What a Giant Snake can Teach us About Designing Cities for the Future Infrastructure Expansion, Most PopularBill LauranceApril 20, 2018urban growth, urban planning, cities, megacities, wildlife, wildlife-friendly cities, Amesthetine Python, roadkill, urban biodiversity, cassowary, grizzly bear, connectivity, greenbelt, wildlife corridor, riparian vegetation, habitat fragmentation, pets, dogs, cats, feral animals, landscapes of fear, housing sprawl, urban islands, stepping stones, Singapore Index, proactive land-use planning, air pollution, flooding, water quality, carbon storage, heat-islands, epidemic disease, nature education, Cairns Comment
How Roads Can Cause Economic and Social Meltdown Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceJune 3, 2017roads, highways, infrastructure, deforestation, carbon emissions, poaching, wildlife, wildfires, Pandora's Box, video, land-use planning, economic benefits, social stability, social benefits, jobs, politics, development policyComment
A Vital New Reason To Save Wilderness ConservationBill LauranceOctober 12, 2016wilderness, deforestation, genetic diversity, genetic variation, inbreeding, Tasmanian Devil, Cheetah, Wolves, habitat disruption, habitat loss, William Laurance, Bill Laurance, carbon storage, water quality, rare species, wildlife, extinction, mutationComment
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
Universities: destroyers of life or opportunity for biodiversity? Jean-Philippe PuyravaudMay 5, 2014biodiversity, universities, Pondicherry University, India, Indian Institute of Technology, divestment, energy corporations, investments, wildlife Comment
Debate about forest conservation scheme in India Priya DavidarMarch 22, 2014Karnataka corridor, Western Ghats, India, biodiversity hotspot, Priya Davidar, Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, national parks, biological corridor, fuelwood gathering, poaching, tourism, wildlife, invasive species, power line, roads, railroadComment
Does ecotourism help or hurt nature? Bill LauranceMarch 1, 2014tourism, ecotourism, nature conservation, wildlife, Costa Rica, deforestation, poverty reduction, poaching, illegal encroachment, protected areasComment
100,000 flying foxes die in Australian heat wave Flying foxes die en masse when the thermometer hits 41 degrees C Read More WildlifeBill LauranceJanuary 8, 2014flying fox, fruit bat, Australia, heat wave, global warming, Queensland, wildlifeComment
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
