The total estimated population of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was perhaps eight individuals just three years ago. Now WWF reports that there is one less of the beyond critically endangered rhinos in the Cat Tien

On first reflection it would seem that living in a war zone is rough, no matter your species. When armed conflicts erupt we are too often overwhelmed by the numbers of humans injured and killed. How animals are affected

Last April, airport authorities became suspicious of a traveler arriving to LAX from Vietnam after noticing bird droppings on his socks and feathers peeking from the cuffs of his pants. A closer inspection of the man,

Solar farm atop a PrimeAsia Leather Corp. leather tannery in Vietnam. Courtesy photo via WWD. Tanning is an intense chemical process which transforms decomposable rawhide into leather, but not without discharging serious pollution into water; Around

In addition to being one of the planet's most endangered primates, northern white-cheeked crested gibbons are among the most romantic -- and it's their love of the serenade which clued researchers to a significant discovery. Over

The terracotta tile walls give it a warmth and character, and it seems much larger than it is.

Here is a great way to keep out the sun and plant a vertical garden

This long, deep house has a wonderful low tech vertical garden that anyone could maintain.

He is one of Asia's emerging architects, famous for building stunning, affordable and durable buildings out of bamboo.

It has one of the biggest pipelines of proposed new coal plants. But now those plans may be changing.

In many countries like Vietnam, there is nobody to even pick them up, let alone recycle them.

Cities and towns with good public-transit options offer more convenience for residents and are, of course, more environmentally friendly places to live. Now it

It's hard to tell if this is a good thing or not, but mixing new tech with old trucks is changing business.

The future is mobile as businesses dematerialize and hit the road

We're looking for treehuggers with a nose for a story.

Thanks to GRID Alternatives and Wells Fargo, more than 1000 US military veterans and active servicemen will be getting solar industry job training and job placement.

Re-introducing vocational training in high schools could benefit students in countless ways, from preparing them for skilled, lucrative careers to giving them practical skills that make them feel useful.

The Solar Training Network will work to build a diverse, qualified solar workforce to meet the needs of the solar revolution.

Sushi is everywhere these days, and robots will soon be everywhere making it.

Basically, Pakistan's hydroelectric reservoirs are drying up. Several are reported to be at "dead level," which means the turbines can only use run-of-the-river flows, and have lower output as a result. Because natural gas supplies are also low,

As if melting Himalayan glaciers weren't enough to radically (and perhaps catastrophically) reshape water supply in South Asia, a new report from researchers at Purdue University shows that summer monsoons could be

The near-death of one of India's most distinguished scientists has halted work on a major hydroelectric dam in the Himalayas. Professor AD Agarwal, 77, former dean of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi at Kanpur,

Adventurous, and eco-friendly, travelers often seek out off-beat lodging options, staying in yurts or on organic farms, both to soak up more local color and to avoid the

Image credit: Marjukka Grover Because Water is so Vital, Even Enemies Can Find Common Ground There's no doubt that as our climate gets weirder, the world will increasingly face a severe water crisis. Given the fact that we absolutely cannot live without

With all the recent brouhaha over inaccurate and since retracted statements in the 2007 IPCC climate change report about the speed with which Himalayan glaciers are melting, a recent series of posts over at China Dialogue is

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with

We know that illegal logging contributed to the devastation caused by last summer's flooding in Pakistan, when up to 20% of the nation was underwater. New research now sheds light on how so much rain fell: A rogue

When heavy rains caused rivers to overflow and flood parts of Pakistan last year, it set into motion a surprisingly complex chain of events that scientists are only now beginning to understand -- and which may have

After Pakistan's extensive hydroelectric power resources dried up in 2008, Australian coal was marketed to satisfy the growing power consumption

As salinization impacts agriculture around the world—another effect of climate change that will hit already-vulnerable places and people the hardest—farmers, small-scale farmers in particular, have to figure out how to

If you thought the flooding in the northeast in the wake of Hurricane Irene and subsequent storms dropping heavy rain, thank your lucky stars you're not in Pakistan. In a repeat of last summer, the nation is again in the grips of catastrophic flooding,

Climate-related disasters and other losses will cost Pakistan $14 billion each year, a former environment has said.

In a recent show of solidarity with the forests and one another, more than a thousand villagers gathered to simultaneously give their beloved trees a loving squeeze.

NASA is using decades of space exploration technology to build a new eco-aware base here in California.

Can a nuclear weary TreeHugger really believe what she's hearing? Could uranium mines be facing shortages? Earlier this

The heat in the upper six miles of the earth's crust contains 50,000 times as much energy as found in all the world's oil and gas reserves combined. Despite this abundance, only 10,700 megawatts of geothermal electricity

This integrative technology keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere and makes geothermal energy widely available

Is it a geothermal system or a ground source heat pump? Yes.

This new design might be the nail in the coffin of geothermal heat pump systems.

Another effect of weather weirding: Higher tea prices coming? Northeast India tea production expected to drop 60% in 2012 this year.

Post-war, Lyons Tea Shops could't redecorate, so they commissioned some great paintings instead.

Take an average cup of coffee or tea to a new tasty level with these quick, easy additions.

Still unknown: are the effects due to women drinking more tea than men?

It is modern in appearance yet traditional in operations

These flowery sculptures seem to grow and flourish, out of repurposed dead animal skulls.

You will find your ikigai at the intersection of what you are good at and what you love doing.

The solar powered lupine menace has proven so successful at scaring away wild boar from Japanese farms that it’s going into mass production.

Yo Shimada designs a house for a family that believes if you've got it, flaunt it.

This Japanese approach to managing household spending may be over 100 years old, but it's as relevant as ever.