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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

Aceh governor-elect: ‘I myself will cancel’ controversial geothermal project in Sumatran rainforest

Junaidi Hanafiah 11 Mar 2017

Science needed for more transparency in Paris climate projections

Mongabay.com 6 Mar 2017

Latin America palm oil production doubled since 2001 without massive uptick in deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 14 Feb 2017

Investors learning to pay heed to community land rights

John Cannon 13 Feb 2017
A necklace made from mpingo and another local hardwood. Mpingo’s dark, lustrous properties has made it one of the most valuable timbers in the world. Photo by Sophie Tremblay for Mongabay

In one Tanzanian village, survival is intimately linked to forest conservation

Sophie Tremblay, Willy Lowry 12 Feb 2017
Deforestation for pulp and paper production in Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Norway starts $400-million fund to halt deforestation, help farmers

Mongabay 31 Jan 2017

Companies need to do more to avoid deforestation, study finds

John Cannon 10 Dec 2016

Could REDD help save an embattled forest in Cambodia?

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Oct 2016

Airbus to marshal its satellites against deforestation

Philip Jacobson 12 Oct 2016

Timber plantation licenses canceled as Mentawai fight off another threat to their traditional lands

Mike Gaworecki 1 Jul 2016

Guatemala’s REDD+ program draws a range of opinions and results

Carlos Chávez 18 Mar 2016
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Mato Grosso leading the fight against climate change and deforestation (commentary)

Daniel Nepstad 10 Mar 2016

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

Jonathan Vit 19 Feb 2016
Illegal encroachment for palm oil production in Riau, Sumatra. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Indonesian palm oil giant joins no-deforestation pledge amid criticism from politicians

Mongabay.com 18 Feb 2016

Some Indigenous groups wary of REDD+ following Paris Climate Agreement

Mitch Paquette 12 Feb 2016

Fighting climate change means protecting forests and wildlife

Russell A. Mittermeier 19 Jan 2016

What’s ahead for rainforests in 2016? 10 things to watch

Rhett Ayers Butler 4 Jan 2016

The year in rainforests: 2015

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Dec 2015

Punk rocker likes what he sees in Sumatra’s resin forest

Taufik Wijaya 19 Oct 2015

Norway pays Brazil $1B to fulfill pledge for curbing deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Sep 2015

Powered by the land: The Sumatran village that conserves forest for electricity

Ayat S. Karokaro 10 Sep 2015

Fighting fire with money: can finance protect Indonesia’s forests?

Pek Shibao 6 Apr 2015

Campaign asks consumers to directly support forest conservation

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Feb 2015

World Bank’s forest carbon program falls short on indigenous peoples’ rights, argues report

Mongabay.com 5 Feb 2015

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