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Plantations, mines didn’t worsen flood, Indonesia says. The data begs to differ

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Jan 2021

Palm oil plantations, coal mines linked to deadly Indonesia flood

Hans Nicholas Jong 20 Jan 2021
Forest cleared for palm oil production in Indonesia. Rhett C. Butler for Mongabay.

Top Indonesian palm oil developments in 2020

Hans Nicholas Jong 28 Dec 2020
The Amazon near Manaus, Brazil. Image by Neil Palmer/CIAT via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Soy moratorium averted New Jersey-size loss of Amazon rainforest: Study

John Cannon 23 Dec 2020
Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

It’s time to redefine business to save the planet (commentary)

Clare Dubois 11 Dec 2020

Without planting more trees in the tropics, we can’t fix the climate (commentary)

Edward Mitchard 18 Nov 2020

Deadly anniversary: Rio Doce, Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, 5 years on

Ana Ionova 17 Nov 2020

P&G shareholders vote in landslide to address supply-chain deforestation

Genevieve Belmaker 26 Oct 2020

Paper giant APRIL linked to Borneo forest clearing despite zero-deforestation vow

Hans Nicholas Jong 22 Oct 2020

Madagascar’s top court criticizes government handling of mining project

Edward Carver 9 Oct 2020

Alcoa vs. the Amazon: How the ribeirinhos won their collective land rights

Thais Borges and Sue Branford 2 Oct 2020

Two deaths, zero accountability: Indonesia’s mining pits claim more lives

Hans Nicholas Jong, Yovanda 21 Sep 2020

In Indonesia’s coastal villages, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasive

Basten Gokkon 9 Sep 2020

New paper highlights spread of organized crime from global fisheries

Basten Gokkon 4 Sep 2020

Just half of major timber and pulp suppliers committed to zero deforestation: Report

Claire Asher 2 Sep 2020
Angohó Ha-ha-hãe is a shaman and one of the leaders of Naô Xohã indigenous village, which is requesting to be temporarily relocated by Vale due to the river pollution. Image by Luiz Guilherme Fernandes for Mongabay

Mining industry releases first standard to improve safety of waste storage

Ian Morse 6 Aug 2020

Canada not walking the talk on its miners’ abuses abroad, campaigners say

Chris Arsenault 24 Jul 2020

World’s biggest meatpacker JBS bought illegally grazed Amazon cattle: Report

Sam Cowie 20 Jul 2020
Alley cropping is a common form of agroforestry, combining annual crops like hay, grains, or vegetables with long rows of useful fruit or fodder trees. Image courtesy of Caney Fork Farms.

Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly — it’s also profitable

Stephanie Hanes 8 Jul 2020
Mist rising from the Amazon rainforest at dawn. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Brazil bows to pressure from business, decrees 120-day Amazon fire ban

Jenny Gonzales 8 Jul 2020

Brazil could dynamite Amazon dolphin, turtle habitat for industrial waterway

Tiffany Higgins 2 Jul 2020

Indonesia lavishes $195m subsidy on palm biodiesel producers over smallholders

Hans Nicholas Jong 1 Jul 2020

For investors concerned about deforestation, there’s a guide for that

Liz Kimbrough 30 Jun 2020

The Consultant: Why did a palm oil conglomerate pay $22m to an unnamed ‘expert’ in Papua?

The Gecko Project and Mongabay 25 Jun 2020

With new law, Indonesia gives miners more power and fewer obligations

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 May 2020

Canadian company positions for mining ban lift in Argentine province

John Cannon 11 May 2020

Massive erosion likely due to hydropower dam causes oil spill on Ecuador’s Coca River

Antonio José Paz Cardona 6 May 2020

Feed your neighbor, solve big problems (commentary)

Darrel Webber 5 May 2020

Trendy, cheap, and dirty: Fashion is a top global polluter

Liz Kimbrough 23 Apr 2020

Companies use COVID-19 to weaken standards, secure subsidies: Report

Mongabay.com 23 Apr 2020

Decades-old mine in Bougainville exacts devastating human toll: Report

John Cannon 17 Apr 2020

Pandemic staple: Report links top tuna company to forced labor, illegal fishing

Monica Evans 7 Apr 2020

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