The Changing Times article Koalas ‘being driven towards extinction’ , which is a round-up of the recent conference about the koala, held in Port Macquarie, has been translated into French and is […]
Koala conference round-up: French translation now available
Sumatran rainforest remains on List of World Heritage In Danger
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has voted unanimously to keep the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) on the List of World Heritage In Danger. At its 41st session, taking place this week […]
Chimpanzees’ lawyers say court’s denial of habeas corpus is ‘legally wrong’
Lawyers for captive chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko have taken the unusual step of publishing a fully annotated document that lays out their criticisms of a New York appeal court’s ruling that denied […]
Koalas ‘being driven towards extinction’
Habitat clearance, disease, dog attacks, car hits, and climate change are threatening the survival of Australia’s most iconic animal. The effects of climate change on koalas and the ravages of diseases […]
‘Koalas have been reduced to grazing like sheep,’ conference told
Delegates to the national koala conference in Port Macquarie in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales heard today (Saturday) about the plight of koalas who are displaced when blue gum plantations […]
‘Climate change likely to have severe impact on koalas,’ conference told
Climate change was one of the main threats to the survival of the koala that were highlighted on the first day of a national koala conference that started in Port Macquarie in […]
Australian land court rules against Acland coal mine expansion
The Queensland Land Court in Australia has recognised the environmental impact that an expansion of the Acland open-cut coal mine would have on the local community and environment and has recommended that […]
Corrupt officials in Vietnam and Cambodia ‘in the pay of timber smugglers’
Corrupt government officials and security force personnel in Vietnam and Cambodia are pocketing massive bribes from timber smugglers, according to a report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)¹. According to the EIA, […]
Australian Greens to present ‘Stop Adani’ Bill in parliament
The Australian Greens will introduce a Bill into parliament next month in a bid to prevent nearly one billion dollars of public money going to the Indian multinational conglomerate Adani for construction […]
Two Sumatran elephants found dead – one on oil palm plantation and one on farmland
On two consecutive days this week, two Sumatran elephants were found dead – one on an oil palm plantation in North Sumatra and one on farmland in the Gayo Lues Regency in Aceh. The […]
2020 Olympics: environmentalists call for probe into tropical wood procurement
A group of seven non-governmental organisations has called for an independent investigation to establish the origins of the tropical plywood being used in the construction of the new national Olympic stadium in […]
Global call for unity on World Parkinson’s Day
Today is World Parkinson’s Day, which this year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of James Parkinson’s “Essay on the Shaking Palsy”, which was the first official recognition of Parkinson’s as […]
Human rights in Malaysia: annual report pinpoints deaths in custody, and violations of indigenous rights
The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) released its 2016 annual report today (Tuesday) and pinpointed the continued violation of indigenous people’s human rights. It also called for an urgent review of […]
Canada is a ‘safe haven’ for Malaysian money launderers, says Bruno Manser Fund
The Swiss-based Bruno Manser Fund (BMF)¹ today (Wednesday) released a report in which it states that relatives of the former chief minister and current governor of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, Abdul […]
NGOs urge UNESCO to intervene to save rainforest heritage site
A consortium of NGOs is calling on UNESCO to intervene urgently to protect the rainforest World Heritage Site in northern Sumatra in Indonesia. The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) site has […]
The cooling power of trees ‘may be more important than their carbon storage’
In a new research paper, scientists say that the cooling effects of trees may be more environmentally important than their capacity for storing carbon. Trees, the researchers say, directly affect our climate […]
Chimpanzees’ lawyers await ruling in habeas corpus appeal
Lawyers for captive chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko have presented their arguments in a habeas corpus appeal in New York and are now awaiting a ruling, which is expected in five to eight […]
New York judges to rule on habeas corpus for chimpanzees Tommy and Kiko
Lawyer Steven Wise will be heading into a New York courtroom again today (Thursday) to argue that chimpanzees should be recognised as legal persons. Wise is the president of the Nonhuman Rights […]
MH370 three years on: Malaysia issues new interim statement
The Malaysian government has released a new interim statement on the third anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The Boeing 777 vanished on March 8, 2014, with 239 people […]
Remembering MH370: next of kin call for ‘alternative’ funding for a new search
Next of kin of the passengers and crew who were on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 when it disappeared nearly three years ago held a remembrance day event in Kuala Lumpur yesterday […]
