JAKARTA, Indonesia — Environmentalists on Friday praised a decision by U.S. food-maker General Mills to stop buying palm oil from companies accused of rain forest destruction — the latest in a string of multinationals to announce policy reversals.

Burger King to stop buying palm oil from Indonesian company accused of rainforest destruction

High-tech expedition reveals colorful, diverse marine life on ocean floor off Indonesia

Scientists discover one of world’s tiniest frogs breeding in carnivorous plants in Borneo

Malaysia closes parks, warns public after up to 10 die from disease spread by rats

Oil hovers below $74 in Asia amid growth uncertainty, hurricane risks in Gulf of Mexico

Malaysia closes parks, warns public after 10 die from disease spread by rats in waterways

Scientists monitoring coral in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for bleaching that can harm reefs

Coral reefs off Indonesia dying at one of the fastest rates ever recorded

All animals at Indonesia’s largest zoo could die if conditions don’t improve, official warns

Scientists challenge notion that orangutans are the ’solitary ape’

Study finds rise in temperatures due to climate change threatens rice production

Vietnam welcomes US nuclear supercarrier amid concerns over South China Sea

US-Vietnam nuke deal unlikely to include no-enrichment pledge; critics say US backtracking

Hiroshima mayor, China environmentalists among Magsaysay winners, Asian version of Nobels

Expo packed with endangered species for sale highlights Indonesia’s rampant illegal pet trade

Sighting of rare hairy-nosed otter in Borneo forest proves creature still alive in Malaysia

Scientists map towering, undersea volcano off Indonesia’s coast

Conservationists slam plan for coal power plant on environmentally delicate Borneo island

UN starts $5M cleanup of Agent Orange contamination at former US base in Vietnam

35 years after war, panel says $300 million needed to cope with Agent Orange legacy in Vietnam

35 years after war, panel says $300 million needed for Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam

2nd carcass of endangered Javan Rhinoceros found in Indonesian national park

Conservation success: endangered Siamese crocodiles hatched in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Conservationists in Cambodia are celebrating the hatching of a clutch of eggs from one of the world’s most critically endangered animals, the Siamese crocodile.

Malaysia hopes to trap mate for rare male rhino in Borneo in bid to save species

Countries that try to save environment will save, not lose, money, Gore says in Philippines

Malaysia rescues 2 baby pygmy elephants on Borneo island in 1st cases of parental abandonment

Report: Myanmar beginning a nuclear weapons program

VIENNA AP) — Secret documents and hundreds of photos smuggled out of Myanmar by an army defector indicate its military regime is trying to develop nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, a former senior U.N. nuclear inspector said Friday.

Baby koala becomes namesake for political reconciliation in Thailand

Malaysian official defends animal test lab, says God made monkeys for experiments

Malaysian minister sees no harm in animal test lab, says God made monkeys for experiments

Rich countries pledge $4B to stop deforestation in developing world

International meeting to enact deforestation measures opens in Oslo

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Germany and Norway pledge $1.5 bln to fight deforestation on eve of conference

Germany, Norway give $1.5B to fight deforestation

UN fish stocks review conference opens with dire outlook for high seas species

UN fish stocks review opens with dire outlook

Indonesian worker punches Komodo dragon to free his hand from bite

Indonesian worker bitten by Komodo dragon

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian worker freed himself from an attacking Komodo dragon by punching the reptile’s snout until it released him and ran away, a national park official said Monday.

35 years after war, most Vietnamese believe US should do more to help victims of Agent Orange

Vietnam, US still in conflict over Agent Orange

Indonesian police seize 71 endangered giant turtles from market storehouse in Bali

Indonesian police seize 71 giant turtles in Bali

Study in Indonesia finds new types of long-nose frog, tiny kangaroo, gecko, birds

New frogs and geckos and pigeons, oh my

WASHINGTON — Finding a new animal species is a special moment for scientists and even better when one hops into their mountain camp and volunteers to be discovered.

Report: Cambodia destroying coastal ecology by sand exports to Singapore

Report: Sand for Singapore devastating ecology

Nearly extinct Javan rhino found shot, horn chopped off in Vietnam national park

Rare rhino shot, horn chopped, in Vietnam preserve

Lungless frog, zebra-striped fish, amorous slug among 123 new species found on Borneo

Amorous slug, orange snake among finds on Borneo

Babe in the woods? Rare _ and possibly pregnant _ rhino photographed in Borneo forest

Rare Borneo rhino maybe has baby

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian conservationists caught on film a Sumatran rhinoceros thought to be pregnant, raising hopes that the critically endangered species on Borneo island was breeding in the wild, an official said Wednesday.

Scientists confirm that huge lizard discovered in the Philippines is new species

Giant lizard discovered in the Philippines

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