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In a first-of-its-kind study, the World Wildlife Fund, World Resources Institute and United States Forest Service collaboratively found that a disconcerting 62 percent of the U.S. wood products studied were mislabeled. Mislabeling...

Government forces reportedly attacked a forest protection ranger, conservation worker, and military police officer in a part of northeastern Cambodia that grapples with illegal logging, the Associated Press reported...

Monarch butterflies are finally on the rebound. With the colorful pollinators threatened by everything from pesticides to habitat destruction, the U.S. government pledged $3.2 million to the cause last year. Back in March,...

The Brazilian government has released some disturbing news: despite years of progress combatting deforestation, 2015 saw a 16 percent increase in the number of trees destroyed...

Images from the Landsat satellite have provided a devastating look at the scale of deforestation in the Amazon—with Google creating a timelapse video of 40 years of destruction in the region—but those working to preserve...

Images from the Landsat satellite have provided a devastating look at the scale of deforestation in the Amazon—with Google creating a timelapse video of 40 years of destruction in the region—but those working to preserve...

Pakistan's government has announced plans to invest $150 million to revive their forests. Connected to Afghanistan by the Khyber Pass, Khyber Pakhtunkhwai province in particular used to have the most glorious coniferous forests...

Pakistan's government has announced plans to invest $150 million to revive their forests. Connected to Afghanistan by the Khyber Pass, Khyber Pakhtunkhwai province in particular used to have the most glorious coniferous forests...

Indonesia has the worst rate of deforestation in the world, with much of its logging activity illegal and therefore unreported. However, the country's new president, Joko Widodo, has taken an early stand against the destruction,...

Interpol is launching the first-ever Most Wanted-style list for environmental criminals. Consisting of nine individuals suspected of all kind of eco-crimes, the list is meant to raise awareness and help capture individuals...

Interpol is launching the first-ever Most Wanted-style list for environmental criminals. Consisting of nine individuals suspected of all kind of eco-crimes, the list is meant to raise awareness and help capture the worst...

A new report from Global Witness states that movie star/governor/"environmental champion" Arnold Schwarzenegger is part owner of an investment company that backs some of the world’s most destructive logging companies...

Google has just unveiled a new online tool called Global Forest Watch that allows organizations and everyday people to monitor deforestation around the world...

Photo via Shutterstock An online system has been developed to inform park rangers protecting rainforests of any illegal deforestation activities. The platform, known as Rainforest Connection, fits discarded smartphones to...

Photo via Shutterstock Just about anyone who grew up in the eastern United States will recall the beautiful black and brown Monarch butterflies that migrate en masse from Mexico to breed and feed in the US and Canada, before...