Deforestation

We stayed in the forest homes of members of the Prey Lang Network, a grassroots association of villagers risking their lives to try and slow the destruction of their forest.

In the heart of the Amazon, a scandal is unfolding which threatens the reputation of both the Brazilian president and some of the biggest car companies in the world.

The battle the Kuy and Chut Wutty are fighting against the march of logging, plantations and mining companies into the forest of Cambodia holds an uncanny resemblance to the plot of Avatar. Except this is real-life. And the bullets are real.

Get greenbacks for going green! The Big Apple (NYC) plans to save residents almost $1 billion annually by modifying zoning laws to allow adoption of rooftop solar and wind, and greener buildings, reports Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News.

I finally discovered, over the last couple of years developing a reforestation project in Brazil, where I was born, that deforestation and reforestation are both profitable.

Sadly, 35 of 200+ sites designated as natural World Heritage properties are considered in danger and face threats such as pollution, human armed conflict, poaching, uncontrolled urbanization, and unchecked tourism and development.

Chasing chimpanzees up to 15 miles per day through a dense African forest, fighting thick vines and torrential rain, and donning a face mask and big r...

Dr. Jane Goodall hates apathy. The world-renowned chimp expert is the first to acknowledge that saving threatened species is an uphill battle, but...

The Carbon Canopy is developing markets that advance forest preservation and sustainable management by compensating landowners for the environmental benefits created by healthy forests.

If this history is a guide, and if our "bank" of protected wilderness areas continues to grow, future generations will appreciate the gift.

Using toilet paper may be a dirty business, but what about where your TP came from? A new report from World Wildlife Fund suggests that American co...

The warm climate of Rio will certainly suit me better than the mountains of snow in Davos. But will I leave Rio with more hope that the fundamental changes we need can finally be implemented?

As we watch the world debate how best to address climate change, and as carbon emissions continue to soar, at least one climate strategy strikes me as a "no-brainer." We should do everything we can to save the world's forests.

The nation of Brazil has established itself as a global environmental leader in conserving forests, managing natural resources and taking steps to solve climate change. Now, amendments to Brazil's long-standing Forest Code place that legacy in jeopardy.

BOGOTA, Colombia -- A new study says more than 3,000 square miles (800,000 hectares) of Colombia's woodlands have been cleared since 1981 in the plant...

Two out of every three Americans worry about the potential for a global disease outbreak. (Thank you, "Contagion.") Yet, alongside this result fr...

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By John R. Platt (Click here for original article.) The world's final 23 Hainan black-crested gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) are making what may be t...

Over half of Americans who put Christmas trees up use the artificial variety, which do not shed needles, and which many perceive to be an eco-friendly alternative to cutting living trees. Others dispute this.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attr...

Essentially, these programs would be funded by developed nations to help pay for community forestry projects in developing countries, if the communities can demonstrate that their efforts are saving forests.

Part of a series investigating the complex linkages between human, animal and environmental health: The Infection Loop. One steamy evening in July...