Cost-effective conservation: Study identifies key ‘umbrella’ species
A new study has found that incorporating threats, actions and costs into the selection of priority species for conservation can markedly...
New ‘umbrella’ species would massively improve conservation
The protection of Australia’s threatened species could be improved by a factor of seven, if more efficient ‘umbrella’ species were...
Slain Amazon eco warrior becomes a conservation martyr
For a person living in extreme poverty, the wood from a single tree in the Amazon rainforest may be equal to one or two year’s salary....
Silver-backed chevrotain, or mouse-deer, thought extinct, caught on camera in Vietnam
With so many stories of animals going extinct these days it's rare to get some good news. But researchers working in lowland forest near...
Climate impact from loss of tropical forests 600% higher than thought
The amount of carbon released from the loss of intact tropical forests is 626 per cent higher than previously thought, a new study has...
In the Fight Against Climate Change, Not All Forests Are Equal
Forests are a great bulwark against climate change, so programs to reduce deforestation are important. Those efforts usually focus on...
Intact forest loss ‘six times worse’ for climate
The impact of losing intact tropical forests is more devastating on the climate than previously thought, according to University of...
Carbon emissions from tropical forest loss underestimated, scientists say
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The amount of planet-warming carbon emitted by the world’s lost tropical forests has been...
Australia's flagship environmental fail
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, Australia's flagship legislation to combat species extinction, came...
Australia’s beloved native birds are disappearing – and the cause is clear
Along Australia’s heavily populated east coast, population declines have been noted for common bird species, including the rainbow...