In An Urbanized World, How Do We Keep Valuing Nature?
Infrastructure Expansion, Most PopularJeremy Hancenature, nature appreciation, loving nature, Jeremy Hance, forests, deforestation, urban growth, urbanization, rural communities, Brazil, China, shifting baseline, hunting, bushmeat, snares, hunters, overhunting, empty forests, Dominican Republic, West Africa
Sabah's 'Bridge to Hell' and other Scary Eco-News from Asia
Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceSoutheast Asia, biodiversity, Sabah, infrastructure, Lower Kinatatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, bridge, Bornean elephant, organutan, poaching, deforestation, Alice Hughes, primates, oil palm, rubber, paper pulp, woodpulp, ecotourism, undiscovered species, undiscovered biodiversity, karst, cement, China, wetlands, protected areas, overhunting, Mekong River, dams, pet trade, orangutan, Bridge to Hell, Borneo
Double Whammy: Primates and Wilderness in Peril
WildlifeBill Laurancedeforestation, Intact Forest Landscapes, habitat fragmentation, hunting, primates, Alejandro Estrada, Lars Laestadius, infrastructure, endangered primates, endangered species, tropical ecosystems, illegal pet trade, bushmeat, overhunting, oil palm, rubber, Nigeria, Cameroon, University of Maryland, UNAM, old-growth forest, human population growth
ALERT's Biggest Conservation Stories of 2016
ConservationBill Lauranceextinction, 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
Which is the Biggest Killer: Climate Change or Habitat Disruption?
Climate ChangeJeremy Hancedeforestation, 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
Pangolins in peril: The most heavily hunted animals on Earth?
Alice Hughespangolin, China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, illegal wildlife trade, overhunting, Alice Hughes, Africa, Asia, traditional medicines, Pholidota
Roads to ruin: The devastating impacts of the global infrastructure explosion
Bill Lauranceroads, infrastructure, G20 nations, New York Times, New Scientist, Bill Laurance, dams, hydroelectric dams, power lines, gas lines, mining, fossil fuels, road expansion, deforestation, species extinctions, biodiversity loss, dinosaur extinctions, International New York Times, forest elephants, overhunting, poaching, logging roads
ALERT scientists tell G20 leaders to stop the 'infrastructure insanity'!
Bill LauranceG20, G20 nations, infrastructure, roads, dams, mining, power lines, gas lines, fossil fuels, deforestation, habitat loss, overhunting, Bill Laurance, Tom Lovejoy, Current Biology, global warming
The plight of primates... 9000 killed for one bushmeat market
Bill Lauranceprimates, deforestation, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoire, poaching, overhunting, pet trade, monkeys, orangutan, Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, rhinoceros, elephant, tiger, overpopulation, hunting, bushmeat
European Commission seeks input on illegal wildlife trade
The year's top stories for tropical forests
RainforestsBill Laurancetropical forests, Malaysia, Indonesia, Amazon, Brazil, deforestation, logging, Borneo, oil palm, zero deforestation, Asian Pulp & Paper, paper pulp plantations, deforestation drivers, overhunting
In Borneo, an imperiled Eden struggles to survive
ConservationBill LauranceDanum Valley, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia, rainforest, wildlife, oil palm, deforestation, protected area, overhunting, hunting
