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Poachers Turned Eco-Tour Guides
"They once were criminals who hunted endangered animals and stripped rare trees in the forest preserves of India. Now they are stewards...
Indians Using Google Earth To Save The Amazon
"Deep in the most remote jungles of South America, Amazon Indians (Amerindians) are using Google Earth and Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping to protect...
Timber Company Awarded for Protecting Forests
A timber company in Chile won the “Leaders for a Living Planet” award for their conservation efforts protecting their nation's coastal forests. Masisa's corporate...
Brazil Unveils New Technology to Curb Logging
Reuters reports on Brazil's attempt to stop illegal logging. Their environment minister Friday "unveiled an electronic registry for the transport and storage of all...
Baby Boom for World’s Rarest Rhino Species
Scientists have found signs of four Javan rhinos born in recent weeks in Indonesia, a surprising baby boom for a species that may be...
McVictory! Fast Food Giant to Protect Amazon With Purchasing Power
(GreenPeace News) In an historic deal that has impacts far beyond the golden arches, McDonald's is now the leading company in the campaign to...
77,000 Acres of Pristine Forest Purchased for Protection in Guatemala and Belize
One of the largest and most intact privately owned forest lands in Guatemala is now protected from development.
The Nature Conservancy purchased two pristine...
Over 6 Million Acres of New Protected Areas Established in the Amazon
On June 6, 2006, the Brazilian government announced the creation of protected areas of the Amazon rainforest totaling 6.2 million acres, including The Juruena...
Cameroon, France Sign Africa’s First Debt-for-Nature Swap
France and Cameroon have signed a debt-for-nature swap that aims to conserve some of the most pristine and threatened rainforest in Africa. Under...
Corporate Board Rooms Open the Doors to Green Advisors
Environmentalists Cooperate With Business, Praise Every Good Step A special collection in the New York Times Business section...
Two Lost Worlds Give Us Hope – by David Suzuki
February 15, 2006 — Two lost worlds were in the news last week. One was discovered halfway around the world, but the other is right...
Responsible Forest Management in South America
Georgetown, Guyana — In a record-setting accomplishment for tropical forest conservation, Barama Company announced that 570,000 hectares (about 2,200 square miles) of Barama's forests in...
Clicks Against Breast Cancer, and Hunger, and Deforestation, and…
My friend Katharine sent me a message that the Breast Cancer Site was having trouble getting enough people to click on their site for...
New Life for Historic Railway
In what has been called an "historic agreement," a scenic stretch of railroad along the rugged coastline of British Columbia has been donated to...
Healing the Globe: 11 Bright Spots
A quick rundown of 11 bright spots that are healing the globe, from Cairo to California, from Bolivia to British Columbia, From Moroco to...
Wildlife Thrives in Restored Chicago Wetlands
The northwest corner of Chicago, framed by the lanes of traffic along Interstate 94 and State Route 14, seems an unlikely address for wildlife....
Home Depot Stores Swear off Ancient Timber
The Rainforest Action Network and other environmental groups have won pledges from the 536-store Home Depot chain and almost 1,000 other lumberyards to no...