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A study shows how rising oil and gas demand is leading to major exploration in the Western Amazon, threatening the forest and indigenous people.

Philippine researchers say the government is planting mangroves in unsuitable areas, leading to early death for the seedlings.

Researchers have called for more planning and better collaboration to make two of China's environmental programmes more sustainable.

Preparations are rife for Africa's 'Great Green Wall', a measure to prevent desertification, three years after it was first proposed.

A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.

Changes in tropical forests cannot be explained by global environmental changes alone, researchers have found.

Using China's 'idle land' — often home to diverse species — to produce biofuels could post a threat to biodiversity, warn experts.

A round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 25 February–12 March 2008.

 

Researchers in Sri Lanka and Germany have developed a new method for measuring biodiversity that could help identify key tree species.

A round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 18 December 2007–9 January 2008.

Global warming might be causing plants in the Northern Hemisphere to lose more carbon to the atmosphere rather than store it, says a study.

After 15 years of negotiations, Chile has approved a law to promote forestry research and sustainable use of its native forest.

Latin America and the European Union will create a collaboration programme to fund projects in agricultural biotechnology.

The UN Bali conference has culminated in a two-year roadmap, laying out a strategy for future climate talks.

Developing countries will be helped to protect their forests from deforestation — and then sell the emissions cuts — under a new scheme.

A round up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–14 December.

A new agreement seeks to facilitate Africa's access to earth observation research and contribute to a global satellite monitoring system.

Tackling deforestation can contribute positively to climate change, but effects on poor forest communities must be considered, says a report.

The Clean Development Mechanism must focus less on the market and more on actually tackling climate change, says an Indian organisation.

Argentina's congress has approved a forest law, which includes a one-year moratorium on clearing of native forests in the country.