http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/mkUidgfN9SI/ The Republic of Congo has declared a new national park that conservationists hope with protect a core population of western lowland gorillas, a critically endangered species, as well as other threatened species, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Rep. of the Congo ]]> 2013-02-02T17:57:47+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gorillas_to_be_protected_with_new_congo_national_park/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/95JF9pKFRao/ Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has slowed for a fourth consecutive year to its lowest rate since authorities began monitoring the world's largest rainforest, officials said Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Brazil ]]> 2012-11-27T18:49:21+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brazil_says_amazon_deforestation_at_record_low/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/uTETU-cihIM/ Illegal logging in the forests of Mexico that are the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly has been virtually eliminated, according to a new study. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, North America, Mexico ]]> 2012-08-25T00:41:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/monarch_butterfly_sanctuary_saved_from_illegal_logging/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/K_U0yEV0JMk/ Four economic land concessions have been cancelled in Cambodia's Prey Lang forest, known as the largest intact lowland forest in Southeast Asia, reports the Phnom Penh Post Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South-East Asia, Cambodia ]]> 2012-08-06T23:33:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/southeast_asias_largest_lowland_rainforest_spared_from_new_land_concessions/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/EDU4OpZlxjo/ In a case that could have broad implications, the Kichwa community of Sarayaku, Ecuador, won a major battle on July 25, when the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the Ecuadorian government had violated its rights to communal property and cultural identity. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South America, Ecuador ]]> 2012-08-01T05:24:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/human_rights_court_rules_in_favor_of_community_over_ecuadorian_government/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/SSwxFdF5kbg/ Turkmenistan is allocating tens of millions of dollars to plant trees in a region neighbouring the stricken Aral Sea, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, Asia, Turkmenistan ]]> 2012-08-01T05:19:06+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/turkmenistan_to_plant_huge_forest_in_aral_sea_region/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/D0YdXCBoY54/ While KFC bosses in Kentucky remain silent on whether it will cut forest destruction out of its supply chain globally, it looks like one country has gotten tired of waiting for headquarters to respond to the Greenpeace campaign. Top Headlines, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia ]]> 2012-07-17T03:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/kfc_indonesia_suspends_purchases_from_asia_pulp_paper_due_to_deforestation/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/WF0ctoepOyY/ On Tuesday, the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the Sangha Tri-National Protected Area complex (TNS) as a World Heritage Site for its density and diversity of rainforest wildlife. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Land, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Rep. of the Congo ]]> 2012-07-02T18:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/10000_sq_mi_of_congo_rainforest_declared_world_heritage_site/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/QFTrU4umIoY/ Last month ten African nations, led by Botswana, pledged to incorporate 'natural capital' into their economies. Natural capital, which seeks to measure the economic worth of the services provided by ecosystems and biodiversity—for example pollination, clean water, and carbon—is a nascent, but growing, method to curtail environmental damage and ensure more sustainable development. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania ]]> 2012-06-14T16:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ten_african_nations_pledge_to_transform_their_economies_to_take_nature_into/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/qRQ5nIYKUxQ/ Interpol and the United Nations have joined forces to launch an initiative to tackle global forest crime. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, United Nations ]]> 2012-06-10T01:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/global_alliance_aims_to_tackle_forest_crime/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/lBly-UHbOvQ/ The global forest disturbance alert system is a new deforestation fighting tool which offers the potential to pinpoint areas that are being deforested on a quarterly basis. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests ]]> 2012-06-02T15:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/global_deforestation_alert_tool_developed_from_nasa_satellite_imagery_launc/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/McDbE90srNg/ Fifteen conservation groups have banded together to save around 2,400 hectares (6,000 acres) of primary rainforest in Guatemala, home to a dozen imperiled amphibians as well as the recently discovered Merendon palm pit viper (Bothriechis thalassinus). Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, Central America, Guatemala ]]> 2012-05-29T19:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/herp_paradise_preserved_in_guatemala/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/D1HeJ19Tpko/ Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has stopped using palm oil for fast food sold in its Australian outlets, reports ABC News. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Business, Regions, Oceania, Australia ]]> 2012-05-25T04:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/kfc_australia_stops_using_palm_oil/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/6zMSoo9ivr8/ A new aerial surveillance system to protect forests and endangered species in remote parts of the world is being pioneered by a pair of ecologists in Switzerland. The researchers have designed and built their own flying drone that can capture evidence of illegal activity on film. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Regions, Europe, Switzerland, South-East Asia, Indonesia ]]> 2012-05-22T04:18:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scientists_recruit_aerial_drones_to_combat_illegal_logging/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/lc3oGbXSBuA/ Last month, three Guarani communities, the local Argentine government of Misiones, and the UK-based NGO World Land Trust forged an agreement to create a nature reserve connecting three protected areas in the fractured, and almost extinct, Atlantic Forest. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Land, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Argentina ]]> 2012-05-17T14:14:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indigenous_group_and_ngo_establish_crucial_corridor_in_vanishing_atlantic_f/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/as9MWwUgQuo/ An Oakland, Calif., program called Urban Releaf is planting trees in neighborhoods that lack foliage, restoring community pride. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California ]]> 2012-05-01T03:47:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/from_concrete_jungle_to_urban_oasis/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/UgogddtF4Kw/ Russia has created a massive national park to protect some of the world's rarest big cats, the critically endangered Amur tigers and leopards, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation ]]> 2012-04-16T21:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/russia_creates_massive_park_for_rare_cats/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/wlBujrvVb_w/ An Indian man has single-handedly grown a sprawling forest on a 1,360 acre (550-hectare) sandbar in the middle of the Brahmaputra. It now has many endangered animals, including at least five tigers, one of which bore two cubs recently. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India ]]> 2012-04-04T19:03:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indian_man_jadav_payeng_single_handedly_plants_a_1360_acre_forest_in_assam/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/cLIBOZlEFUI/ U.S. Forest Service scientists released an assessment that shows forest land has expanded in northern states during the past century despite a 130-percent population jump and relentless environmental threats. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Regions, North America, United States, Washington D.C. ]]> 2012-03-17T01:47:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/report_shows_forest_growth_in_north_outpacing_other_parts_of_country/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/GWjg/~3/yTE8TAnW90w/ On February 4th, the Peruvian government and a small indigenous group created a new Amazon reserve, dubbed the Maijuna Reserve. Located in northeastern Peru, the 390,000 hectare (970,000 acres) reserve is larger than California's Yosemite National Park and over three times the size of Hong Kong. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Peru ]]> 2012-02-09T19:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_rainforest_and_indigenous_reserve_established_in_peru/?source=rss