
Articles by Rafael Duarte
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1982, Rafael Duarte is an award-winning photographer, documentarist, and journalist. He uses photography to document nature’s riches, evoke reflections on human behavior, and foster preservation of natural, historical, and cultural heritages on Earth. He is the author of the photo books: “RIO” (2019), “Abrolhos – land and sea” (finalist of the prestigious Brazilian literary award Prêmio Jabuti, 2017), “Expedição Miramundos Estrada Real” [Miramundos Estrada Real Expedition], and the “Transcarioca Trail” pocket guide. He has collaborated with international media outlets, such as National Geographic Magazine Brazil, VICE, Go Outside, Digital Photographer, and OGlobo.His work has been exhibited in galleries in France, England, Spain, and Brazil.
Rafael Duarte has a masters in Cinema and Audiovisual Arts at Université de Paris 1 Panthéon–Sorbonne (France). As a documentary director and
cinematographer, his films have been awarded worldwide. He has directed the films "Beyond dreams", “Whiteout”, “The Sea Mountain”, “Sons of Sound”, “SOS Uerj” and “Transcarioca Trail”. He is the founder of Miramundos expedition team and the director of Bambalaio, a production company and publishing house.Currently based in Geneva, Switzerland, he also hosts the environmental podcast “Reconecta” and collaborates with agencies and organizations in Europe.
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Special series
Forest Trackers
- New concession in Botum Sakor National Park handed to Cambodia’s Royal Group
- Elephants invade as habitat loss soars in Nigerian forest reserve
- In Brazil’s Amazon, a ‘new agricultural frontier’ threatens protected lands
- Cambodia awards swath of national park forest to tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s son

Oceans
- Seventy-plus nations sign historic high seas treaty, paving way for ratification
- First Nation and scientists partner to revive climate-saving eelgrass
- ‘Totally unsustainable’ sand mining harms marine environments, new data suggest
- A Philippines NGO project aimed to protect villages from typhoons: What went wrong?

Amazon Conservation
- Brazil Supreme Court quashes time frame proposal in win for Indigenous rights
- EU bill and new green policies spur progress on Brazil’s cattle tracking
- Meatpacking giant and Amazon deforester JBS bid for NYSE listing challenged
- In Roraima, Indigenous communities forge sustainable solutions amid threats

Land rights and extractives
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- South Africa community members decry traditional leaders’ power amid mine plans
- Can upcoming referendum in Ecuador stop oil drilling in Yasuní National Park?
- Elders call for Indigenous cultural preservation in new Indonesia capital

Endangered Environmentalists
- Son of slain Quilombola leader will still strive for community’s rights
- Video: Five Tembé Indigenous activists shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
- Indigenous activists demand justice after 5 shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
- Climate of fear persists among Nepal’s eco defenders as threats rise

Indonesia's Forest Guardians
- Pioneer agroforester Ermi, 73, rolls back the years in Indonesia’s Gorontalo
- After 20 years and thousands of trees planted, Kalimantan’s veteran forester persists
- Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64
- A utopia of clean air and wet peat amid Sumatra’s forest fire ‘hell’

Conservation Effectiveness
- Group certification helps Malaysia’s Sabah aim for palm oil sustainability
- A Philippines NGO project aimed to protect villages from typhoons: What went wrong?
- From debt to diversity: A journey of rewilding, carbon capture and hope
- Progress is slow on Africa’s Great Green Wall, but some bright spots bloom

Southeast Asian infrastructure
- Indonesia’s new capital ‘won’t sacrifice the environment’: Q&A with Nusantara’s Myrna Asnawati Safitri
- Small farmers in limbo as Cambodia wavers on Tonle Sap conservation rules
- To build its ‘green’ capital city, Indonesia runs a road through a biodiverse forest
- Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams
