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Head over to the Saving Species blog and join Simon Wotton from our Conservation Science team as he searches for the endangered malimbe in Gola Rainforest National Park. This elusive bird was thought to have disappeared from Gola, but was rediscovered there in 2007 after 30 years of no records.

Warring giraffes, prehistoric-looking shoebills and brave agama lizards hunting insects on sleeping lions have all helped make the BBC's new series, Africa , compulsive watching. This week's show, Congo, is all Africa's rainforests and if the amazing wildlife and incredible footage isn't...

I'm not a big fan of going to the dentist so imagine my dismay when the first thing in my diary for 2 January was a dreaded appointment. Not the way I'd choose to start the new year! One thing my dentist is always trying to convince me of is the importance of flossing to maintain healthy gums...

Here’s an early Christmas present for you all from the camera traps hidden deep within the Gola Rainforest National Park – a rare glimpse of the elusive chimpanzees that call this magical place home. It’s thought that the forest is home to around 300 chimps and the fact that these...

I have the best office on earth. Lush green rainforest, filled with life – no grey walls, no cubicles, no artifical white lights. The only downside of working here is ironically one of its best attributes – the sheer size of it. I can imagine it takes most people no more than 5 minutes to...

It feels like an age ago that we launched the search for the first ever Rainforest Reporter as part of Together For Trees – our partnership with Tesco that aims to protect rainforests around the world. We were looking for someone with a passion for conservation, a flair for communications and good...

June has definitely been the month of the rainforest here at the RSPB. Despite not reaching any new or ambitious targets, the Rio+20 Earth Summit really got people talking about how we can meet our ever growing needs without damaging the natural environment that supports us all, and rainforests are one...

Visiting Harapan is quite a trek. An overnight flight to Jakarta, the sprawling frenetic capital of Indonesia on the island of Java, via Singapore's serenely calm Changi airport, then an hour's internal flight to Jambi on the larger island of Sumatra, finishing up with a 3 hour journey by car...

Occasionally the camp at Harapan gets unexpected guests. The reticulated python I mentioned in my last post was one (that’s Marco from BirdLife International above doing his best snake charmer impression), but it arrived unaided. Another guest was brought in by some local villagers - an abandoned...

This morning as dawn broke I woke to the sounds of gibbons 'singing'. For me it's one of the most evocative sounds I've ever heard. They were in one of the taller 100+ ft trees a few hundred yards south of the Harapan camp. When close by the sound is almost deafening but being wary creatures...

To tune into the live webchat on the Guardian website from 1 to 2 pm today where RSPB's Tim Stowe and Tearfund's Laura Taylor and Serguem Jessui Machado de Silva will be answering your questions on Rio+20.

The last few days have seen Tim Stowe and Sacha Cleminson updating us on what's happening from the heart of Rio+20, but now it's your chance to dig a little deeper. Between 1 and 2 pm tomorrow, the Guardian is hosting a live web chat with an expert panel from Stop Climate Chaos including Tim...

The last few days have seen Tim Stowe and Sacha Cleminson updating us on what's happening from the heart of Rio+20, but now it's your chance to dig a little deeper. Between 1 and 2 pm tomorrow, the Guardian is hosting a live web chat with an expert panel from Stop Climate Chaos including Tim...

Throughout Tuesday night and yesterday morning, police outriders' sirens could be heard regularly from the streets below our apartment and at least 3 helicopters were patrolling the skies. The Heads of State were arriving and traffic chaos ensued. The formal part of the Rio+20 conference was opened...

Thanks to some forensic detective work by one of my admin team, we have a brilliant place to stay here in Rio. It’s on the 11 th floor in a block of flats overlooking the conference centre, with a view to the hills behind and every morning this week the sun has risen amidst flames of reds, oranges...

Since we’ve been in Rio I’ve been struggling to stop humming Copacabana (the name of a beach here), the girl from Ipanema (Ipanema, another beach) and Her name is Rio . Not sure it makes me look good in the convention centre … or in front of my boss. There are some fabulous hats...

Our guides from Save Brasil and the Brazilian Nature Agency had just finished explaining the importance of the Atlantic Forests of Brazil and were ushering us towards the forest when a dazzling emerald blur whizzed in front of us. It danced over the crimson flowers, pausing to peer between the petals...

The mention of Rio to the ordinary traveller conjures up images of sun-scorched beaches, sugar loaf mountain and the iconic statue. But, for most people working to protect nature, Rio has another meaning - the setting of the first Earth Summit and birthplace of two global conservation agreements. It...

If you’re a regular follower of this blog, you’ll know that we’re really keen on people doing little things as part of their everyday routines to make a huge difference for rainforests. We’re always encouraging you to look for the FSC logo on paper, card and wood products to make...

Some very controversial news from Brazil this week with the approval of legislation that eases rules on how much tropical forest farmers need to preserve. For the full story, click here . The bill now goes to the President who can sanction it, veto it or partially veto it. What do you think she should...

Over a hundred eager people entered the Together For Trees Rainforest Reporter competition for the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to one of the rainforests that we're helping to protect and restore. Having pored over the application forms, we managed to whittle them down to 25 contestants...

Next Tuesday (that’s the Tuesday coming for those of you who are prone to forgetfulness) sees the annual ritual of Valentine’s Day. The exchanging of cards and gifts, the grand (and small) gestures, the general outpouring of love and affection. But this year we want you to think about...

We were lucky enough to get a healthy dumping of snow over the weekend. Whilst I defrosted from a good old stomp through the white stuff with a cup of tea, I surveyed the footprints we’d left behind in the garden on our way back in. You could see exactly where we’d been, which bits had been...