When It Comes to the Environment, Do Good Guys Finish First? ConservationJeremy HanceApril 15, 2017Jeremy Hance, green-washing, environmental wolves, financial markets, climate change, Chevron, ExxonMobile, pollution havens, Chinese companies, BHP Billiton, Peabody Energy, fossil fuels, agriculture, oil palm, infrastructure, forestry, fisheries, mining, divestment, eco-sinners, eco-winnersComment
Which is the Biggest Killer: Climate Change or Habitat Disruption? Climate ChangeJeremy HanceSeptember 18, 2016deforestation, habitat fragmentation, overhunting, logging, overfishing, overexploitation, climate change, global warming, heat waves, extinction, species extinctions, Sean Maxwell, Mark Cochrane, Jeremy Hance, IUCN Red List, endangered species, agriculture, farming, protected areas, Amazon, environmental synergisms, fire, weather extremes, coral reefs, cloud forests, sea ice, Arctic Comments
Human Impacts on the Planet are Severe but Slowing Down ConservationBill LauranceAugust 28, 2016global human footprint, agriculture, cities, population growth, food production, farming efficiency, yield gaps, land-use planning, deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, Oscar Venter, Bill Laurance, James Watson, roads, infrastructure, urban area, economic growth, developing nations, consumption, wildernessComment
The plight of tropical migratory species WildlifeBill LauranceJanuary 14, 2016Black Skimmer, migratory species, Amazon, Andes, Lisa Davenport, Manu National Park, Rio Doce, hydroelectric dams, mining, illegal gold mining, mercury pollution, water harvesting, agriculture, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Cocha Cashu Biological Station, elevational migrantsComment
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
For wildlife, huge difference between different kinds of agriculture Bill LauranceSeptember 12, 2015habitat fragmentation, wildlife, wildlife corridor, bobcat, California, Mediterranean habitats, habitat permeability, bats, birds, understory birds, cacao, shade cacao, Neotropics, landscape management, agricultureComment
GM crops: Good or bad for nature? Jean-Philippe PuyravaudJanuary 30, 2015GM crops, genetically modified organisms, GMOs, Frankenfoods, Bt brinjal, India, pest resistance, agriculture, global food demandComment
Will new supercrops feed the world and help save nature? Bill LauranceOctober 8, 2014supercrops, oil palm, palm oil, land sparing, deforestation, tropical forests, land-use planning, land zoning, agriculture, biofuels, global food demand, food security, tropical rainforestsComment
Climate change could threaten our beer Bill LauranceSeptember 26, 2014Climate Peril, John J. Berger, beer, agriculture, global warming, heat waves, droughts, complex interrelationships, socioeconomic impacts, environmental impacts, biodiversityComment
Dramatic erosion of world's last intact forests Bill LauranceSeptember 7, 2014Intact Forest Landscapes, road building, logging, fires, forest conversion, agriculture, Russia, Canada, Brazil, Greenpeace, University of Maryland, Transparent World, World Resources Institute, WWF-Russia, Global Forest WatchComment
Crisis underground: We're overharvesting water Bill LauranceApril 15, 2014aquifer, underground water, overharvesting, agriculture, food prices, human population growth, USA, India, ChinaComment
Is intensifying agriculture good or bad for nature? Bill LauranceApril 11, 2014agriculture, biodiversity, tropics, tropical forests, intensification, wildlife-friendly farming, yield increases, Yale Environment 360, Bill Laurance, William Laurance, human population growth, 21st century trendsComment
Will we run out of food? Bill LauranceApril 7, 2014global food security, food demand, human population growth, agriculture, energy, energy prices, energy supplies, AfricaComment
Agriculture will massively impact the tropics Conservation, Most PopularBill LauranceJanuary 27, 2014agriculture, deforestation, land use, energy supplies, land sparing, land sharing, biofuels, global food security, tropical ecosystems, tropical biodiversity, biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems, Africa, South America, global food demand, farming, grazingComment
Where should roads go and not go? Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceJanuary 25, 2014roads, deforestation, global road map, forest conservation, hunting, agriculture, yield gaps, highways, land-use zoning, protected area, parksComment
