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Logging concession in Indonesia. Photo credit: Yudhi Mahendra / Mighty Earth

Fomenting a “Perfect Storm” to push companies to change: Q&A with Glenn Hurowitz

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Sep 2021

Amazon, meet Amazon: Tech giant rolls out rainforest carbon offset project

Juliana Ennes 7 Sep 2021
Gorilla in Gabon. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

How to find the right NGO partner without shooting yourself in the foot (commentary)

Aida Greenbury 6 Sep 2021

Everything is traceable – unless you don’t want it to be (commentary)

Aida Greenbury 18 Aug 2021
Natural forest and an acacia plantation on the island of Sumatra. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Corporate sustainability shouldn’t be an unknown entity (commentary)

Aida Greenbury 2 Aug 2021

Bank risk policies failing to protect Amazon from oil-related threats: Report

Ashoka Mukpo 14 Jul 2021

Top brands failing to spot rights abuses on Indonesian oil palm plantations

Hans Nicholas Jong 13 Jul 2021
Global Forest Watch tree cover loss 2001-2021 set on Planet imagery from Jun-Sep 2020.

Science refutes United Cacao’s claim it didn’t deforest Peruvian Amazon

John Cannon 25 May 2021
Deforestation for cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Norwegian poultry producer bars Brazilian soy due to deforestation risk

Mongabay.com 21 May 2021

98% of Bunge shareholders back proposal to reduce deforestation

Nicolás Bustamante Hernández 12 May 2021

‘Throw them overboard’: Brazil mine disaster victims bullied over compensation

Alice Maciel 6 May 2021

Behind the buzz of ESG investing, a focus on tech giants and no regulation

Fernanda Wenzel 30 Apr 2021
Deforestation for oil palm in Malaysian Borneo.

Despite flaws, commodity eco-labels contribute to sustainability (commentary)

Matthias Diemer 14 Apr 2021
Cattle in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Beef giant JBS vows to go deforestation-free — 14 years from now

Aurora Solá 6 Apr 2021

81 Indigenous leaders, environmental defenders slam BlackRock in open letter

Ashoka Mukpo 24 Mar 2021

‘Like losing half the territory.’ Waorani struggle with loss of elder, and of land to oil (commentary)

Danilo Borja | Juan Bay | Conny Davidsen 23 Mar 2021

European public roundly rejects Brazil trade deal unless Amazon protected

Jenny Gonzales 16 Feb 2021
Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

How to turn climate ambitions into reality: Q&A with Nigel Topping

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Jan 2021
Malaysian rainforest at sunset. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

Companies must account for quality, not just quantity, when it comes to forests (commentary)

Julie Nash and Jamison Ervin 31 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

As Amazon deforestation hits 12 year high, France rejects Brazilian soy

Jenny Gonzales 4 Dec 2020

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

Edward Mitchard 18 Nov 2020
Map of Biodiversity. Esri, NatureServe

Esri co-founder Jack Dangermond: ‘People and planet are inextricably linked’

Rhett Ayers Butler 30 Oct 2020
Waves breaking on a beach in California. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Putting sustainability at the center of business strategy: An interview with Paul Polman

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 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
Satellite image of a pulp and paper plantation on peatland in Riau, Sumatra. Courtesy of Zoom Earth.

Is Malaysia’s CIMB serious about addressing deforestation? (commentary)

Gulzhan Musaeva 19 Aug 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

Does coconut oil really threaten more species than palm oil? No, it doesn’t. (commentary)

Asa Feinstein 30 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

World’s biggest trade deal in trouble over EU anger at Brazil deforestation

Jenny Gonzales 6 Jul 2020

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

Liz Kimbrough 30 Jun 2020

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