Some corals may survive acidification caused by rising CO2 Some corals may survive acidification caused by rising CO2 levels mongabay.com March 29, 2007 Several studies have shown that increased atmospheric…
Overfishing of sharks causes shellfish decline Overfishing of sharks causes shellfish decline mongabay.com March 29, 2007 Overfishing of large sharks is reducing the abundance of shellfish reports a study published…
U.S. can cut oil imports to zero by 2040, use to zero by 2050 U.S. can cut oil imports to zero by 2040, oil use to zero by 2050 mongabay.com…
Rainforest education site recognized with community award Rainforest education site recognized with community award mongabay.com March 29, 2007 Mongabay.com, a leading environmental science web site, was awarded as this week's…
Important Congo basin parks get funding Important Congo basin parks get funding Wildlife Conservation Society March 28, 2007 A network of national parks and protected areas spanning three nations in…
Littering with new plastic might not harm dolphins, sea turtles Littering with new plastic might not harm dolphins, sea turtles mongabay.com March 28, 2007 A new environmentally friendly plastic that…
U.S. government seeks to weaken Endangered Species Act U.S. government seeks to weaken Endangered Species Act mongabay.com March 28, 2007 The Bush Administration is seeking to rewrite the Endangered Species…
CO2 levels tightly linked with climate change over past 420 million years CO2 levels tightly linked with climate change over past 420 million years mongabay.com March 28, 2007 New research…
Biofuels demand will increase, not decrease, world food supplies argues scientist Biofuels demand will increase, not decrease, world food supplies mongabay.com March 27, 2007 As concerns mount over fuel-versus-food competition…
Photos of monster cane toad captured in Australia Photos of monster cane toad captured in Australia mongabay.com March 27, 2007 A conservation group captured a giant cane toad in the…
Malaysia to use certification to crack down on illegal logging Malaysia to use certification to crack down on illegal logging mongabay.com March 27, 2007 Malaysia will ask its timber suppliers…
Hundreds of millions at risk from rising sea levels Hundreds of millions at risk from rising sea levels mongabay.com March 27, 2007 Hundreds of millions are at risk from cyclones…
Selective logging profoundly reduces the abundance of rare forest species according to surveys of logged and unlogged rainforests on the island of Borneo, one of the most biodiverse parts of…
Controversial rainforest clearing approved in Uganda Controversial rainforest clearing approved in Uganda Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Uganda's prime minister Apolo Nsibambi has approved a plan to clear…
Sachs says biodiversity extinction crisis avoidable Sachs says biodiversity extinction crisis avoidable Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 In a Guardian editorial published last week, Jeffrey Sachs called for…
Cargill busted in the Amazon rainforest Cargill busted in the Amazon rainforest mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Brazilian authorities have shut down Cargill Incorporated's deepwater soy export terminal on the Amazon…
Cell phone batteries could be powered by OJ Cell phone batteries could be powered by OJ mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a…
Indonesia is 3rd largest greenhouse gas producer due to deforestation Indonesia is 3rd largest greenhouse gas producer due to deforestation mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Indonesia trails only the United States…
Ladybugs ruin good wine Ladybugs ruin good wine Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Secretions by ladybugs can taint the aroma and flavor of otherwise perfectly good wine, but…
Global warming will cause local climates to shift and disappear Climate change will increase extinction risk, especially in the tropics Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Many of the…
Impact of global warming on extinction debated Extinction is a hotly debated, but poorly understood topic in science. The same goes for climate change. When scientists try to forecast the…
Environmentalists and loggers like new Amazon logging law Environmentalists and loggers like new Amazon logging law Environmentalists, Loggers Offer Guarded Praise for Brazil Forestry Law By Michael Astor, Associated Press…
Too many nutrients reduce biodiversity Too many nutrients reduce biodiversity mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Too many nutrients can reduce the biodiversity of an ecosystem according to a grassland experiment conducted…
Congo rainforest was dry savanna 25,000 years ago Congo rainforest was dry savanna 25,000 years ago mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Scientists from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and University…
Salamanders dying due to common pesticide Salamanders dying due to common pesticide mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States, may be…
Invasive species is pestering Europe's rich Invasive species is pestering Europe's rich mongabay.com March 24, 2007 An invasive species is causing mounting concern among rich Europeans according to an article…
Urban leopard attacks increase as habitat shrinks Urban leopard attacks increase as habitat shrinks Development Preys on World's Largest Urban Forest By Krittivas Mukherjee, Reuters March 23, 2007 MUMBAI -…
Britain invests $100M to protect Congo rainforest Britain invests $100M to protect Congo rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 23, 2007 Britain will invest nearly $100 million (£50m) in a…
China may top U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 China may top U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 23, 2007 China's carbon dioxide…
The impact of global warming on biodiversity extinction Extinction is a hotly debated, but poorly understood topic in science. The same goes for climate change. When scientists try to forecast…
