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How Mennonites in Belize built a land-buying machine taking over forests

Maxwell Radwin 7 Aug 2026

Land records reveal how Mennonites are reshaping Belize’s forests

Maxwell Radwin 31 Jul 2026
Deforestation and the enteric fermentation from the cattle that supply its slaughterhouses comprise 97% of JBS' overall greenhouse emissions, according to the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022. Even so, these impacts were ignored by the company's climate targets. Image courtesy of Marcio Isensee e Sá/O Eco.

Before giant meat producer JBS expands to Nigeria, people deserve answers (commentary)

Felix Horne 31 Jul 2026
The village of Phozi, Eastern Cape. Image by Anna Weekes for Mongabay.

‘The shape of the land will change:’ South African villages resist heavy sands mine

Anna Weekes 28 Jul 2026
Aerial view showing cattle confinement in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the ecosystems affected by illegal deforestation. Image courtesy of Fernando Martinho/Goldman Environmental Prize.

Meat giant JBS silently ditches bolder environmental targets in latest review

Shanna Hanbury 16 Jul 2026
A tannery in Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Image © Ricardo Funari/Lineair/Greenpeace.

European Commission excludes leather from landmark deforestation law

Shanna Hanbury 16 Jul 2026

UK deforestation rules take step forward after a long delay

Ashoka Mukpo 2 Jul 2026
A Himalayan wolf.

How snow leopards, wolves and leopards share the same Himalayan valley, study

Liz Kimbrough 26 Jun 2026
A herd of cattle in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state

Brazil curbs Amazon deforestation in Piripkura, but ranchers’ cattle linger

Aimee Gabay 22 Jun 2026
Cattle in Maticurú

Colombia passes landmark cattle traceability law to combat illegal deforestation

Maxwell Radwin 9 Jun 2026

European Commission linked leather to deforestation, then ignored it

Elisângela Mendonça, Emmanuelle Picaud 28 May 2026
Cattle ranching in Serra de Ricardo Franco State Park, Brazil. Image © Ednilson Aguiar/Greenpeace.

Nearly all climate claims by meat and dairy firms amount to greenwashing: Study

Shanna Hanbury 12 May 2026
Cattle walk along an illegally burnt deforested area near Novo Progresso, in the northern Brazilian state of Para. Image by AP Photo / Andre Penner.

Despite restrictions, forest loss continued on Ituna land, home to isolated people

Aimee Gabay 5 May 2026
Louis Vuitton bag.

EU moves to drop leather from deforestation law after industry lobbying

Elisângela Mendonça 5 May 2026

Brazil prosecutors launch suit against meatpacking giant JBS over beef tied to slavery-like labor

Associated Press 30 Apr 2026
Moreangels Mbizah tracking lions in Chizarira National Park, Zimbabwe. Image courtesy of the Whitley Foundation.

Conservationist wins top award to protect lions and people in Zimbabwe

Ryan Truscott 30 Apr 2026
In this Aug. 23, 2020 file photo, cattle graze on land recently burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil. The cattle industry in Brazil is a major driver of destruction of the Amazon rainforest, a fact documented by the World Bank and numerous academic studies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

EUDR is starting to steer company actions, despite slow progress: Report

Constance Malleret 14 Apr 2026
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How wild cattle recovery is transforming local livelihoods near key Thai reserve

Carolyn Cowan 2 Apr 2026
The only water left for human and livestock to share in Berano Wereda, Homay Kebele of Ethiopia's Somali region. Image by © FAO/Michael Tewelde.

‘Sharing is off the table’ as drought reshapes the culture of Ethiopia’s pastoralists

Kaleab Girma 1 Apr 2026
Youngdung with a cross-bred yak calf in Vijer (Tra) village in Dolpo. Image by Youngdung Jhama Lama.

Climate change tests Nepal’s wild and domesticated yaks 

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 27 Mar 2026

In Brazil, regenerative farming advances, but deforestation still pressures ecosystems

Mie Hoejris Dahl 17 Mar 2026
Lions. Image courtesy of Kasaine Sankan-Mara Predator Conservation Program.

Study finds livestock pushing lions away from shared rangeland in Kenya

Charles Mpaka 12 Mar 2026

Agroforestry offers market-based way to boost Amazon rains & farmer incomes (analysis)

Timothy J. Killeen 25 Feb 2026
Representatives from AL-INVEST Verde visit coffee plantations in Minas Gerais.

In Brazil, a free platform uses government data to track EUDR compliance

Constance Malleret 25 Feb 2026
A lion in Africa.

Botswana shows how smarter cattle herding can save lions, reopen ancient wildlife pathways

Gloria Dickie 24 Feb 2026

Australia’s land-use squeeze

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Jan 2026

Silvopasture gains momentum in the Amazon, but can it shrink beef’s footprint?

Charlie Espinosa 12 Jan 2026
A baird's tapir goes for dip. Image by Bernard Dupont via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Deforestation climbs in Central America’s largest biosphere reserve

Morgan Erickson-Davis 31 Dec 2025

Satellite data show forest loss persists in Brazilian Amazon’s most deforested reserve

Morgan Erickson-Davis 30 Dec 2025
A cocoa farmer and member of a local cooperative inspects the state of bean fermentation in Lembe Yezoum, Cameroon.

Researchers find concerning gaps in global maps used for EUDR compliance

John Cannon 19 Dec 2025
Cattle grazing in the Amazon.

In Brazil, a new label gives more visibility to deforestation-free beef

Constance Malleret 18 Dec 2025
Jaguars in Mexico. Image courtesy of Andrea Reyes/Jaguars in the Wild Foundation.

International Jaguar Day: A year of wins for the big cat

Mongabay.com 2 Dec 2025

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