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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
Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus). Image by Rhett Butler.

‘Not all doom and gloom’: Q&A with conservation job market researchers

Jeremy Hance 18 Jun 2018

Private sector leaders seek to ramp up investment in sustainable landscapes with help of public partners

Lisa Palmer 1 Jun 2018

Norwegian government report sharply critical of funding for tropical forest conservation

Mike Gaworecki 31 May 2018

New research examines spread of payments for ecosystem services around the globe

Mike Gaworecki 6 Apr 2018
The savannah and grasslands of the Mara conservancies are home to a spectacular abundance of wildlife, lying at the northern end of the greater Serengeti ecosystem. Photo Credit: Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association

Local conservancies create new hope for wildlife in Kenya’s Maasai Mara (commentary)

Daniel Sopia and Fred Nelson 26 Mar 2018
Arches National Park. Courtesy of National Parks Service.

U.S. National Park Service advisory panel disintegrates

Mongabay.com 17 Jan 2018

Nigeria pledges to restore nearly 10 million acres of degraded land

Mike Gaworecki 7 Dec 2017

$2 billion investment in forest restoration announced at COP23

Mike Gaworecki 15 Nov 2017

Leading US plywood firm linked to alleged destruction, rights violations in Malaysia

John Cannon 19 Oct 2017

Cash for conservation: Do payments for ecosystem services work?

Mike Gaworecki 12 Oct 2017

$100 million dollar fund launched to secure indigenous land rights

Mongabay.com 8 Oct 2017
Lucero Vaca with a jaguar (Panthera onca). Photo courtesy of Lucero Vaca.

A rich person’s profession? Young conservationists struggle to make it

Jeremy Hance 16 Aug 2017

Warnings and protests mark Brazilian President Temer’s trip to Norway

Mike Gaworecki 22 Jun 2017

Research suggests less affluent countries more dedicated to wildlife conservation than rich countries

Mike Gaworecki 20 Jun 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
Two Chaco Chachalacas in Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Photo by Dario Sanches via Wikimedia Commons.

Jurisdictional certification approach aims to strengthen protections against deforestation

Tara MacIsaac 4 Apr 2017

Successful forest protection in DRC hinges on community participation

John Cannon 12 Mar 2017

Where the forest grants went

Harriet Williams 6 Mar 2017

Forest protection funds flow to DRC despite ‘illegal’ logging permits

Mongabay.com 1 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

Study finds that carbon finance is not a one-size-fits-all solution to deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 23 Jan 2017

Private capital investments in conservation have taken off since 2013

Mike Gaworecki 18 Jan 2017

Sudden sale may doom carbon-rich rainforest in Borneo

John Cannon 2 Jan 2017

Nearly $1 billion in forest carbon finance committed in 2015

Mike Gaworecki 1 Nov 2016

Hectare by hectare, an indigenous man reforested a jungle in Indonesia’s burned-out heartland

Indra Nugraha 26 Oct 2016

Is REDD+ finance really put to work in the right places?

Andreas Scheba / Jens Friis Lund / Mathew Bukhi / Eliezeri Sungusia 5 Oct 2016
Bags of Peruvian coffee beans. Photo by Terra Nera via Wikimedia Commons

Innovative tax credit takes aim at deforestation in Peru

Joseph Charpentier 28 Sep 2016

REDD+ funds are being put to work in the right places: report

Mike Gaworecki 16 Aug 2016

Countries with most biodiversity spend least on conservation: study

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Jun 2016

Norway, U.S. pledge to coordinate forest protection efforts

Mongabay.com 16 Jun 2016

Can conservationists overcome their differences to save life on Earth?

Mongabay 7 Jun 2016

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