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Want a wild bird on the hush-hush in Singapore? There’s a Facebook group for that

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 20 Dec 2021

Deep-sea mining regulator’s latest meeting on rules only muddies the water

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Dec 2021

Brazil’s Suzano boasts its pulpwood plantations are green; critics disagree

Sue Branford 15 Dec 2021
These women, who are part of the Mam indigenous community, are harvesting pine nuts in a forest in Cajolá, Quetzaltenango, to be sold later at a local market. Our work supports reforestation efforts and helps local families sustain themselves economically. Photo credit: Sergio Izquierdo

Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 13 Dec 2021
A Rainforest Alliance / UTZ Program that provides training of tea farmers in climate smart agriculture methods, which are designed to help farmers adapt to and prepare for the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Giuseppe Cipriani

‘Collaboration is key’ to address big environmental challenges, says Daniel Katz

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Dec 2021

Major clothing brands contribute to deforestation in Cambodia, report finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Dec 2021

Latest delay casts pall over WTO bid to end harmful fishing subsidies

Elizabeth Fitt 2 Dec 2021
primary forest in Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, by John C. Cannon/Mongabay

Is colonial history repeating itself with Sabah forest carbon deal? (commentary)

Cynthia Clare Ong Gaik Suan 1 Dec 2021

Wildlife trade hub Vietnam is also hub of impunity for traffickers, report says

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 25 Nov 2021

In Brazil, an agribusiness haven’s green pivot leaves many skeptical

Fernanda Wenzel 25 Nov 2021

Details emerge around closed-door carbon deal in Malaysian Borneo

John Cannon 24 Nov 2021

Liberia loggers felling trees outside concession as government stands by

James Giahyue 23 Nov 2021

Legal challenge to South Africa mine expansion looks to set new landmark

Victoria Schneider 12 Nov 2021
Cattle drive in Mato Grosso. Photo credit: Justiniano

Forest declarations are nice, but profitability determines land use in the Amazon (Book excerpt)

Timothy J. Killeen 12 Nov 2021

Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner

Karlston Lapniten 9 Nov 2021

In China, agroforestry serves up tea with a spoonful of sustainability

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 8 Nov 2021

It’s time for Brazil to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (commentary)

Athayde Motta, Miles Litvinoff 29 Oct 2021

Banking on deforestation: Top lenders make $1.7b from agribusiness deals

Malavika Vyawahare 28 Oct 2021

Cooking with the sun: Entrepreneurs help launch Mexico’s solar revolution

Sandra Weiss 27 Oct 2021

Report: Luxury carmakers still sourcing deforestation-linked leather from Paraguay

Laurel Sutherland 21 Oct 2021

Green groups call for scrapping of $300m loan offer for Borneo road project

Basten Gokkon 20 Oct 2021
Chimpanzee

In Guinea, an illegal $6b gold ‘bonanza’ threatens endangered chimpanzees

Ashoka Mukpo 19 Oct 2021
Malayan tiger

Fate of Malaysian forests stripped of protection points to conservation stakes

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 13 Oct 2021

Brazil farming co-op carves a sustainable path through agribusiness stronghold

Shanna Hanbury 11 Oct 2021

Paper giants’ expansion plans raise fears of greater deforestation in Indonesia

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Oct 2021

Facebook to block illegal sales of protected Amazon rainforest lands

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2021

Deep seabed mining is risky. If something goes wrong, who will pay for it?

Ian Morse 8 Oct 2021

The great Koh Kong land rush: Areas stripped of protection by Cambodian gov’t being bought up

Gerald Flynn 7 Oct 2021

Experts see no way back for NZ firm blocked from trying to mine the seabed

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 Oct 2021

Look beyond carbon credits to put a price on nature’s services, experts say

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 4 Oct 2021

For companies eyeing net-zero carbon emissions, ‘no clue how to get there’

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 4 Oct 2021

‘Antithetical to science’: When deep-sea research meets mining interests

Elham Shirin 4 Oct 2021

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