Maxwell Radwin

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Max Radwin is a staff writer covering Latin America for Mongabay. For updates on his work, follow him on Twitter via @MaxRadwin.

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A deadly fly is spreading through Central America. Experts blame illegal cattle ranching

Maxwell Radwin 12 Nov 2024

Court throws out permits for controversial Baja California hotel project

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2024

In Colombia, guerrilla groups decide the fate of the Amazon

Maxwell Radwin 31 Oct 2024

Trial begins in U.K. for victims of Minas Gerais dam disaster

Maxwell Radwin 28 Oct 2024

EU considers postponing anti-deforestation law as pressure from agribusiness mounts

Maxwell Radwin 3 Oct 2024

Police murder Guarani man as Brazil struggles with Indigenous land demarcation

Maxwell Radwin 26 Sep 2024

Mexico loses phosphate mining lawsuit in controversial arbitration process

Maxwell Radwin 23 Sep 2024

Permits granted for Colombia’s Alacrán mine amid pollution, deforestation concerns

Maxwell Radwin 20 Sep 2024

Honduras taps armed forces to eliminate deforestation by 2029. Will it work?

Maxwell Radwin 13 Sep 2024

Clearest picture yet of Amazon carbon density could help guide conservation

Maxwell Radwin 12 Sep 2024

Why is violence against environmental defenders getting worse? Five things to know

Maxwell Radwin 11 Sep 2024

In Nicaragua, activists challenge the value of international ‘green’ financing

Maxwell Radwin 30 Aug 2024

Indigenous communities sidelined for Suriname’s new carbon credit program, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 26 Aug 2024

China accepts U.N. recommendations to improve environmental conflicts in Latin America

Maxwell Radwin 23 Aug 2024

Argentina weighs new MPA to curb international fishing frenzy in ‘Blue Hole’

Maxwell Radwin 22 Aug 2024

In Mexico, avocado suppliers continue sourcing from illegally deforested land

Maxwell Radwin 21 Aug 2024

Communities fend off attacks as officials study Brazil’s anti-Indigenous land rights bill

Maxwell Radwin 13 Aug 2024

Mexican fishing industry rep killed after denouncing illegal fishing

Maxwell Radwin 5 Aug 2024

New datasets identify which crops deforest the Amazon, and where

Maxwell Radwin 2 Aug 2024

Tía María copper mine set to open in Peru despite community backlash

Maxwell Radwin 31 Jul 2024

Activists ask for help combatting violence against Nicaragua’s Indigenous communities

Maxwell Radwin 29 Jul 2024

Conservationists look for new ways to fight oil pipelines in southern Mexico

Maxwell Radwin 26 Jul 2024

Short on funds and long on risk, Venezuelan conservation groups worry for future

Maxwell Radwin 25 Jul 2024

What’s at stake for the environment in Venezuela’s upcoming election?

Maxwell Radwin 24 Jul 2024

Panama’s ‘Caribbean Corridor’ highway threatens three protected areas, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 11 Jul 2024

As logging booms in Suriname, forest communities race to win land rights

Maxwell Radwin 4 Jul 2024

Sweeping reform package threatens environmental protections in Argentina, critics say

Maxwell Radwin 28 Jun 2024

Venezuela: Water crisis looms as deforestation spreads in Yacambú National Park

Maxwell Radwin 25 Jun 2024

U.K. court to hear lawsuit for victims of Brazilian dam disaster

Maxwell Radwin 24 Jun 2024

Gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

In Peru’s Madre de Dios, deforestation from mining brings huge economic losses

Maxwell Radwin 13 Jun 2024

Landmark ruling in Suriname grants protections to local and Indigenous communities — for now

Maxwell Radwin 11 Jun 2024

Weak banking regulations leave two-thirds of Amazon vulnerable to oil and gas

Maxwell Radwin 11 Jun 2024

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