Brazil burning: Drought & legal changes imperil forests Climate ChangeBill LauranceJanuary 19, 2016Brazil, deforestation, Forest Code, Dilma Rousseff, fires, El Nino, drought, Amazon, infrastructure, indigenous lands, Brazilian Congress, zero deforestation, Godzilla, climate change, Paris COPComment
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
ALERT's three most important conservation trends in 2015 ConservationBill LauranceDecember 30, 2015ALERT, El Nino, infrastructure, roads, deforestation, poaching, illegal mining, no-deforestation pledges, Indonesia, Brazil, wildfires, 2015, haze, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Cambodia, India, Amazon, Sub-Saharan Africa, peatland, forest fires, Daintree Drought Experiment, power lines, gas lines, G20 nations, BNDES, AIIB, New York Times, New Scientist, West Africa, migratory species, RoadLess, E.C. Joint Research Center, Godzilla Comment
As Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction RainforestsBill LauranceNovember 24, 2015Indonesia, Malaysia, Council of Palm Oil Producer Countries, Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries, oil palm, deforestation, fires, El Nino, drought, no-deforestation pledges, press release, respiratory distress, haze, air pollution, carbon emissions, peat forest, peatland, Bill Laurance, William Laurance, Thomas Lovejoy, Lian Pin Koh, Global Forest Watch, GreenpeaceComment
The Indonesian Inferno: A Completely Preventable Crisis Bill LauranceOctober 24, 2015Indonesia, fires, haze, smoke, smog, school closures, airport closures, air pollution, carbon emissions, peatlands, peat fires, deforestation, Singapore, Malaysia, New Guinea, Sumatra, Borneo, Micronesia, President Joko Widodo, El Nino, drought, Erik Meijaard, fire ban, Brazil, remote sensing, Global Forest Watch, oil palm, Council of Palm Oil Producer Countries, zero deforestation Comments
Choking on smoke: The growing curse of Indonesia's wildfires Bill LauranceSeptember 30, 2015Indonesia, fires, smoke, smog, air pollution, wildfires, Malaysia, Singapore, Asia Pulp & Paper, deforestation, oil palm, wood pulp, slash-and-burn, corruption, Sinar Mas, Godzilla, El Nino, drought, air quality, school closures, peatlandsComment
Will 'Godzilla' mega-drought cause global crisis? Bill LauranceSeptember 14, 2015drought, El Nino, wildfires, Susan Laurance, William Laurance, Daintree Drought Experiment, Amazon, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia, rainforests, habitat fragmentation, logging, rainfall deficits, mega-drought, Godzilla, NASAComment
Fire alert: Could 2014 be 'the year from hell'? Bill LauranceMarch 27, 2014fires, wildfires, ENSO, El Nino, drought, forest fires, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Amazon, Sumatra, Borneo, climatology, respiratory distress, asthma, smoke, smogComment
