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The Brazilian Rainforest : Caught Between Biodiversity and Business
February 28, 2012 — Brazil is exporting more and more agricultural produce: soya beans and beef in particular, but also corn, rice and sugar. Taken together, these exports represent half of Brazil’s total today. ... > full story -
Indigenous Peoples at Forefront of Climate Change Offer Lessons on Plant Biodiversity
February 27, 2012 — Over the last 40 years, an ethnobotanist has worked with the Yanesha of the upper Peruvian Amazon and the Tibetans of the Himalayas, two groups of indigenous peoples carrying on traditional ways of ... > full story -
Study IDs New Marine Protected Areas for Madagascar
February 24, 2012 — A new study uses a scientific methodology for establishing marine protected areas in Madagascar that offers a “diversified portfolio” of management options – from strict no-take ... > full story -
U.S. Urban Forests Losing Ground
February 23, 2012 — National results indicate that tree cover in urban areas of the United States is declining at a rate of about 4 million trees per ... > full story -
New Hope for Threatened Freshwater Dolphins in Asia
February 16, 2012 — The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world's largest mangrove ecosystem – the Sundarbans, according to the ... > full story -
Fighting Crimes Against Biodiversity: How to Catch a Killer Weed
February 10, 2012 — Invasive species which have the potential to destroy biodiversity and influence global change could be tracked and controlled in the same way as wanted criminals, according to new ... > full story -
Satellite Study Reveals Critical Habitat and Corridors for World's Rarest Gorilla
January 31, 2012 — Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world's rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors ... > full story -
Rare Miller's Grizzled Langur Rediscovered in Borneo
January 20, 2012 — Scientists have found one of the rarest and least known primates in Borneo, Miller’s Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct or on the verge of extinction. The findings ... > full storyMore: -
Efforts to Control the 'Mighty Mississippi' Result in Flooded Farmland and Permanent Damage, Research Shows
January 19, 2012 — When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 years ... > full story -
Impact of Land Use Activity in the Amazon Basin Evaluated
January 18, 2012 — Portions of the Amazon basin are experiencing a transition in energy and water cycles. Evidence suggests that the Amazon may also be transitioning from a net carbon sink to a net source. This ... > full story
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