New research, looking at dozens of unsuccessful policies, has uncovered the basic elements of failure

Export-oriented commercial agriculture is the single largest driver of tropical deforestation, argues a new book

Most of the carbon-emitting protected areas are located in Brazil and Indonesia

A probe by international non-profit Greenpeace linked Europe’s largest bank to companies destroying rainforests

Illegal timber trade also gives rise to conflicts between local communities and logging companies

Illegal timber trade also gives rise to conflicts between local communities and logging companies

From fisheries to forestry, there's a pattern to collapsing ecosystems and industries. If we can predict them, maybe we can avoid the damage.

Our closest relatives are being wiped out and it's all our fault

This is the second killing of a Goldman Environmental Prize winner in less than a year

Is it worthwhile to clear forests to annually earn Rs 4,500 per hectare?

Roads have sliced and diced almost the entire land surface of Earth, leaving huge areas prone to illegal logging, mining and hunting

Forest development corporations fell rich forests to raise plantations, undermining people's rights and biodiversity. It's time India …