ALERT Blasts Into The Twitter-Verse ConservationBill LauranceSeptember 10, 2018Twitter, tweet, ALERT videos, rainfall, roads, Malaysia, China, infrastructure, foreign debt, corruption, Australia, Liberal Party, energy security, renewable energy, Amerindians, Amazon, illegal logging, murder, hydropower, Indonesia, PT NSHE, Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, Gross National Product, Tapanuli Orangutan, Africa, oil palm, gorilla, Leuser Ecosystem, Nestle, Mars, Unilever, Borneo, SumatraComment
Could Feminism Save the Earth? Conservation, Most PopularBill LauranceAugust 5, 2018feminism, Let Girls Learn, population growth, overpopulation, developing nations, demographic transition, immigration, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, Western Europe, North America, Australia, fecundity, generation time, women's rights, social stability, social conflict, education, reproductive rights, career, family size, family planning, divorce, radicalization, Michelle Obama, environmental pressure, environmental destruction, global warming, CaribbeanComment
Should Rhinos Be Introduced To Australia? WildlifeBill LauranceJuly 5, 2018rhino, rhinoceros, black rhino, white rhino, Sumatran rhino, Javan rhino, Indian one-horned rhino, habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, poaching, rhino horn, endangered species, Vietnam, China, Africa, Asia, megafauna, Sumatra, Java, roads, captive breeding, Australia, savannas, rule of law, eco-tourism, cattle ranching, cattle stations, crazy idea, exotic plant species Comments
China's Belt & Road is "Environmentally Riskiest Venture Ever" Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceMay 23, 2018Belt and Road Initiative, One Belt One Road, China, infrastructure, roads, Bill Laurance, Asia, Africa, Asia-Pacific region, Europe, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, railroads, ports, extractive industries, global warming, fossil fuels, poaching, extinction, protected areas Comment
New Danger: Invading Poachers Kill With Mega-Fires ConservationBill LauranceOctober 23, 2017fires, game species, Africa, Zimbabwe, local villages, frontier migration, social conflict, roads, logging, mining, industrial mines, traditional livelihoods, mega-fires, gold miners Comments
New Roads Are Devastating The Congo Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceOctober 15, 2017Congo, deforestation, logging, mining, illegal logging, poaching, Cross River Gorilla, Cameroon, Nigeria, Eugene Dongmo, Louis Nkembi, Arend de Haas, GLAD data, time-series, infrastructure, roads, fragmentation, EIAs, protected areas, law enforcement, China, Chinese loggers, Chinese miners, remote-sensing data, cultural conservation, Africa, rainforest Comments
The Overwhelming Value Of Trees ConservationBill LauranceOctober 4, 2017heat islands, cities, megacities, trees, evapotranspiration, air pollution, cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma, emphysema, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, slums, environmental services, floods, carbon storage, biomass, global warming, shade, evaporative cooling, clouds, economic losses, disease, malaria, diarrhea, water pollution, deforestation, mosquitoes, heat stress, urban growth, urban expansion, population growth, developing nations, Africa, Latin America, Asia, drinking water, epidemic disease, green cities, urban ecology Comments
Why Do We Support Dumb Development? ConservationBill LauranceJuly 10, 2017development projects, stranded assets, Dutch Disease, perverse incentives, corruption, oil palm, roads, tropical forests, deforestation, dumb development, Borneo, Malasyia, Nichola Abrams, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, highways, potholes, erosion, rainfallComment
Road Rage: The Real Reason Roads Are So Dangerous Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceMay 25, 2017roads, highways, infrastructure, Asia, Africa, Amazon, poaching, deforestation, land-use planning, land-use change, climate change, global warming, James Cook University, TESS, ALERT, developing countries, developing nationsComment
Snares: Legitimate Hunting or Torturing Wildlife? WildlifeBill LauranceFebruary 15, 2017poaching, snares, wildlife snares, protected areas, animal cruelty, empty forests, Tigers, chimpanzees, Forest elephant, antelope, Africa, Asia, roads, deforestation, Panthera, David R. Mills, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sumatran Tiger, Laos, African Golden Cat, commercial hunting, bushmeatComment
ALERT Debate: Palm Oil in Africa ConservationBill LauranceJanuary 13, 2017oil palm, palm oil, Africa, Southeast Asia, Joshua Linder, Erik Meijaard, Thomas Struhaker, Carolyn Josh Robinson, Marc Ancrenaz, Serge Wich, Palm Oil Paradox, GRASP, apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, bon, bonobo, gibbon, deforestation, land-use planning, land-use zoning, governance, frontier development Comments
ALERT's Biggest Conservation Stories of 2016 ConservationBill LauranceJanuary 2, 2017extinction, species extinction, habitat loss, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, infrastructure, roads, dams, poaching, 2016, Africa, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Leuser Ecosystem, Nigeria, development corridors, giraffe, Cheetah, Brazilian Amazon, Brazilian Forest Code, Amazon rainforest, Sumatra, geothermal project, hydroelectric dam, Congo, Congo megadams, Bangladesh, tigers, India waterways, wilderness, global human footprint, genetic diversity, China, illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, overhunting, land-use planning, Zero-deforestation agreement, ivory trade, rhino horn, orangutan, Elephant, mass extinction Comment
Can Cheetahs Outrun Extinction? WildlifeBill LauranceDecember 26, 2016Cheetah, Africa, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, population decline, Endangered Species, Zimbabwe, genetic variation, infrastructure, population growth, poaching, Sarah Durant, genetic drift, inbreeding, giraffe, Elephant, rhinos, gorilla, mining Comment
Standing Tall for Imperiled Giraffes WildlifeBill LauranceDecember 14, 2016giraffe, extinction, IUCN, Africa, savanna, molecular genetics, population growth, mining, China, development corridors, mining exports, poaching, WWF Living Planet Report, governance, land-use planning, protected areasComment
Is Nature Conservation A Lost Cause? ConservationBill LauranceJune 29, 2016Brazil, Cambodia, infrastructure, Tanzania, William Laurance, Amazon, highways, dams, illegal logging, elephants, Seima Protected Area, Serengeti Highway, no-deforestation pledges, corporations, Stephen Blake, poaching, oil palm, woodpulp, Michelin, Aceh, Leuser Ecosystem, Amazon dams, Africa, development corridors, commodity prices, China, Brazilian Congres, Lacey Act, FLEGT, Australian Illegal Logging Bill, Chatham House, Cameroon, Indonesia, conservation victoriesComment
Key Trends to Watch: Perils and Promise for Rainforests in 2016 RainforestsBill LauranceJanuary 7, 2016rainforest, 2016, deforestation, carbon emissions, commodity prices, timber, oil palm, soy, beef, oil, mining, minerals, China, roads, infrastructure, Africa, El Nino, drought, Godzilla, Indonesia, haze, peat fires, peatland, Southeast Asia, Brazil, recession, exports, hydroelectric dams, Amazon, Mata Atlantica, Atlantic forests, President Dilma, Zero-deforestation agreement, no-deforestation pledge, wood pulp, land-use planning, Malaysia, Paris COP, REDD, REDD+, global warming, climate change, biodiversity, scientific uncertaintyComment
Endangered vultures being decimated as ivory poachers use poison to kill elephants WildlifeBill LauranceDecember 11, 2015vultures, The Peregrine Fund, Oryx, African savanna elephant, elephant, rhinoceros, Africa, Dancy Ogada, India, endangered species, diclofenac, poison, pesticides, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Comments
Africa's Greatest Environmental Challenge -- Ever ConservationBill LauranceNovember 28, 2015Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, development corridors, African Development Bank, mining, agriculture, food security, population growth, Current Biology, roads, railroads, energy infrastructure, power lines, gas lines, colonization, poaching, hunting, deforestation, infrastructure, wildlife, elephant, fires Comments
Pangolins in peril: The most heavily hunted animals on Earth? Alice HughesAugust 25, 2015pangolin, China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, illegal wildlife trade, overhunting, Alice Hughes, Africa, Asia, traditional medicines, Pholidota Comment
Nineteen rangers killed trying to save forest elephants Bill LauranceAugust 10, 2015park ranger, park rangers, Virunga National Park, Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, Equatorial Africa, ivory, illegal hunting, poaching, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, forest elephant, illegal wildlife tradeComment
