Fire, Logging Threaten Borneo's Rich Ecosystem
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Massive fires that ravaged Indonesia's vast tropical rain forests over the last decade are remaking one of the richest biological landscapes on the planet.
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Rampant illegal logging in Indonesia and the demands of a rapidly expanding population and economy in Indonesia are killing many of Asia's most exotic and rare birds, conservationists said Thursday.
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Rising demand for fuel derived from plants has brought about the clearing of huge tracts of Southeast Asian rainforest for palm plantations.
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KAMPUNG JIAS, Malaysia  - Deep in the heart of a Malaysian jungle, a preacher holds a meeting under the scorching midday sun, urging followers not to lose faith after their church was demolished by the government.
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By MICHAEL CASEY  CHEME, Thailand - For much of his life, Viroj Dedsongprak paid little attention to the mangrove forests that surrounded his Thai village. He thought nothing of it when neighbors chopped down trees for firewood or plowed them under for shrimp ponds.
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A VITAL lifeline is being thrown to woodland creatures in the region threatened with extinction.  Some butterflies and moths are in severe decline, but the Forestry Commission is taking action to improve their plight.
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One of the last stands of dragonâs blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment.
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DEMAND for water and continued development of the Klang Valley and Selangor has left Mother Nature shaking her head. The Lakum Forest Reserve, home to many protected animals and plants of medicinal value, is to be flooded by the Kelau Dam.
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President Gloria Arroyo has banned logging in the Philippines after rampant deforestation was blamed for much of the devastation caused by four recent storms that have left more than 1,300 people dead or missing.
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Unique and endangered wildlife living on spectacular limestone outcrops in Southeast Asia face the threat of extinction due to mining and other human impacts, according to a new study.
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Humanity's reliance on fossil fuels, the spread of cities, the destruction of natural habitats for farmland and over-exploitation of the oceans are destroying Earth's ability to sustain life, the environmental group WWF warned in a new report Thursday.
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The prime minister pledged Sunday that thousands of acres of forests destroyed by wildfires across Greece in recent days would be replanted, including sections in a national park.Since Wednesday, fires have destroyed more than 15,000 acres of forests left tinder-dry by a weeklong heat wave. The fires have been blamed for several deaths, including that of a 26-year-old volunteer firefighter. Arsonists seeking to clear land for development are suspected in some blazes.'I stress most emphatically that all burnt forests are automatically scheduled for reforestation,' Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said. 'Wherever forests stood, there will be forests once again.' Read more
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The idea of destroying a swathe of rainforest, home to hundreds of rare species, to clear land for a sugar plantation is an environmentalist's worst nightmare.
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By ARTHUR MAX THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Indonesia's tropical rain forests are disappearing 30 percent faster than previously estimated as illegal loggers raid national parks, threatening the long-term survival of orangutans, according to a U.N. report released Monday.
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Poorly planned coastal development compounded the impact of Asia's tsunami and rebuilding efforts should use natural protection provided by reefs and forests, conservation group WWF said Monday.
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Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists warn the crop may not satisfy a global thirst for energy that is both clean and green.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Wildfires have scorched over  5 million acres in Alaska as of Tuesday, forestry officials  said, a new record that signals possible changes in climate  conditions and the composition of the vast forests.