A Photographic Celebration of Nature WildlifeBill LauranceSeptember 17, 2018Leuser Ecosystem, Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser, Sumatra, rainforest, orangutan, Elephant, rhinoceros, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran orangutan, Siprayudi, Bill Laurance, oil palm, illegal hunting, encroachment, protected areas, kingfisher, viper, Thomas' Langur, dragonfly, gecko, Long-tailed Macaque, Slow Loris, Water Monitor Comment
Why Chop the Amazon Rainforest in Half? Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceJanuary 10, 2018Amazon, rainforest, road, BR-319, BR-174, Manaus, Porto Velho, habitat fragmentation, poaching, logging, fires, BR-163, Rio Negro Bridge, William Laurance, Philip Fearnside, land speculation, illegal mining 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
Environmental Nightmare For The Amazon RainforestsPhilip FearnsideAugust 22, 2017Amazon, rainforest, Brazil, Michel Temer, deforestation, Ruralists, corruption, pork barrel, illegal land claims, land grabbing, land-thieves law, indigenous lands, protected areas, roads, highway, impeachment, economic crisisComment
A Photographic Celebration of Nature WildlifeBill LauranceNovember 24, 2016Leuser Ecosystem, Leuser National Park, Gunung Leuser, Sumatra, rainforest, orangutan, Elephant, rhinoceros, Sumatran tiger, Sumatran orangutan, Siprayudi, Bill Laurance, oil palm, illegal hunting, encroachment, protected areas, kingfisher, viper, Thomas' Langur, dragonfly, gecko, Long-tailed Macaque, Slow Loris, Water MonitorComment
Indonesian Citizens Sue Government to Save Imperiled Rainforest RainforestsBill LauranceJanuary 24, 2016Leuser Ecosystem, Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Aceh, Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs, Gerakan Rakyat Aceh Menggugat, Sumatran rhino, Asian elephant, Sumatran tiger, orangutan, deforestation, roads, logging, oil palm plantations, woodpulp, rainforest, William Laurance, Farwiza Farha, GeRaM, World HeritageComment
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
Help us save the last place on Earth where Orangutans, Tigers and Elephants live together ConservationBill LauranceDecember 1, 2015Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia, Sumatra, orangutan, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros, oil palm, deforestation, rainforest, biodiversity hotspot, Racing ExtinctionComment
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
Bizarre story in the Washington Post Bill LauranceNovember 23, 2014Nigeria, logging, rainforest, deforestation, Washington Post, Nicole Crowder, Watergate, Akintunde Akinleye, photographs, Brazil, Brazilian Amazon, forest fires, smoke, Matt Hansen, University of Maryland, Global Forest Watch, Mongabay.comComment
Does 'vampire' squirrel have world's fluffiest tail? Bill LauranceJuly 8, 2014vampire squirrel, tufted ground squirrel, fluffiest tail, Borneo, rainforest, Indonesia, deforestation, blood, Erik MeijaardComment
Indonesia now biggest 'forest killer' Bill LauranceJune 30, 2014Indonesia, deforestation, Brazil, endangered species, old-growth forest, native forest, rainforest, logging, oil palmComment
Mega-corporation still destroying forests, despite green pledge Bill LauranceJune 4, 2014APRIL, Sumatra, Indonesia, paper pulp, deforestation, forest clearing, rainforest, biodiversity, no-deforestation pledge, no deforestation, Foreign Correspondent, Bill Laurance, GreenpeaceComment
Carnage for forest elephants Wildlife, Most PopularBill LauranceFebruary 17, 2014forest elephant, elephant, illegal ivory, ivory trade, roads, poaching, Africa, Equatorial Africa, rainforest, logging, ChinaComment
World's biggest oil palm producer criticized for breaking pledge PoliticsBill LauranceFebruary 13, 2014Wilmar, Balikpapan, deforestation, no-deforestation pledge, oil palm, Indonesia, NGOs, Kalimantan, rainforest, peat forest, peatlandsComment
The debate about forest conservation Bill LauranceFebruary 13, 2014selective logging, secondary forest, old-growth forest, rainforest, tropical forest, scientific debate, Corey Bradshaw, ConservationBytes, logged forest, logging, Indonesia Comments
ALERT supports online petition for Leuser Ecosystem Conservation, Editors PicksEllen FieldDecember 20, 2013Sumatra, Leuser Ecosystem, World Heritage, elephant, orangutan, tiger, rhinoceros, rainforest, ALERT
Forests reduce flooding Rainforests, Most PopularBill LauranceDecember 20, 2013floods, flooding, ecosystem services, rainforest, hydrologyComment
ALERT's first issue: The last lowland forest in Sumatra RainforestsBill LauranceDecember 19, 2013Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, rainforest, tiger, rhinoceros, orangutan, elephant, deforestation, Indonesia, oil palmComment
In Borneo, an imperiled Eden struggles to survive ConservationBill LauranceDecember 19, 2013Danum Valley, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia, rainforest, wildlife, oil palm, deforestation, protected area, overhunting, huntingComment