The Good News About Carbon Storage in Tropical Vegetation

A study published in Nature Climate Change finds that tropical vegetation contains 21 percent more carbon than previous studies had suggested. Using a combination of remote sensing and field data, scientists from Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC), Boston...

New Study Evaluates Impact of Land Use Activity in the Amazon Basin

A new paper published in Nature reveals that human land use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles-the interplay of air coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, water transpiration by the forest, and solar radiation-of parts of the...

Five-year Program Launched to Reduce Negative Impact of Climate Change And Threats to Biodiversity in Nepal

A five-year program to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change and threats to biodiversity in Nepal, has been officially launched at a ceremony in Kathmandu. How People Arrived Here: hariyo ban

Romanian National Environment Agency Grants Permission to Cut Road Through Precious Carpathian Forests

A newly approved plan to build a national road through two of Romania’s most precious protected areas will destroy some of Europe’s last intact forests. How People Arrived Here: Romania environment agency

More Than 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea

A remarkable 1,060 new species have been discovered the island of New Guinea from 1998 to 2008, but poorly planned and unsustainable development – particularly from logging and forest conversion to agriculture – is putting many of these unique...

Government of South Africa Unveils Soil Conservation Project in Tzaneen

Water and Environmental Affairs Deputy Minister, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has unveiled the Bathlabine Soil Conservation Project in Greater Tzaneen municipality in Limpopo.

Brazil’s President Says No Amnesty on Illegal Amazon Deforestation

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has marked the country’s preparations for next year’s landmark Rio +20 conference on sustainable development by repeating that there will be no amnesty granted to those that had carried out deforestation....

New Species Discovered Weekly in Madagascar But Many Already Endangered

Scientists in Madagascar discovered more than 615 species, including 41 mammals between 1999 and 2010 but many of the exciting and colorful creatures are already endangered.

Nigeria to Plant One Billion Trees Across the Country As Part of Its Afforestation Program

The Nigerian government says it will plant about one billion trees across the country as part of its afforestation program.