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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

Sumatra’s deforestation demystified

Mongabay.com 18 Nov 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

Canadian company positions for mining ban lift in Argentine province

John Cannon 11 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

Celebrating the 50th Earth Day amidst a global pandemic

Mike Gaworecki 14 Apr 2020

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

Monica Evans 7 Apr 2020

Wealth fund divests from Peruvian firm after indigenous group complaint

Lauren Crothers 20 Mar 2020

Brazil sets record for highly hazardous pesticide consumption: Report

Jenny Gonzales 12 Mar 2020

Complaint alleges oil company left Peru communities’ environment in ruins

Mongabay.com 12 Mar 2020

BlackRock’s commitment to responsible investing must include human rights (commentary)

Gaurav Madan 26 Feb 2020

Brazilian meat giant JBS expands its reach in China

Mongabay.com 20 Feb 2020

Tuna supply chains under scrutiny as Bumble Bee brand changes hands

Monica Evans 7 Feb 2020
Foothills of the Atewa forest range. Image by Ahtziri Gonzalez/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Ghana’s government faces pushback in bid to mine biodiversity haven for bauxite

Awudu Salami Sulemana Yoda 5 Feb 2020

A new dawn: The story of deforestation in the next decade must be different to the last (commentary)

Bastien Sachet 16 Jan 2020

Saving a Philippine tree last seen a century ago

Jen Chan 3 Dec 2019

Madagascar regulator under scrutiny in breach at Rio Tinto-controlled mine

Malavika Vyawahare 20 Nov 2019

Enough is too much: The growing case for investors to drop Golden Agri-Resources (commentary)

Jeff Conant and Gaurav Madan 31 Oct 2019

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