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New report aims to show companies how they can actually achieve zero deforestation in their supply chains

Mike Gaworecki 29 Sep 2015

First-ever video of squirrel rumored to kill and eat deer

Jeremy Hance 29 Sep 2015

An alternative to help companies fulfill zero deforestation pledges

Mike Gaworecki 28 Sep 2015

As haze chokes Sumatra, farmers ask Jokowi for greater land rights

Sapariah Saturi, Taufik Wijaya 28 Sep 2015
In the last 25 years, that land has been continuously trespassed by illegal loggers – a threat not only to the forest itself, but to the Indians, victims of life threats, attempts and murders. Tired of waiting for the Brazilian government to take action even after several reports, the Ka’apor people developed an independent project to monitor and cast out trespassers from their land. After a request for help, Greenpeace joined the Ka’apor to boost that surveillance plan with the aid of technology, like trackers and trap cams, which could be installed by the Ka’apor themselves. Fronteira da Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, do povo Ka’apor, com o avanço do desmatamento em áreas vizinhas, no estado do Maranhão. Distribuída em cerca de 530 mil hectares, a Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu, do povo Ka’apor, representa uma das últimas extensões de floresta amazônica no Maranhão. Nos últimos 25 anos, esse território tem sido continuamente invadido por madeireiros ilegais, que representam não apenas uma ameaça à floresta, mas também aos índios, vítimas frequentes de ameaças, assassinatos e atentados contra as suas lideranças. Cansados de esperar por uma atitude das autoridades brasileiras depois de inúmeras denúncias, os Ka’apor desenvolveram um projeto independente de monitoramento para expulsar os invasores de suas terras. Atendendo a um pedido de ajuda desse povo o Greenpeace auxiliou o povo Ka’apor a agregar a esse sistema de autovigilância o uso de tecnologias, como rastreadores e trap cams, que poderiam ser implementadas pelos próprios indígenas e fornecer evidências mais contundentes e pressionar ainda mais o governo brasileiro. Agosto de 2015.

Indigenous group, Greenpeace partner to track illegal logging in the Amazon

Caleb O'Brien 26 Sep 2015

More than 40 tourists kidnapped – then freed – by indigenous community that demands construction of a freeway in Madre de Dios

Ruxandra Guidi 25 Sep 2015

UN study warns agricultural subsidies are threatening forests and conservation programs

John Cannon 24 Sep 2015

Who’s responsible for Indonesia’s fires?

Jogi Sirait 22 Sep 2015

Second largest palm oil producer in Indonesia commits to zero deforestation

Mike Gaworecki 21 Sep 2015

New study exposes true costs of converting mangroves in Southeast Asia

Mike Gaworecki 21 Sep 2015

Agroforestry in spotlight ahead of Jokowi’s trip to New York

Ethan Harfenist 19 Sep 2015

Cargill commits to removing deforestation from supply chain by 2030

Mike Gaworecki 18 Sep 2015

Illegal timber trade destroying Myanmar’s forests uncovered in new report

Mike Gaworecki 18 Sep 2015

Reduced deforestation in Brazil saves thousands of lives

Mike Gaworecki 16 Sep 2015
Rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Malaysia has reported a steep increase in forest cover to FAO, a result of changing how it classifies forest cover.

Indonesia’s new emissions target actually a step back: Greenpeace

16 Sep 2015

Norway pays Brazil $1B to fulfill pledge for curbing deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Sep 2015

From conflict to partnership, a Kalimantan community and logging company manage the forest together

Indra Nugraha 15 Sep 2015

Children are dying from respiratory ailments as haze blankets Sumatra

Made Ali 14 Sep 2015

Rogue oil palm company must pay $26m, rules Indonesia’s Supreme Court

Chik Rini, Indra Nugraha 14 Sep 2015

Big reserve expansion gives tigers a boost in Nepal

Morgan Erickson-Davis 11 Sep 2015

Agrarian settlements causing massive deforestation in Brazil: ‘Much more damage may be done’

Mike Gaworecki 10 Sep 2015

Oil palm firm in hot water after Jokowi drops in on forest fires

Taufik Wijaya 10 Sep 2015
Illegal logging in Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula, a protected area where rosewood is commonly targeted

5 African countries agree to combat illegal timber trade

Mongabay.com 10 Sep 2015

Cacao plantation ramping up forest clearing in Peru

John Cannon 9 Sep 2015
Rainforest in Sabah, Malaysia. Malaysia has reported a steep increase in forest cover to FAO, a result of changing how it classifies forest cover.

U.N. data suggests slowdown in forest loss

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Sep 2015

Indonesian officials resist movement to end deforestation for palm oil

Indra Nugraha, Sapariah Saturi 7 Sep 2015

Indonesia’s mercury policy a good start, but kinks remain

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 5 Sep 2015

Peru’s Conundrum: a Pope’s environmental message divides his people

Justin Catanoso 4 Sep 2015

Indonesia pledges to cut emissions 29 percent by 2030

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2015
Pittsfield State Forest in Massachusetts. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

How many trees are cut down every year?

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Sep 2015

Global forest loss reached 46 million acres in 2014

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Sep 2015
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A Butler

Brazil’s deforestation alert system reports surge in Amazon forest clearing

Rhett Ayers Butler 1 Sep 2015

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