Posts tagged habitat fragmentation
ALERT Blasts Indonesian Firm Pushing Ape-Killer Project
RainforestsBill LauranceTapanuli Orangutan, Sumatra, North Sumatra, PT NSHE, North Sumatera Hydro Energy, Sinohydro, Bank of China, President Xi Jinpeng, China, Belt & Road Initiative, PR firm, public relations, toxic reputation, hydropower, poaching, logging, haze, mining, deforestation, The Conversation, The Christian Science Monitor, National Geographic Online, Mongabay, Avaaz, WALHI, crisis management, Joko Widodo, President Jokowi, International Finance Corporation, Asian Development Bank, Sumatran Tiger, habitat fragmentation, acid test, circular, Malaysia, North Sumatera, Xi Jinping
Mind-Blowing Videos on Urgent Eco-Dramas
ConservationBill LauranceAmazon, rainfall, habitat fragmentation, deforestation, evapotranspiration, roads, hunting, logging, BR-319, Elephant, poaching, stranded assets, mining, China, boom and bust, financial risk, cancer, Dutch Disease, snaring, Leuser Ecosystem, orangutan, rhino, rhino horn, Pandora's Box, bulldozer, land grabbing, rain, extinction, Congo
ALERT Urges Indonesian President: Save the World's Rarest Ape
WildlifeBill LauranceTapanuli Orangutan, Indonesia, President Joko Widodo, President Jokowi, ALERT, scientists' letter, Onrizal Onrizal, North Sumatra, Bill Laurance, Jatna Supriatna, Sumatran tiger, Batang Toru, hydropower, Bank of China, Sinohydro, Asian Development Bank, International Finance Corporation, World Bank, Belt & Road Initiative, habitat fragmentation, roads, illegal logging, oil palm plantations
Should Rhinos Be Introduced To Australia?
WildlifeBill Laurancerhino, rhinoceros, black rhino, white rhino, Sumatran rhino, Javan rhino, Indian one-horned rhino, habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, poaching, rhino horn, endangered species, Vietnam, China, Africa, Asia, megafauna, Sumatra, Java, roads, captive breeding, Australia, savannas, rule of law, eco-tourism, cattle ranching, cattle stations, crazy idea, exotic plant species
Should We Fear the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
Infrastructure Expansion, Editors PicksBill LauranceAIIB, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Transport Sector Strategy, roads, railways, ports, airports, sea ports, China, Belt and Road Initiative, greening infrastructure, carbon emissions, Pandora's Box effect, deforestatoon, deforestation, habitat fragmentation, poaching, illegal mining, land grabs, strategic land-use planning, SEAs, strategic environmental assessments, biodiversity hotspot, Important Bird Areas, Key Biodiversity Areas, Global 200 Ecoregions, corruption, governance, stranded assets, foreign debt, wilderness, threatened species, tigers, Saiga antelope, Giant Pandas
Asia’s Environmental ‘Eden’ in Crisis
RainforestsBill LauranceLeuser Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia, habitat fragmentation, roads, highway of death, orangutan, tiger, elephant, rhinoceros, illegal roads, Aceh government, Aceh Spatial Plan, Irwandi Yusuf, Sean Sloan, deforestation, poaching, oil palm, hydropower projects, geothermal project, power line
China's Belt & Road is "Environmentally Riskiest Venture Ever"
Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceBelt and Road Initiative, One Belt One Road, China, infrastructure, roads, Bill Laurance, Asia, Africa, Asia-Pacific region, Europe, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, railroads, ports, extractive industries, global warming, fossil fuels, poaching, extinction, protected areas
Will China Wipe Out the World’s Rarest Ape?
ConservationBill LauranceTapanuli Orangutan, China, hydropower, dam, Sumatra, Indonesia, habitat fragmentation, roads, powerlines, One Belt One Road, Belt and Road Initiative, infrastructure, railroads, ports, energy projects, endangered primates, great apes, Sinohydro, Bank of China
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
Fatal Fences Are Decimating Nature
WildlifeBill Laurancefence, Great Rabbit Fence, habitat fragmentation, migration, wildebeest, hartebeest, zebra, emu, viable populations, connectivity, climate change, gene flow, genetic diversity, random demographic events, roads, Penny van Oosterzee, cattle ranching, lions, cheetah, hyena, African wild dogs, Botswana, global human footprint, Convention on Biological Diversity, IPBES, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group, flying fox, barn owl
Can Conservation Corridors Save Nature?
WildlifeBill LauranceThailand, wildlife corridor, conservation corridor, habitat fragmentation, fragmentation threshold, Highway 304 Wildlife Corridor, Indochinese Tigers, Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, World Heritage site, poaching, illegal logging, roads, One Belt One Road, China, economic risks, environmental risks, social risks
Why Chop the Amazon Rainforest in Half?
Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceAmazon, 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
Carbon Collapse in Fragmented Forests
RainforestsBill Laurancehabitat fragmentation, edge effects, tropical forests, frugivorous animals, microclimatic stresses, wind shear, treefalls, carbon emissions, carbon storage, defaunation, hunting, poaching, frugivores, trees, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Nick Haddad, William Laurance, Susan Laurance, Thomas Lovejoy, Amazon, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, edge-related fires, surface fires, Carolina Bello, Mauro Galetti
Why Deforestation Is Exactly Like Cancer
ConservationBill Laurancedeforestation, cancer, contagious, contagion, poaching, hunting, roads, highways, developing nations, wilderness, protected areas, tumor, illegal roads, fire, wildfire, Amazon, monitoring, law enforcement, environmental regulations, corruption, silent forests, habitat fragmentation
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
Dramatic Conservation Pledge by Papua, Indonesia
ConservationBill LaurancePapua, Papua Province, Indonesia, 83-percent pledge, New Guinea, Elia Loupatty, Project Papua, Pokja Papua, Joko Widodo, President Joko Widodo, Trans-Papuan Highway, roads, deforestation, Lorentz National Park, World Heritage site, Bill Laurance, William Laurance, habitat fragmentation, carbon emissions, Victoria Crowned Pigeon, cultural values, biodiversity
Double Whammy: Primates and Wilderness in Peril
WildlifeBill Laurancedeforestation, Intact Forest Landscapes, habitat fragmentation, hunting, primates, Alejandro Estrada, Lars Laestadius, infrastructure, endangered primates, endangered species, tropical ecosystems, illegal pet trade, bushmeat, overhunting, oil palm, rubber, Nigeria, Cameroon, University of Maryland, UNAM, old-growth forest, human population growth
ALERT's Biggest Conservation Stories of 2016
ConservationBill Lauranceextinction, species extinction, habitat loss, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, infrastructure, roads, dams, poaching, 2016, Africa, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Leuser Ecosystem, Nigeria, development corridors, giraffe, Cheetah, Brazilian Amazon, Brazilian Forest Code, Amazon rainforest, Sumatra, geothermal project, hydroelectric dam, Congo, Congo megadams, Bangladesh, tigers, India waterways, wilderness, global human footprint, genetic diversity, China, illegal wildlife trade, overfishing, overhunting, land-use planning, Zero-deforestation agreement, ivory trade, rhino horn, orangutan, Elephant, mass extinction
Can Cheetahs Outrun Extinction?
WildlifeBill LauranceCheetah, Africa, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, population decline, Endangered Species, Zimbabwe, genetic variation, infrastructure, population growth, poaching, Sarah Durant, genetic drift, inbreeding, giraffe, Elephant, rhinos, gorilla, mining
ALERT Joins Battle to Halt Nigeria's 'Highway to Hell'
Infrastructure ExpansionBill LauranceCross River Highway, Cross River Superhighway, Cross River National Park, Cross River Gorilla, Leopard, Bill Laurance, Thomas Lovejoy, Mahmoud Mahmoud, Nigeria, tropical rainforest, primates, deforestation, logging, poaching, habitat fragmentation
