on tiger traffickers yielding arrests in Sumatra mongabay.com September 2, 2008 A raid on illegal tiger traders in Indonesia…
Indonesia's Riau bans destruction of rainforests and peatlands for palm oil Indonesia's Riau bans destruction of rainforests and peatlands for palm oil mongabay.com August 15, 2008 The Indonesian province of…
Woolworths drops contract with APP, activist group remains wary Woolworths drops contract with APP, activist group remains wary Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 10, 2008 Last week Woolworths announced it was…
105,000 square miles of rainforest destroyed between 2000 and 2005 105,000 square miles of rainforest destroyed between 2000 and 2005 Rainforest destruction becomes industry-driven, concentrated geographically Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com…
Unilever admits it can't trace origin of palm oil used in its products Unilever admits it can't trace origin of palm oil used in its products mongabay.com April 21, 2008…
Simon Counsell responds to an interview from the forest certification group. FSC interview On April 7th, Mongabay printed an interview with FSC International Communications Manager, Nina Haase, in which she…
Asia Pulp & Paper road destroys rare Sumatra forest Asia Pulp & Paper road destroys rare Sumatra forest mongabay.com March 27, 2008 Companies linked to timber giant Asia Pulp &…
Criticism of the FSC grows stronger in some activist circles The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has come under increasingly harsh criticisms from a variety of environmental organizations. The FSC is…
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Merrill Lynch invests $9M in rainforest conservation, expects profit Merrill Lynch invests $9M in rainforest conservation, expects profit Rhett A. bugler, mongabay.com March 12, 2008 Merrill Lynch's investment in a…
$100 billion worth of carbon released from deforestation in Riau, Sumatra $100 billion worth of carbon released from deforestation in Riau, Sumatra mongabay.com February 28, 2008 A WWF study found…
Sumatran tiger faces extinction due to wildlife trade Sumatran tiger faces extinction due to wildlife trade mongabay.com February 12, 2008 The critically endangered Sumatran Tiger faces extinction due to the…
First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality First rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 7, 2008 Villagers in Aceh, the Indonesian province that suffered through three decades of…
Paper giant illegally destroying orangutan habitat in Indonesia says WWF Paper giant illegally destroying orangutan habitat in Indonesia says WWF mongabay.com January 9, 2008 In a report released Monday, environmental…
10% of global CO2 emissions result from swamp destruction 10% of global CO2 emissions result from swamp destruction Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 10, 2007 New fund will protect and…
Greenwashing the palm oil industry Deceit and global warming: Greenwashing the palm oil industry mongabay.com November 12, 2007 A new report from Greenpeace alleges that members of the Roundtable on…
WSJ inquiry pushes FSC to cancel logging certification in endangered forest WSJ inquiry pushes FSC to cancel logging certification in endangered forest mongabay.com October 30, 2007 An inquiry by The…
Carbon for forests will help Aceh recover from war, tsunami Carbon for forests will help Aceh recover from war, tsunami mongabay.com September 18, 2007 Aceh Governor Irwandi Jusuf, a former…
