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The fate of millions of hectares of tropical forests will probably be sealed this year and next year, reports a new set of policy papers detailing an emerging climate change…

Some suggest Greenpeace has overstated its claims. Greenpeace criticized Indonesia's plan to reduce deforestation through a market-based emissions mechanism known as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), reports AFP.…

Indonesia's Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono is pushing a proposal to develop economic zones along the border between Malaysia and Kalimantan "as soon as possible" for national security reasons, reports the…

Geoengineering schemes need ranking system to avoid wasting money, destroying the planet Geoengineering schemes need ranking system to avoid wasting money, destroying the planet mongabay.com October 26, 2008 Schemes to…

Mechanisms that use forest conservation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are doomed to fail unless they are "based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and forest communities," warn…

Coal burning may make food supplies less healthy Coal burning may make food supplies toxic mongabay.com August 18, 2008 Coal burning is contaminating the Arctic, and may be affecting human…

Humans - not climate - drove extinction of giant Tasmanian animals Humans - not climate - drove extinction of giant Tasmanian animals mongabay.com August 11, 2008 Humans — not climate…

Marina Silva, Brazil's environmental minister, resigned Tuesday after losing several key battles in her fight to rein in destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Silva, a former rubber tapper and famed…

Marine biologists in New Zealand are thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught in order to learn more about one of the ocean's most mysterious creatures. The Colossal…

While Costa Rica is now known as a world leader for conversation policies and ecotourism, the Central American country had some of the world's highest deforestation rates prior to establishing…

Human-induced climate change has caused changes in rainfall patterns around the world over the past century, claims a new study published in Nature. Using fourteen climate models to compare observed…

Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon rainforest is not rainy year round. Further from the equator, rainfall is more seasonal, with dry periods that sometimes last for months. This trio…

Ecuador says it will wait a year to see whether the international community takes its offer to forsake development of a giant oil field in the Amazon rainforest in exchange…

Meanwhile, Colorado, Mississippi basins are storing more water New satellite data from NASA show that the Mississippi and Colorado River basins are storing more water over the past five years,…

Last month Brazil proposed the establishment of a fund to compensate developing countries that reduce deforestation, a move that follows a similar initiative by a coalition of developing countries led…

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New research claims that more than half the world's largest forests will be lost if global temperatures rise by an average of 3 degrees or more by the end of…

Africa's deforestation rate may be higher than thought: Africa's deforestation rate may be underestimated by satellite imagery according to a researcher at the University of Wisconsin.

ChevronTexaco appears to be losing ground in the environmental "Trial of the Century" in Ecuador's rainforest over Texaco's operation of a former concession, according to the environmental group Amazon Watch.

Humpback whale tracked migrating between ocean basins Humpback whale tracked migrating between ocean basins .ongabay.com August 18, 2005 Humpback Whale. Image courtesy of NOAA. Background from Wikipedia.org: The Humpback Whale…

Tropical timber has earned a bad reputation. When we think of timber from lush, tropical forests, it conjures up images of valuable old-growth trees pillaged by logging companies and illegal…

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