Most popular mongabay.com news articles - January 2008

  1. As amphibians leap toward extinction, alliance pushes "The Year of the Frog" [3681]
  2. Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests [3423]
  3. Leading biofuels wreak environmental havoc [3357]
  4. Photos of the top 10 most threatened amphibians [3235]
  5. U.S. biofuels policy drives deforestation in Indonesia, the Amazon [3184]
  6. In Panama scientists discover four species of anoles in 24 hours [2889]
  7. Dubai's artificial islands have high environmental cost [2787]
  8. Amazon deforestation surging due to oil, soy prices [2657]
  9. Amazon natives use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home [2325]
  10. 55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030 [2110]
  11. How much would it cost to end Amazon deforestation? [1855]
  12. Palm oil developer abandons plan to log 70% of Woodlark Island [1833]
  13. Tourism in Madagascar; Visiting the World's Most Unusual Island [1829]
  14. Rainforest destruction increasingly driven by corporate interests, not poverty [1714]
  15. Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist [1684]
  16. Giant exploding palm tree discovered in Madagascar [1653]
  17. Switchgrass a better biofuel source than corn [1645]
  18. Python explodes after swallowing 6-foot alligator in Florida Everglades [1602]
  19. Brazil cracks down on illegal soy, cattle production in the Amazon [1590]
  20. Forest copper mine triggers controversy in Armenia [1555]
  21. The hidden value of Bali: Why saving the world's rainforests is good for the climate and the US economy [1526]
  22. Coral reefs decimated by 2050, Great Barrier Reef's coral 95% dead [1493]
  23. Rich countries grow at ecological expense of poor countries [1473]
  24. Pictures of newly discovered species in Suriname rainforest [1435]
  25. Palm oil industry prepares sustainability initiative to counter criticism [1414]
  26. Alleged chupacabra likely a ""Xolo"" dog; story a hoax [1389]
  27. Corporations among largest global economic entities, rank above many countries [1367]
  28. America's largest monkey recovering after brush with extinction [1253]
  29. Coal to oil conversion gaining interest in China, U.S. [1253]
  30. China may reopen trade in tiger parts warns WWF [1229]
  31. E.U. may restrict palm oil biodiesel due to environmental concerns [1133]
  32. Disappearance of elephants, giraffes causes ecological chain reaction [1101]
  33. Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest [1086]
  34. Global deforestation data is deeply flawed [1070]
  35. Visiting the rainforest - a practical guide [1005]
  36. Another look at global rainforest conservation [986]
  37. Saving Orangutans in Borneo [981]
  38. Scientists find fish that literally lives in trees [962]
  39. Three salamander species discovered in Costa Rica [947]
  40. Global warming could doom the walrus [938]
  41. Can cattle ranchers and soy farmers save the Amazon rainforest? [846]
  42. Pictures of new species discovered in Ghana, West Africa [798]
  43. Why visit the real island of Madagascar? [756]
  44. Seeking the world's strangest primate on a tropical island paradise [723]
  45. Guyana grants 1 million acres of Amazon rainforest to U.S. logging firm [669]
  46. Dancing lemur attracts tourists to island of Madagascar [654]
  47. 7000 sq km of Amazon rainforest destroyed from Aug-Dec 2007 says Greenpeace [647]
  48. How to save the world's oceans from overfishing [641]
  49. Border fence may drive largest American cat to extinction [638]
  50. World's only pure blue lizard at risk of extinction [637]