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Butterfly business: Can sustainable trade save the biggest butterfly on Earth?
New field surveys on Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Plateau suggest the world’s largest butterfly may be declining. Researchers are documenting…
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Forest-dwellers, global community must address tropical wildlife hunting risks
Increasing demand for food and traditional medicines, multiplying local wars and conflicts, an expanding legal and illegal market trade have…
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A reflection on World Wildlife Day: How forests sustain people and planet
This year, World Wildlife Day highlights the profound link between human wellbeing and nature, a connection emblematic of a way…
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Building skills to help monitor cross-border timber trade in Africa’s Great Lakes region
In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) timber is typically logged mostly in the forested interior of the country and then…
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Unlocking the secrets of tropical trees
Tropical forests are magical places. Inside the bustling canopy, huge buttress trees and evergreen plants make a bountiful home for…
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Pangolins under pressure
Pangolins are peculiar creatures. Their tongue can be longer than their body, they look like a pinecone with legs, and…
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All bark and no bite
We’ve seen it happen before with the trade of crocodiles, snakeskins and orchids — and now, scientists are calling for…
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Prunus africana: A sustainable management reality check
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom—It may seem unlikely that a tree known locally as “red stinkwood” would elicit the kind of attention…
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Taking botanical trade and conservation seriously
Botanical management and conservation efforts frequently lag behind efforts focused on the more charismatic fauna. Yet, in many places, wild…
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Experts: Local activism, political measures needed to stop illegal timber
BOGOR, Indonesia — When it comes to stemming the global trade in illegal tropical timber, local activists in timber-producing countries…
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Report finds gaps in timber trade safeguards
BOGOR, Indonesia — Timber harvested illegally in Africa, Asia and Latin America continues to be sold on world markets, despite…
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FORESTS NEWS UPDATE: Prostates, Prunus and policy: A remarkable tree, a contested study, and tough choices ahead
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Forests News on 26 February. We are republishing it to include a…
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Prostates, Prunus and policy: A remarkable tree, a contested study, and tough choices ahead
The source of a popular medicine for treating prostate disorders has been caught in a muddle that extends from the…
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Indonesia brings new hope for rhino conservation
BOGOR, Indonesia (29 August, 2012)_There has been little good news for rhino conservation in recent years. Increasing demand for rhino…
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Agriculture: friend or foe of the Moluccan cockatoo?
BOGOR, Indonesia (15 August, 2012)_Efforts to totally ban traditional, un-intensive agricultural activity inside an Indonesian national park that is a…
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