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Last-Gasp Effort to Save Borneo's Tropical Rainforests

13 July 2007

Stone R. (2007). Last-Gasp Effort to Save Borneo's Tropical Rainforests. Science 317(5835):192 www.sciencemag.org Read more...

Response to the statement of the EU Scientific Steering Committee on the use of non-human primates (NHP) in biomedical research

12 July 2007

Animal Defenders International. (2007). Response to the statement of the EU Scientific Steering Committee on the use of non-human primates (NHP) in biomedical research. Available… Read more...

Climate deals turn up heat in Indonesia's dark peatlands

2 July 2007

Science has long known that Indonesia's 20 million hectares (50 million acres) of dense, black tropical peat swamps, formed when trees, roots and leaves rot,… Read more...

Modelling the impact of Ebola and Bushmeat Hunting on Western Lowland Gorillas

20 June 2007

Rizkalla, C., Blanco-Silva, F. and Gruver, S. 2007. Modeling the impact of Ebola and bushmeat hunting on Western Lowland Gorillas. Ecohealth, 4, 151-155. http://www.ecohealth.net/ Read more...

Great apes are facing an "inevitable crisis" arising from climate change, a leading conservationist has warned.

31 May 2007

Great apes are facing an "inevitable crisis" arising from climate change, a leading conservationist has warned. Dr Richard Leakey said that growing pressure to switch… Read more...

World's great apes face disaster, says Leakey Hunting, disease, logging and demand for biofuels cited among prime threats

31 May 2007

World's great apes face disaster, says Leakey Hunting, disease, logging and demand for biofuels cited among prime threats David Adam, environment correspondent Thursday May 31,… Read more...

Tropical forests are the elephant in the living room of climate change

14 May 2007

Deforestation: The hidden cause of global warming In the next 24 hours, deforestation will release as much CO2 into the atmosphere as 8 million people… Read more...

Forests and climate change

14 May 2007

Deforestation: The hidden cause of global warmingIn the next 24 hours, deforestation will release as much CO2 into the atmosphere as 8 million people flying… Read more...