Central America's largest remaining forests are disappearing at a precipitous rate due to illegal cattle ranching, oil palm plantations, and other human-related activities, all of which are putting local communities and the ...
Environment
Jul 26, 2017
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Remote sensing technologies, using satellite and aerial data, could revolutionise the management of the oil palm industry, bringing both business and environmental benefits, say environmental experts writing in the journal ...
Environment
Jun 27, 2017
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In recent research, scientists have developed a technique that shows great promise for helping oil palm growers optimise production and reduce environmental impacts.
Environment
Jun 8, 2017
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A little over a month ago, Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry sought to extend a moratorium on issuing new licenses for using forest and peatland in the country for two years.
Environment
Jun 8, 2017
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When bulldozers rolled into their forest at the start of last year, the Ekuri community in southeast Nigeria protested: "Indigenes say no!"
Ecology
May 16, 2017
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International demand for commodity crops like cocoa is putting increasing pressure on tropical forests in sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research.
Environment
Apr 4, 2017
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A new study published last week in the journal Environmental Research Letters by researchers at the University of Puerto Rico offers the first regional look at lands being converted to palm oil plantations in Latin America. ...
Environment
Feb 10, 2017
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A University of Kent study has suggested that rural areas can provide for both people and wildlife in biodiversity-rich tropical countries such as Colombia if agriculture is administered in the right way.
Ecology
Oct 24, 2016
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A flower that got its nickname from its putrid smell is started to bloom Friday at Dartmouth College for the first time since 2011.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2016
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Ignoring the shrieks of his rowdy, wrestling classmates, baby orangutan Otan practises swinging alone at his "jungle school" on Borneo island, switching hands and hanging upside down as he builds confidence high above the ...
Ecology
Aug 31, 2016
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