Funding circularity: Investing in Asia’s circular economy business models
As global raw material consumption soars and pollution skyrockets, the need to transition from a consumptive linear economy to a circular one — centering...
Cameroon government again opens way for logging in Ebo Forest
Cameroon’s government is again planning to open a portion of Ebo Forest to logging, despite its status as a refuge for numerous endangered species...
From Thailand to Bhutan wild tiger populations have grown
Despite marked progress in several countries, tigers remain under grave threat throughout their remaining ranges.
Tigers are on the brink of extinction across Asia where...
Forests & finance: Fears for forests in Angola, flashes of hope...
Ghanaian scientists are cultivating seedlings of two critically endangered tree species while searching forests across the country for surviving Talbotiella gentii and Aubregrinia taiensis...
Sulawesi sea nomads who inspired Avatar movie chart new course saving...
Umar Pasandre, a member of the seafaring Bajo people, has spent more than two decades protecting mangroves in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province.The Bajo people were...
When wildlife surveillance tech ‘watches’ people
Conservation technologies such as camera traps, drones and acoustic sensors, are playing a greater role in protecting endangered species, preventing poaching, finding rare plants,...
Study: More than 900 at-risk species lack international trade protections
A recent study reveals concerning gaps in trade protections for the most at-risk animal and plant species.To identify potential gaps, researchers compared species on...
Protecting Nigeria’s gorillas & other endangered species: Q&A with WCS’ Andrew...
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Nigeria country director Andrew Dunn is a leading expert at the forefront of monitoring and protecting Nigeria’s endangered gorillas and...
‘Immense potential’ in tech: Q&A with Wildlife Drones CEO Debbie Saunders
Drones have long been used to visually document and monitor wildlife, but an Australian startup is using the technology to listen for radio signals...
Wild or not? Dilemma over two human-friendly rhinos in Nepal
Two female rhinos, raised in human care and later released in the wild, pose a threat to themselves and people, conservationists warn.The rhinos are...
In Indonesia’s Aceh, Indigenous communities seek recognition of their forest rights
The Indonesian government is set to recognize community claims to ancestral forests in Aceh province, on the island of Sumatra, for the first time...
Amid government inaction, Indonesia’s rhinos head toward extinction (analysis)
The Sumatran and Javan rhinos, arguably the world’s two most endangered large mammals, are in worse shape than widely reported, according to expert interviews...



















