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Rhett Butler is the founder and CEO of Mongabay. He also servers as managing editor.

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Pittsfield State Forest in Massachusetts. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

How many trees are cut down every year?

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Sep 2015

California takes step toward banning elephant ivory, rhino horn trades

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Sep 2015

Global forest loss reached 46 million acres in 2014

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Sep 2015
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Brazil’s deforestation alert system reports surge in Amazon forest clearing

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Sep 2015
Male of the recently rediscovered Azuay Stubfoot-Toad (Atelopus bomolochos) foraging on moss.

Good news: Stunning ‘extinct’ toad rises again in Ecuador (photos)

Mongabay.com 1 Sep 2015

Rhino killing on record pace in South Africa

Mongabay.com 1 Sep 2015
Lowland rainforest in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Rainforests doomed unless world adopts ‘development without destruction’, warn scientists

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Aug 2015

Trapped between zoo and sanctuary: the dilemma of the institutionalized ape named Sandra (commentary)

Shawn Thompson 26 Aug 2015

Amazon paradox: drop in large-scale deforestation makes enforcement more difficult

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Aug 2015

MacArthur Foundation puts $50M toward boosting U.S. climate leadership

Mongabay.com 19 Aug 2015

Controversy and awareness-raising (commentary)

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Aug 2015
Natural forest and acacia plantation in Riau. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

APP to clear plantations to restore peatlands

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2015

After long battle, big swath of Sumatran rainforest wins protection

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Aug 2015

Forest data platform now mobile-ready

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Aug 2015

Jericho, brother of Cecil the lion, killed in Zimbabwe?

Mongabay.com 1 Aug 2015

To accelerate conservation progress in Africa, improve support to African civil society organizations (commentary)

Fred Nelson and Emily Wilson 30 Jul 2015

Cleaning up cacao: making the chocolate business more sustainable

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jul 2015

U.S. to strengthen restrictions elephant ivory

Mongabay.com 25 Jul 2015
Rainforest in Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Welcome to the new Mongabay

Rhett Ayers Butler 20 Jul 2015

Scientists urge U.S. to honor restoration commitment in Hawaii

Heather D'angelo 20 Jul 2015

Conservation win in Madagascar: 7 new reserves established

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Jul 2015

Scaling bottom-up conservation in Latin America

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Jul 2015

Scientists urge greater enforcement of wildlife laws in Africa

Mongabay.com 12 Jul 2015

Fires rage in Indonesian park illegally trashed for palm oil

Rhett Ayers Butler 10 Jul 2015

Pope apologizes for church’s crimes against indigenous people

Mongabay.com 10 Jul 2015

Wildlife forensics unmask poachers and traffickers

Laurel Neme 10 Jul 2015

Greenpeace responds to Tropical Forest Trust on moving ‘Beyond Certification’

8 Jul 2015

Native ecosystems, species underpin Hawaiian culture

7 Jul 2015

Brazilian police and scientists team up to crack down on illegal timber trade

Jonathan Mason 1 Jul 2015

Dilma disappoints with weak rainforest target

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Jun 2015

Using DNA evidence to pinpoint poaching zones

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 30 Jun 2015

Taking technology out in the cold: working to conserve snow leopards

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 30 Jun 2015

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Researcher Ricardo Marques visiting a forest seedling nursery in the Amazon. Image courtesy of Hylaea.
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Bay near Pulai Rayo, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Photo by Rhett Butler.
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