Anti-logging protests make history in Canada
More than 866 protesters against old-growth logging have been arrested in western Canada since April. These protests...
Monarch butterfly population declines due to climate change and logging
A new report by the World Wildlife Fund in association with the government of Mexico shows that there...
Trump administration opens 3.4M acres of owl habitat to loggers
The Trump administration has once again rolled back an important policy regarding the protection of birds. Only...
Non-profit uses gunshot detection technology and solar energy to protect the rainforest
San Francisco-based non-profit Rainforest Connection has created a unique, technologically advanced system to defend...
Spending bill would open the world's largest intact temperate forest to logging
The world's largest intact temperate forest sits in southeast Alaska, where towering trees have been growing for...
Soldiers reportedly kill forest defenders in Cambodia after they challenged illegal loggers
Government forces reportedly attacked a forest protection ranger, conservation worker, and military police officer...
Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Interior is an environmental disaster
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Washington representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers as his Secretary...
WWF predicts wild animal populations will plummet 67 percent by 2020
Two-thirds of wild animals around the world could be gone in less than five years, according to a new report compiled...
1.5 billion birds disappear from North America’s skies
A startling survey of North American skies reveals there are 1.5 billion less birds flying about than there were...
Despite protests, Poland commences logging in Europe's last primeval woodland
The Polish government has commenced controversial logging in the Bialowieza Forest, home to the European bison...
Poland is planning to log one of the last primeval forests of Europe
One of the last remaining untouched forests in Europe will be opened up to logging activity, according to Poland’s...
Canada just saved one of Earth's last temperate rainforests
When most people think ofrainforests, they think of a tropical jungle -- but rainforests can exist in temperate...
Is Malaysia's Rare Malaria Spike Linked to Drastic Deforestation?
In Malaysia, a rare form of malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has leapfrogged other sources of...
Rainforest Connection's Solar-Powered Smartphones Catch Illegal Loggers and Poachers
Rainforest Connection (RFCx) has just launched a Kickstarter campaign that aims to protect some of the world’s...
New Web App Uses Google Maps to Track Deforestation as it Happens
Google just unveiled a new online tool called Global Forest Watch that allows organizations and everyday people...
