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A new 100-page report raises alarm over Chevron’s impact on planet

Genevieve Belmaker, Laurel Sutherland 28 Oct 2021

An atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), at the Atlanterhavsparken aquarium in Ålesund, Norway. Photo by Hans-Petter Fjeld via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA).

European farmed salmon sector to use only deforestation-free Brazilian soy

Genevieve Belmaker 29 Jan 2021

Gold mining is a major threat to the forests and biodiversity of the Peruvian Amazon, including protected areas. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Environmental assassinations bad for business, new research shows

Genevieve Belmaker 20 Jan 2021

P&G shareholders vote in landslide to address supply-chain deforestation

Genevieve Belmaker 26 Oct 2020

Leaders on the cutting edge of conservation recognized on International Women’s Day

Genevieve Belmaker 6 Mar 2020

Approximately 90 percent of the workforce in this back-breaking trade of carrying fuelwood this way is women. Photo by Christopher Lett/Mongabay.

The reporter-editor bond (insider)

Genevieve Belmaker 12 Feb 2020

Peru aims to eliminate palm oil deforestation by 2021

Genevieve Belmaker 23 Aug 2019

A journalist in a borrowed flak jacket and helmet works in Ni'lin, West Bank in June 2016. Photo by Genevieve Belmaker/Mongabay.

Have a good cry, but don’t miss deadline (insider)

Genevieve Belmaker 9 Jan 2019

Rainforest rainbow in Sabah. Image by Rhett Butler for Mongabay.

The 10 most intriguing forest stories of 2018

Genevieve Belmaker, Joseph Charpentier 25 Dec 2018

A non-native smallmouth bass eats a native sucker. Credit: UDWR

Global wildlife trafficking still a ‘lucrative criminal activity,’ expert says

Genevieve Belmaker 20 Sep 2018

This Globo television screenshot shows the museum on fire from above.

Brazil mourns ‘incalculable loss’ in National Museum fire

Genevieve Belmaker 4 Sep 2018

Fake logging permits undermine Amazonian conservation, say experts

Genevieve Belmaker 17 Aug 2018

Wood that was cut for charcoal production near Katha, northern Myanmar. Villages in this area used to cut teak and other valuable trees for export, but have since started producing charcoal. The charcoal being exported to China can be made from any tree, regardless of size or kind. This amount of trees could produce about 150 bags of charcoal. Photo by Nathan Siegel for Mongabay.

Myanmar’s milling industry devastated by new logging policies

Genevieve Belmaker 7 Aug 2018

Coatimundi in Brazil. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

More companies sign on to Cerrado Manifesto

Genevieve Belmaker 6 Aug 2018

Timber is only allowed to be exported via ports and must be processed before export in Myanmar. Photo by Ann Wang for Mongabay.

Rampant timber smuggling in Myanmar as forest service restructures

Genevieve Belmaker 30 Jul 2018

Waterfall in Laos. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Calls for change in handling abuse allegations at top conservation group

Genevieve Belmaker 2 Apr 2018

Carol Van Strum, winter 2017. Photo courtesy of Peggy Brewster.

Carol Van Strum, crusader against Agent Orange, wins prestigious environmental award

Genevieve Belmaker 14 Mar 2018

A green iguana. Photo by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Florida’s iguanas falling from trees in cold snap

Genevieve Belmaker 5 Jan 2018

Heather D'Angelo in front of a Moena Alcanfor grove in Peru. Photo by Shahrzade Ehya with permission.

Former Mongabay intern, now pop star, launches Amazon-friendly perfume

Genevieve Belmaker 2 Jan 2018

Videos detail corruption in massive illegal Peruvian timber case

Genevieve Belmaker 14 Nov 2017

The world’s 5 most Endangered wild cats

Genevieve Belmaker 23 Sep 2017

Courtesy Kratt Brothers Company Ltd.

Wild Kratts episode up for film festival award teaches about rare white bear

Genevieve Belmaker 21 Sep 2017

Kahuzi-Biega National Park rangers stand in formation at the park in October, 2016. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

Pygmy death shows need for land reform, group says

Genevieve Belmaker 15 Sep 2017

The venomous two-striped forest pitviper (Bothriopsis bilineata) waits patiently coiled on a branch a few meters off the ground. A cryptic species and perfect predator, they can sit motionless for hours waiting for their prey. - Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Yasuni Biosphere, Ecuador. ©Ryan P. Killackey/Pollywog Productions

Yasuni indigenous peoples’ fight for survival depicted in new documentary

Genevieve Belmaker 12 Sep 2017

Bricks of processed gold. Photo via Pixabay.

Guilty pleas entered in South American rainforest gold laundering cases

Genevieve Belmaker 8 Sep 2017

Red lechwe. Photo by Ian Restall/Wikipedia

Apply Animal Welfare Act rules to recreational hunting, says advocacy group

Genevieve Belmaker 6 Sep 2017

A golden tamarin monkey, a species known to use forest corridors. Photo courtesy of Stuart Pimm/SavingSpecies.

Identifying the world’s top biodiversity investment returns

Genevieve Belmaker 21 Aug 2017

International illegal logging conference touches on myriad issues

Genevieve Belmaker 29 Jun 2017

A villager from Mahu cuts down a tree using a midsize chainsaw. A chainsaw can cut down a tree four times faster than an axe and handsaw. Photo by Ann Wang for Mongabay.

A fight to control chainsaws in Myanmar could turn the tide on illegal logging

Ann Wang, Genevieve Belmaker 4 May 2017

A coffee cup with beans. Photo by Lotus Head/Wikimedia Commons

This is why your coffee beans matter to the planet

Genevieve Belmaker 10 Nov 2016

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Moose (Alces alces) populations in Ontario, Canada, have declined by 20 percent in the last two decades. Photo credit: Richard Lee on Unsplash

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