Rhett Butler

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The Amazon’s path from crisis to durability

Brazil has protected much of the Amazon. It now has to pay for it.

The most underfunded climate opportunities may be at sea

Will my president save the Amazon? (commentary)

Mike Salisbury, wildlife filmmaker who made plants behave like characters, has died, aged 84

Givaldo Santos, Kaiowá and Guarani leader, was killed on May 1st, aged 40

Norlan Pagal, fisherman and guardian of Tañon Strait, died on May 14th, aged 56

Smallholders are not the weak link in forest protection (commentary)

Monica Montefalcone, leading seagrass scientist, dies in Maldives diving accident, aged 51

FPC at a crossroads: clarity, credibility, and the cost of ambiguity (commentary)

Whose map counts in conservation? The rise of participatory mapping

Ocean philanthropy: small sums for a vast domain

A Mother’s Day lesson from a digger wasp

Ted Turner, a media mogul who tried to repair the land

At 100, David Attenborough’s message is no longer just about wonder

Tierney Thys, marine biologist and interpreter of the sunfish

RJ Nichole Ledesma, chronicler of unsettled ground on Negros Island, was killed last month. He was 30.

A “good year” for forests changes less than it seems

A search engine for the planet opens to the public

When protest works: Examples where activists have successfully pushed for change

What it takes to make conservation work in Central Africa: Luis Arranz’s 46-year journey

Peter Raven, botanist and advocate for biodiversity, has died, aged 89

Don Janssen, wildlife veterinarian who argued that caring for animals begins with people

Nan Schaffer, veterinarian who helped unlock the science of rhino reproduction, has died, aged 72

Why forest conservation is also public health

How do you write the life of someone who avoided the spotlight? Miriam Horn on her biography of George Schaller

Luis Yanza, campaigner who battled big oil in the Amazon rainforest

Conservation collects more data than ever. What is it for?

Studying the world’s largest gathering of forest elephants with sound and field observation

What the grim outlook for Alpine Ash forests tells us about forestry dogma (commentary)

Thomas J. Walker studied the songs of crickets and katydids

10 forces that could reshape the future of the world’s forests

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