added 2007 Sun May 27 4:47:04 by tehranchik
Uganda's government has scrapped plans to convert thousands of hectares of rainforest on an island in Lake Victoria into a palm oil plantation, according to the country's environment minister.
Uganda's government has scrapped plans to convert thousands of hectares of rainforest on an island in Lake Victoria into a palm oil plantation, according to the country's environment minister.
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 12:40:31 by Aidenag
Climate change may be reducing growth rates of tropical rainforest trees, a development that could have widespread impacts for biodiversity, forest productivity, and even climate change itself, according to new research published in Ecology Letters.
Climate change may be reducing growth rates of tropical rainforest trees, a development that could have widespread impacts for biodiversity, forest productivity, and even climate change itself, according to new research published in Ecology Letters.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 7:25:21 by Aidenag
One of the world's largest agribusiness giants was forced to close a soy export terminal in Brazil's Amazon region this weekend, marking a major victory for environmentalists who have argued for years that the plant was built illegally and became a significant cause of rainforest depletion.
One of the world's largest agribusiness giants was forced to close a soy export terminal in Brazil's Amazon region this weekend, marking a major victory for environmentalists who have argued for years that the plant was built illegally and became a significant cause of rainforest depletion.
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 4:42:40 by tomboy501
The Orangutan, one of man's closest and most enigmatic cousins, could be virtually extinct within five years after it was discovered that the animal's rainforest habitat is being destroyed even more rapidly than had been predicted.
The Orangutan, one of man's closest and most enigmatic cousins, could be virtually extinct within five years after it was discovered that the animal's rainforest habitat is being destroyed even more rapidly than had been predicted.
added 2007 Sun Jan 21 20:47:11 by jcolman
The Nature Conservancy and partners have secured $120 million to help conserve Canada's Great Bear Rainforest, a 21 million acre ecological treasure and home to the rare, white "Spirit Bear". Great Flash photo essay with lots of pictures after the jump!
The Nature Conservancy and partners have secured $120 million to help conserve Canada's Great Bear Rainforest, a 21 million acre ecological treasure and home to the rare, white "Spirit Bear". Great Flash photo essay with lots of pictures after the jump!
