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If we cook these tiny wasps, we put the heat on hundreds of other species
From the wings of such tiny creatures hang the fates of hundreds of bird and mammal species, and perhaps even entire rainforests. But new research warns that these insects could be “extremely vulnerable” to global warming. Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Ficus, Fig-wasps, figs, Forests, Pollination
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A bit naughty? Secret filming exposes murky world of rainforest politics
Global Witness has released footage that exposes the way elites have carved up and sold off the tropical forests of Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo, then siphoned away millions of dollars through illegal tax dodge Continue reading
Kill off the animals and you change the forest — fast
Researchers who tracked the fates of over 470,000 trees of more than 1,100 species for 15 years show just what happens when hunting empties forests of their seed-dispersing wildlife. Continue reading
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Tagged Borneo, Forests, Hunting, Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysia, Sarawak, Seed Dispersal, Wildlife
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In under three minutes, a year in a forest
The result is a stunning portrait of the seasonal cycles that breathe life through every layer of the forest — and the soundscape is a rich as the view. Continue reading
A job for conservation’s keystone cops
Take the keystone away from an arch and down will tumble the whole structure. Take a keystone species away and — so the concept goes — other species will go extinct too. In his excellent recent feature for Nature, Ed … Continue reading
Lost in a forest in search of a golden vale and black magic
It started out so well, and it only got better when it went wrong. The short walk with my parents in Irish woods last month now ranks in my mind alongside long expeditions through dense rainforests. Continue reading
Rafts of rubber and a hotel for birds with spit that sells
It is one thing to monetize nature — whether from birds nests or rubber or carbon-capturing trees and the orangutans that climb them. It is something else to spread its benefits in a way that keeps it safe. Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Borneo, Forests, Green Economy, Indonesia, Natural Capital
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The near empty forest that proves conservation is failing
“Boleh makan… Boleh… Boleh.” As I turned the pages of my copy of Mammals of Borneo to reveal more images of wildlife, Siba anak Aji said the same thing each time. “Can eat… Can… Can.” It was 1998 and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Borneo, Conservation, Forests, Hunting, Malaysia, Sarawak, Wildlife
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Q: When is a forest not a forest? A: When no-one knows
The fate of forests gets decided in concrete capitals where policymakers pour over green-tinged maps and financial spreadsheets that only show some of the costs and benefits of changing a real forest into anything else. Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Borneo, Deforestation, Forests, Malaysia, Sarawak, Trees
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They kill environment journalists, don’t they?
Journalists face many threats for uncovering environmental abuses. Some more solidarity from their safer colleagues around the world would put the media spotlight on a growing problem that nations are obliged to tackle under the Rio Declaration they signed in 1992. Continue reading
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Tagged Deforestation, Environment, Forests, Indonesia, Journalism
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