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Mega-dam in Amazonian rainforest halted by indigenous peoples' opposition
19 December 2011
In what is being internationally heralded as a victory for the world's indigenous peoples, Brazilian construction company, Odebrecht, has announced its withdrawal from the planned development of the Tambo-40 Hydroelectric Dam on the Tambo River in the Peruvian Amazon, due to the strong opposition by potentially affected indigenous communities.
Rhino horn hoard seized in Hong Kong could expose traffickers
21 November 2011
Hong Kong Customs have seized a hoard of 33 rhino horns, 758 ivory chopsticks and 127 ivory bracelets concealed inside a container shipped to Hong Kong from Cape Town, South Africa.
Black rhino extinct in West Africa
10 November 2011
The Black Rhino in western Africa has officially been declared extinct, according to the latest update of the World Conservation Union’s Red List of Threatened Species.
Inadequate protection causes Javan rhino extinction in Vietnam
25 October 2011
WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) have confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) in Vietnam.
Study identifies most threatened sea turtle populations
5 October 2011
Top sea turtle experts from around the globe announced the results of the first comprehensive status assessment of all sea turtle populations globally in a paper published this week in the online science journal, PLoS ONE.
Green Economy benefits for communities, climate and orangutan conservation
28 September 2011
Conserving key rainforests in Indonesia could generate revenues three times greater than felling them for palm oil plantations.
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Gulf fishermen struggle as stocks decline.
20 September 2011
In just 30 years fish stocks in the waters of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have dropped by 80 per cent, and now local fishermen face an uncertain future. Nadia Elderman sends this exclusive report from Sharjah.
No substitute for undisturbed tropical forests
14 September 2011
Primary forests with little or no human disturbance are irreplaceable when it comes to maintaining tropical biodiversity, according to new findings by an international team of scientists.
Computer game can help save the Kakapo bird from extinction
7 August 2011
A very rare flightless parrot, one of which became a global YouTube star after being featured on British television, can now be helped to recover from near extinction by a computer game.
India's tigers gain numbers but not ground
31 July 2011
Results of the world’s largest tiger population study show that the numbers of the highly endangered big cat in India have increased, but that habitat continues to decline.