Dramatic spike in Amazon deforestation
Bill LauranceBrazilian Amazon, deforestation, roads, railroad, Brazil, soy moratorium, protected areas, President Lula, Dorothy Stang, Philip Fearnside, illegal roads, cattle ranching, Brazilian exports
Debate about forest conservation scheme in India
Priya DavidarKarnataka 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, railroad
ALERT's efforts to protect rhino reserve gaining traction
Conservation, WildlifeBill Lauranceone-horned rhinoceros, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, railroad, roads, poaching, habitat fragmentation, national park, World Heritage site, The Ecologist, Avaaz petition, European Commission
ALERT helps lead efforts to protect 'Heart of the Jungle'
ConservationBill Lauranceone-horned rhinoceros, Indian rhinoceros, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, poaching, rhino horn, railroad, roads, habitat fragmentation, endangered species, Heart of the Jungle