Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/timber/ Environmental science and conservation news Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Timber https://news.mongabay.com/list/timber/ 32 32 Renato Moraes de Jesus was a pioneer of Atlantic Forest restoration in Brazil https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/renato-moraes-de-jesus-obituary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/renato-moraes-de-jesus-obituary/#respond 21 Jul 2026 00:41:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323955 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/renato-moraes-de-jesus-obituary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323955 How narcos moved 108 tons of timber infused with drugs from Bolivia to Chile https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/how-narcos-moved-108-tons-of-timber-infused-with-drugs-from-bolivia-to-chile/ 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sustainability policy https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/pulp-and-paper-giant-april-adds-major-deforesters-as-suppliers-after-revising-sustainability-policy/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/pulp-and-paper-giant-april-adds-major-deforesters-as-suppliers-after-revising-sustainability-policy/#respond 18 Jun 2026 15:12:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321412 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/pulp-and-paper-giant-april-adds-major-deforesters-as-suppliers-after-revising-sustainability-policy/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321412 EU deforestation law nudges timber trade, Indonesia probe shows, but risks persist https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/eu-deforestation-law-nudges-timber-trade-indonesia-probe-shows-but-risks-persist/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/eu-deforestation-law-nudges-timber-trade-indonesia-probe-shows-but-risks-persist/#respond 17 Apr 2026 04:31:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317697 Mongabay]]> 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2026 20:23:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316593 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/as-traditional-forest-governance-erodes-in-peru-ghost-permits-fill-the-vacuum/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316593 Planters stranded amid degraded forests as Bangladesh agarwood scheme falters https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/planters-stranded-by-degraded-forests-as-bangladesh-agarwood-scheme-falters/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/planters-stranded-by-degraded-forests-as-bangladesh-agarwood-scheme-falters/#respond 17 Mar 2026 14:11:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315835 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/planters-stranded-by-degraded-forests-as-bangladesh-agarwood-scheme-falters/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315835 From forest to flatpack, IKEA faces timber traceability test under EUDR https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/from-forest-to-flatpack-ikea-faces-timber-traceability-test-under-eudr/ 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Global study maps out forestation’s dilemma https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/climate-or-biodiversity-global-study-maps-out-forestations-dilemma/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/climate-or-biodiversity-global-study-maps-out-forestations-dilemma/#respond 06 Mar 2026 02:45:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315265 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/climate-or-biodiversity-global-study-maps-out-forestations-dilemma/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315265 Brazil gov’t builds map to help exporters comply with EU anti-deforestation rule https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/brazil-govt-builds-map-to-help-exporters-comply-with-eu-anti-deforestation-rule/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/brazil-govt-builds-map-to-help-exporters-comply-with-eu-anti-deforestation-rule/#respond 12 Feb 2026 16:39:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314202 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/brazil-govt-builds-map-to-help-exporters-comply-with-eu-anti-deforestation-rule/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314202 Nepal’s community forests sit on unsold timber https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/nepals-community-forests-sit-on-unsold-timber/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/nepals-community-forests-sit-on-unsold-timber/#respond 10 Feb 2026 11:28:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314009 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/nepals-community-forests-sit-on-unsold-timber/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314009 Cameroon cookstove project looks to slow forest loss https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cameroon-cookstove-project-looks-to-slow-forest-loss/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cameroon-cookstove-project-looks-to-slow-forest-loss/#respond 30 Jan 2026 09:13:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=313523 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cameroon-cookstove-project-looks-to-slow-forest-loss/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-313523 After Cyclone Senyar, Indonesia probes whether development amplified scale of disaster 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Dec 2025 16:14:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311125 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/new-technologies-offer-hope-in-fight-to-save-the-worlds-imperiled-rosewoods/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311125 In the Amazon, lack of transparency and corruption undermine the environment https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-the-amazon-lack-of-transparency-and-corruption-undermine-the-environment/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-the-amazon-lack-of-transparency-and-corruption-undermine-the-environment/#respond 15 Dec 2025 11:00:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311448 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-the-amazon-lack-of-transparency-and-corruption-undermine-the-environment/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311448 Why Sweden’s forest policy matters to the world (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/why-swedens-forest-policy-matters-to-the-world-commentary/ 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https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/remedy-frameworks-can-improve-sustainable-forestry-certifications-right-past-wrongs-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304057 ‘Insignificant risk’ EUDR proposal threatens fight against deforestation, critics say https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/insignificant-risk-eudr-proposal-threatens-fight-against-deforestation-critics-say/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/insignificant-risk-eudr-proposal-threatens-fight-against-deforestation-critics-say/#respond 24 Jul 2025 17:07:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=303145 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/insignificant-risk-eudr-proposal-threatens-fight-against-deforestation-critics-say/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-303145 Strengthening global forest certification and delivering remedy: Interview with FSC’s Subhra Bhattacharjee https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/strengthening-global-forest-certification-and-delivering-remedy-interview-with-fscs-subhra-bhattacharjee/ 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