An Economic Boom in Turkey Takes a Toll on Marine Life
Yale Environment 360 -  The development-at-any-cost policies of Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan — a key factor behind the protests and clashes in Istanbul’s Taksi... read more
[18 Jun 2013] 

Singapore chokes on haze from deforestation fires
Mongabay.com -  Singapore and Malaysian officials have asked Indonesia to take "urgent measures" to address forest fires in Sumatra that are sending choking haze nort... read more
[18 Jun 2013] 

Iceland's fin whales are endangered. Stop this bloody cull
Guardian (London) -  We know so little about fin whales. The resumption of whaling shows the global market prevailing over common sense... read more
[18 Jun 2013] 

Court case verdict reveals true scale of 2011’s “Annus horribilis” for African Elephants
TRAFFIC NETWORK -  The sentencing of three men in Fujian Province for their role in smuggling ivory to China from Africa has provided new insights into the scale and nat... read more
[14 Jun 2013] 

Population Could Be 11 Billion By End of the Century, UN Report Says
Yale Environment 360 -  A new United Nations report projects that the world population could reach nearly 11 billion by 2100, about 8 percent more than predicted just two yea... read more
[14 Jun 2013] 

Nature Studies: Meadows are the wildflower experience taken to the ultimate power
The Independent (London) -  If nearly all the medieval churches of Britain had been destroyed there would be an outcry. Our disappearing hay meadows deserve the same reverence... read more
[13 Jun 2013] 

11,000 barrels of oil spill into the Coca River in the Amazon
Mongabay.com -  On May 31st, a landslide ruptured an oil pipeline in Ecuadorean Amazon, sending around 11,000 barrels of oil ( 420,000 gallons) into the Coca River. T... read more
[13 Jun 2013] 

Not 5, poachers kill 9 tigers in 2 months
Times of India -  A day after TOI reported that five tigers were killed by organized gangs of tiger poachers belonging to the notorious Baheliya community from Katni in... read more
[13 Jun 2013] 

The majestic Tarkine region should be protected
Guardian (London) -  There are dozens of mining applications for exploration in Tasmania's Tarkine region. As controversy grows, now's a good time to visit... read more
[12 Jun 2013] 

The U-turn on wind turbines won't stop their march over every hill and valley
Guardian (London) -  Once planning was the defender of the countryside. But with Cameron's lot in power, money talks and beauty is silent... read more
[07 Jun 2013] 

New Campaign Chops Down Growing Trend of Burning American Forests for Energy
Natural Resources Defence Council -  NRDC and Dogwood Alliance Launch “Our Forests Aren’t Fuel” Campaign to End the Practice; Release Case Studies Highlighting the Major Energy Corporatio... read more
[06 Jun 2013] 

Increased protections for the West African manatee
Wetlands International -  Last week delegates to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference of Parties (COP16) in Bangkok, Thailand, agreed ... read more
[06 Jun 2013] 

'Canned hunting': the lions bred for slaughter
Guardian (London) -  Canned hunting is a fast-growing business in South Africa, where thousands of lions are being bred on farms to be shot by wealthy foreign trophy-hunte... read more
[03 Jun 2013] 

U.S. discovery of rogue GMO wheat raises concerns over controls
Reuters -  For global consumers now on high alert over a rogue strain of genetically modified wheat found in Oregon, the question is simple: How could this happe... read more
[31 May 2013] 

Saving Gorongosa: E.O. Wilson on protecting a biodiversity hotspot in Mozambique
Mongabay.com -  If you fly over the Great African Rift Valley from its northernmost point in Ethiopia, over the great national parks of Kenya and Tanzania, and follow... read more
[31 May 2013] 

Microplastic pollution prevalent in lakes too
Terra Daily -  EPFL researchers have detected microplastic pollution in one of Western Europe's largest lakes, Lake Geneva, in large enough quantities to raise conce... read more
[30 May 2013] 

Nature Studies: The life that disappeared while baby-boomers had their fun
The Independent (London) -  This uniquely lucky generation always felt a sense of radical specialness - but what did they do to the natural world?... read more
[30 May 2013] 

Ice levels, rule changes to boost Arctic northern sea route
Reuters -  Shipping along the Arctic northern sea route is set to grow more than 30-fold over the next eight years and could account for a quarter of the cargo t... read more
[30 May 2013] 

Europe's Green-Fuel Search Turns to America's Forests
Wall Street Journal Europe Edition -  Loggers here are clear-cutting a wetland forest with decades-old trees. Behind the move: an environmental push.... read more
[30 May 2013]