

New species in BBC, Guardian, Daily Mail....
WWF's Annual Magical Mekong Report features 139 new species descriptions from across the Greater Mekong Region, including 90 new plant...


Taking botanical trade and conservation seriously
Botanical management and conservation efforts frequently lag behind efforts focused on charismatic fauna. Yet, in many places, wild...


Beyond enforcement: Communities and wildlife crime
Workshop on communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating wildlife crime. Growing concern over illegal trade in...


International Conference on Sustainability Science
At the kind invitation of Dr. Alexandros Gasparatos (University of Tokyo), I participated in the 2015 International Conference and...


Upholding the law to protect Indonesia’s biodiversity
The USAID-supported Changes for Justice (C4J) Project hosted the first integrated environmental training programme for the Indonesian...


2015: 10 things to watch in forests: Myanmar
Mongaby's 10 things to watch in forests this new year highlights growing concern over the environmental implications of an opening...


Workshop on illegal wildlife trade typologies
Duan Biggs (U Queensland and author of the controversial call to legalise African rhino horn trade) and Ted Webb (Natl. U Singapore)...
Forest carbon, biodiversity and the promise of a green economy
I gave a Science@10 talk at CIFOR's headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia. Following the Forest Asia Summit, I questioned emerging optimism...
Interview with Pavan Sukhdev on forests and the green economy
During the Forest Asia Sumit in Jakarta, Indonesia, I had the opportunity to interview with Pavan Sukhdev. The CEO of GIST Advisory and...