Rhett Butler

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Conservation in oil palm is possible (commentary)

Erik Meijaard 25 Nov 2016

Could REDD help save an embattled forest in Cambodia?

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Oct 2016

Recognizing environmentalists under threat

Rhett Ayers Butler 27 Oct 2016

Company poised to destroy critical orangutan habitat in breach of Indonesia’s moratorium

Erik Meijaard 24 Oct 2016

Brazil revises Amazon deforestation 6% upward

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Oct 2016

The thriving oysters of Wellfleet Harbor

Shannon Cuthbert 26 Sep 2016

Alaska’s salmon and Vietnam’s doucs: wildlife narratives by Producer Tim Plowden

Shannon Cuthbert 26 Sep 2016

Saving Bangladesh’s last rainforest

Rhett Ayers Butler 21 Sep 2016

Beef consumers’ role in causing deforestation in South America (commentary)

Asha Sharma 13 Sep 2016

Greenpeace firefighters attacked by armed men in Russia

Mongabay.com 9 Sep 2016

The good, the bad, and the ugly in palm oil (commentary)

Erik Meijaard, Douglas Sheil 9 Sep 2016

From ‘Silverbacks’ to Systems Leaders: Rethinking African conservation leadership (commentary)

Fred Nelson, Erin Myers Madeira 8 Sep 2016

Rainforest destruction rises in the Brazilian Amazon

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Sep 2016

African elephant population declining at 8% per year

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2016

U.S., China officially join Paris climate agreement

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2016

Towards a fairer future for conservation

Phil Franks 1 Sep 2016

Shifting the debate about conservation justice from rights to responsibilities

Harry Jonas, Dilys Roe 31 Aug 2016

Why is Brazil regressing in its fight against deforestation?

Paulo Barreto 12 Aug 2016

Failure of Indonesia’s palm oil commitment ‘not bad news’ [commentary]

Scott Poynton 27 Jul 2016

On eve of Olympics, Amazon deforestation surges in Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Jul 2016
Pangolins rescued from wildlife traffickers. These individuals are at a rehabilitation center in Cambodia. Photo by Rhett Butler.

Illegal wildlife trade in Asia decimating species, warn scientists

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Jul 2016
Andy Muñoz of the Marañón Defense Front watches crude drip from a stick he dipped into the stream. Photo by Barbara Fraser.

Communities brace for impact of Peruvian oil spill

Barbara Fraser 29 Jun 2016

Facing controversy, Peruvian palm oil firm seeks sale of its Amazon rainforest holdings

Mongabay.com 28 Jun 2016
Protesters target Cathay Pacific at Hong Kong International Airport in May. Courtesy of WildAid

Cathay Pacific bans shark fin shipments

Mongabay.com 27 Jun 2016
Google Map showing location of Barranca, Peru.

Health officials in Peru: oil spill cleanup workers face ‘poisoning and burns’

Barbara Fraser 27 Jun 2016
Workers scoop oil out a stream near Chiriaco, in northern Peru, where crude spilled from a pipeline in late January. Photo by Barbara Fraser.

Amazon oil spill puts Peruvian communities at risk

Barbara Fraser, Milton López Tarabochia 26 Jun 2016

Scientists call on EU businesses, govts to support greener palm oil

Mongabay.com 25 Jun 2016
Fire set for peatland clearing in Riau Province, Indonesia in July 2015. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

No more fires in Indonesia?

Erik Meijaard 20 Jun 2016
Sumatran orangutan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Hype and secrecy in wildlife conservation

Erik Meijaard 18 Jun 2016

Norway, U.S. pledge to coordinate forest protection efforts

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2016
Rainforest tree in Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Norway pledges $14M to strengthen forest monitoring platform

Mongabay.com 15 Jun 2016

In unprecedented move, Michelin adopts zero deforestation for rubber sourcing

Mongabay.com 13 Jun 2016

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