ALERT Conservation Blogs — ALERT

Should conservationists resort to bribery?

Bill LauranceApril 3, 2014corruption, graft, bribery, nature conservation, Indonesia, Sumatra, developing nations, deforestation, timber companies Comments

Heated conservation debate over India's most critical ecosystem

Jean-Philippe PuyravaudApril 1, 2014Western Ghats, India, habitat fragmentation, encroachment, biodiversity hotspot, hottest of the hotspots, Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, Priya Davidar, Ecologically Sensitive AreasComment

Will Japan stop killing whales?

Craig MorleyMarch 31, 2014whales, whaling, whale hunts, Japan, International Court of Justice, Craig Morley, Jarpa II, Australia, Minke Whales, Antarctic waters, Southern Pacific, Northern PacificComment

The plight of primates... 9000 killed for one bushmeat market

Why local people don't like deforestation

Bill LauranceMarch 29, 2014microclimate, deforestation, heat, temperature, Borneo, Kalimantan, Erik Meijaard, Climatic Change, local residents, quality of life, mosquitoes, farming, oil palmComment

Fire alert: Could 2014 be 'the year from hell'?

Bill LauranceMarch 27, 2014fires, wildfires, ENSO, El Nino, drought, forest fires, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Amazon, Sumatra, Borneo, climatology, respiratory distress, asthma, smoke, smogComment

Australia's astounding eco-hypocrisy

Bill LauranceMarch 23, 2014Comment

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

ALERT press release: Roads imperil wilderness

Bill LauranceMarch 20, 2014roads, drivers of deforestation, hunting, wildfires, RoadFree, International Day of Forests, press release, ALERTComment

Protect wilderness from rapacious road expansion

Bill LauranceMarch 20, 2014roads, developing nations, road expansion, wilderness, RoadFree, Kriton Arsenis, William Laurance, International Day of Forests, deforestation, logging, mining, hunting, illegal colonization, land speculationComment

Will Australia have to kiss some species goodbye?

Bill LauranceMarch 19, 2014extinction, endangered species, Corey Bradshaw, habitat loss, invasive species, triage, biological triage, Australia, triage debateComment

Ecuador, China in shady deal to exploit Amazon nature reserve

Bill LauranceMarch 18, 2014Ecuador, China, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, oil, petroleum, drilling, roads, Rafael CorreaComment

A drier tomorrow? New study predicts less rain across planet

Bill LauranceMarch 17, 2014rainfall, drought, precipitation, Amazon, Central America, Indonesia, Mediterranean ecosystems, global climate change, global circulation models, daily rainfallComment

Indonesian politician gets 14 years for illegal logging permits

Bill LauranceMarch 14, 2014illegal logging, deforestation, woodpulp, oil palm, Indonesia, Sumatra, Riau Province, APP, APRIL, Rusli Zainai, corruption, bribery, 'no deforestation' pledge Comments

World park body slams Australian PM over 'no more parks' vow

Bill LauranceMarch 13, 2014Tony Abbott, national parks, World Heritage, Tasmania, Liberal-National Coalition, World Commission on Protected Areas, IUCN, 'no more parks' pledge, AustraliaComment

More about imperiled vultures: Help needed

Bill LauranceMarch 12, 2014vultures, Diclofenac, population declines, carrion, Spain, Italy, veterinarian, Europe, Ralph Buij, environmental toxinComment

Why are we so afraid to talk about human population?

Bill LauranceMarch 11, 2014human population growth, U.N. Population Division, Africa, Nigeria, global food demand, limiting resources Comment

Please sign petition to halt vulture-killing drug

Bill LauranceMarch 10, 2014Diclofenac, vultures, carrion, birds of prey, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Italy, SpainComment

Is 'killer smog' returning to Southeast Asia?

Bill LauranceMarch 8, 2014forest fires, burning, smog, smoke, air pollution, Indonesia, Sumatra, Riau Province, slash-and-burn, illegal fires, Malaysia, SingaporeComment

First-ever fatwa against wildlife trafficking

Bill LauranceMarch 6, 2014Muslim cleric, Indonesia, fatwa, illegal wildlife trade, poaching, wildlife trafficking, Muslim edictComment