What a Giant Snake can Teach us About Designing Cities for the Future
Infrastructure Expansion, Most PopularBill Lauranceurban 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
How Coal Harms Babies and Other Vital Eco-News
Climate ChangeBill Lauranceair pollution, coal plants, coal-fired generating plant, human health, financial security, telomeres, cancer, heart disease, megacities, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, elderly, ozone, premature death, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, biological sponges, rainforests, water recycling, water filtration, flooding, reservoirs, siltation, droughts
Will Fast-Tracked Projects Shatter Asia’s ‘Jewel of Nature’?
Protected AreasBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Gunung Leuser National Park, Siti Nurbaya, Joko Widodo, Indonesia, Sumatra, orangutan, Sumatran rhino, Sumatran Elephant, Sumatran tiger, deforestation, mining, geothermal project, Irwandi Yusuf, Aceh, roads, powerlines, World Heritage in Danger, hydropower projects, habitat fragmentation, poaching, snares, flooding
Pivotal Moment in the Battle to Save One of Earth's Natural Wonders
Protected AreasBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia, Aceh spatial plan, lawsuit, GeRAM, Farwiza Farhan, roads, Tesso Nilo National Park, deforestation, flooding, erosion, poaching, tigers, orangutans, Sumatran rhino, Asian elephant, carbon storage, Change.Org Petition
Want clean water? Save your forests!
Bill Laurancewater quality, water purification, forests, Malaysia, Jeffrey Vincent, evapotranspiration, deforestation, flooding, water pollution, cloud formation, global warming, greenhouse gases, protected areas, forest conservation, urban water supplies
Disaster ahead for Sumatra's forests?
Bill LauranceSumatra, Leuser Ecosystem, Aceh, Aceh spatial plan, deforestation, Indonesia, Erik Meijaard, logging, mining, roads, tigers, orangutans, ele, rhinos, flooding, Aceh government
Growing evidence that forests reduce flood risk
Bill Lauranceflooding, native forests, flood risk, flood reduction, flood damage, Malaysia, Corey Bradshaw, Jie-Sheng Tan Soo, insurance rates, disaster relief, taxes, floodplains
Forests reduce flooding