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New maps show where humans are pushing species closer to extinction

John Cannon 15 Mar 2019

European Parliament to vote on timber legality agreement with Vietnam

John Cannon 11 Mar 2019
Rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

The biggest rainforest news stories in 2018

Rhett A. Butler 30 Dec 2018
Large-bodied animals like this knobbed hornbill play an important role in forest ecosystems. Studies show that the loss of seed dispersers can have long-term effects on the carbon storage of forests. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Forest report points to opportunity for recovery

Jennifer Rigby 31 Oct 2018
Dinamam tuxá from APIB (Articulation of the Indigenous People of Brazil) at a press conference announcing the funders' commitment. Photo by Reny Preussker.

Forests and indigenous rights land $459M commitment

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2018

Conservation groups herald protection of tiger habitat in Malaysia

Mongabay.com 11 Sep 2018

Monitoring the ambitious land restoration commitments in Africa

Sophie Mbugua 3 Sep 2018

The forested path to climate stability (commentary)

Belinda Morris and Frances Seymour 30 Aug 2018
River in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

California’s big climate change opportunity: tropical forests (commentary)

Daniel Nepstad / Chris Field / Jonah Busch 29 Aug 2018

REDD+ projects database: where forest carbon emissions reduction projects are underway

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 24 Aug 2018

Brazil hits emissions target early, but rising deforestation risks reversal

John Cannon 23 Aug 2018

Scientists call on California governor to OK carbon credits from forest conservation

Mongabay.com 21 Aug 2018

Forest communities pay the price for conservation in Madagascar

John Cannon 25 Jul 2018

Critics say proposed changes to Mexico’s Forestry Law threaten sustainable forest management by local communities

Mike Gaworecki 9 Apr 2018

Do environmental advocacy campaigns drive successful forest conservation?

Mike Gaworecki 29 Mar 2018

Report finds projects in DRC ‘REDD+ laboratory’ fall short of development, conservation goals

John Cannon 16 Mar 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

Carbon pricing could save millions of hectares of tropical forest: new study

John Cannon 5 Feb 2018

Study: RSPO certification prunes deforestation in Indonesia — but not by much

John Cannon 12 Dec 2017
An indri (Indri indri), another critically endangered lemur that lives in Makira Natural Park. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Carbon dreams: Can REDD+ save a Yosemite-size forest in Madagascar?

Rowan Moore Gerety 29 Nov 2017

Parks and reserves ‘significant’ force for slowing climate change

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2017

Birdwatching poised to take flight in Colombia, study reveals

John Cannon 10 Oct 2017

Pandas losing ground to hungry livestock in Chinese nature reserve

Mongabay.com 5 Oct 2017

Randomized controlled trial in Uganda finds that paying people not to cut down trees works

Mike Gaworecki 27 Jul 2017

Is Brazil’s Forest Code failing to reduce deforestation?

John Cannon 6 Jul 2017

In rare move, Brazil’s Temer ups conserved lands by 282,000 hectares

Jenny Gonzales 9 Jun 2017

Financing sustainable agriculture possible, if terms fit farmers’ needs

John Cannon 2 Jun 2017

Not out of the woods: Concerns remain with Nigerian superhighway

John Cannon 26 May 2017

Over the bridge: The battle for the future of the Kinabatangan

John Cannon 3 May 2017

Cross River superhighway changes course in Nigeria

John Cannon 28 Apr 2017
Rhinella granulosa toad in Chocó-Darien, Colombia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Successful Colombian rainforest project exposes problems with carbon emissions trading

Bart Crezee 6 Apr 2017
From the series "The Blood Forest" by photographer Philippe Echaroux.

Indigenous peoples in Colombia play crucial role in the fight against climate change

Bart Crezee 30 Mar 2017

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