The UNESCO World Heritage Committee¹ has again voted to keep the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS) in Indonesia on the List of World Heritage In Danger. At its 42nd session, taking place […]
This article has been updated to include the Land and Environment Court judgement issued on June 19. Controversial charges brought against the Wollar Three, who were arrested for protesting against coal mine […]
Palm oil is the most ubiquitous edible oil on the planet. It is found in products ranging from soap, cosmetics, and cleaning products to candles, chocolate, and ice cream, and it is […]
Update: The anti-protest charges brought against Bev Smiles, Bruce Hughes, and Stephanie Luke were dismissed by a magistrate in Mudgee on June 5, 2018. See new article for details. In Australia’s Hunter […]
A new report published by the International Institute for Environmental Development (IIED) says the development of large-scale oil palm plantations is responsible for significant loss and degradation of orangutan habitat on the island […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Environmental groups in Indonesia have called on the country’s forestry and environment ministry to reject plans to construct a geothermal plant in one of the world’s most precious areas of rainforest. A […]
Delegates at the Asia for Animals conference in Kuching on Malaysian Borneo heard about the horrors of the dog meat trade, the decline in animal populations, and the devastation being caused by […]
In a call to action at the 2015 Asia for Animals conference, the CEO of International Animal Rescue, Alan Knight, urged delegates to call on YouTube and Google to adopt an animal […]
The 2015 Asia for Animals conference began yesterday in Kuching on the island of Borneo, with a packed programme of presentations covering a huge range of issues. More than 300 delegates from […]
A new alliance has been launched to protect the koala. The National Koala Alliance (NKA) – which is a non-profit network of wildlife carers, rescuers, advocates, conservationists, and researchers – chose World […]
French sculptor Paulo Grangeon has brought his “1,600 pandas” exhibition to Malaysia to raise awareness about the number of the animals now left in the wild. Grangeon braved the heat and jetlag […]
Scientists in Australia announced today that they have conducted the first successful field trial of a vaccine against chlamydia in koalas. Chlamydia is a main cause of koala deaths. It can cause […]
Koalas are already considered extinct in Avalon, north of Sydney, and are in danger of disappearing from many other parts of Australia. The iconic animal that tourists queue up to cuddle is […]
The renowned Australian wildlife cinematographer Jim Frazier has launched an appeal for funding for a global project called “Symphony of the Earth”, which he is dubbing the Woodstock of cinema. His aim […]
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