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
Stealing the Rain from a Rainforest Martine MaronNovember 15, 2015drought, rainforest, Daintree Drought Experiment, Susan Laurance, James Cook University, Daintree Rainforest Observatory, tree survival, plant physiology, big trees, fires, canopy crane, Godzilla Comment
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