Endangered rosewood species native to Southeast Asia face significant threats from logging, fire, trafficking and climate change. A new study maps the extent of the threats in the six-country Greater ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. UNESCO has put rainforests in Madagascar on its List of World Heritage in Danger. In 2013, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...

Reading the media, many people would conclude that the world’s most important wildlife trade meeting only has a couple of iconic species on its agenda, particularly elephants, writers Vanessa Dick, ...

KOH KONG, Cambodia (AP) – A Thai force dubbed the “Rambo Army” couldn’t stop the gangs, armed with battlefield weaponry, as they scoured the forests. Neither could a brave activist, gunned down when ...

Ancient rosewood trees play a vital role in ecosystems worldwide, but their red timber is highly priced. The surge in Asian demand for rosewood furniture helped drive an international ban on the ...

In her new book, Rosewood, Annah Lake Zhu explores the difference between the prevailing Western approach to protecting endangered species, which advocates trade bans and other protections, and the ...