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Brazil’s soy moratorium dramatically reduced Amazon deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Jan 2015

Connecting the Dots: from Christmas Cookies to Climate Change

Jeff Horowitz 26 Dec 2014

Deforestation puts cultural survival of forest-dependent peoples at risk

Mongabay.com 10 Dec 2014

Progress being made in curbing illegal timber imports

Mongabay.com 25 Nov 2014

Amazon deforestation moratorium extended 18 months

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Nov 2014

Surprising reasons to be optimistic about saving forests

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Nov 2014

Reducing deforestation is good for business, argues report

Rhett Ayers Butler 12 Nov 2014

Bunge commits to zero deforestation palm oil

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 Oct 2014

Brazil unlikely to sustain gains in reducing deforestation without new incentives for ranchers, says study

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Oct 2014

Cargill commits to zero deforestation across entire global supply chain: all commodities

Rhett Ayers Butler 24 Sep 2014

95% of Amazon deforestation happens near roads or major rivers

Mongabay.com 5 Aug 2014

Publishing industry dramatically reduces reliance on rainforest fiber

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 May 2014

Is deforestation-free clothing possible?

Rhett Ayers Butler 2 Apr 2014

Schwarzenegger targeted by environmentalists for investments in forest-destroying companies

Rhett Ayers Butler 31 Mar 2014

Grocery giant commits to zero-deforestation policy for palm oil sourcing

Mongabay.com 25 Mar 2014

General Mills, Colgate-Palmolive announce deforestation-free policies for palm oil sourcing

Mongabay.com 24 Mar 2014

Photos: Forests, peatlands, plantations, and deforestation in Riau

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Mar 2014

APP pledges to restore forests, if given the opportunity

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 Mar 2014

Will zero deforestation commitments save Indonesia’s forests?

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Mar 2014

After GAR expands policy, over 50% of world’s palm oil bound by zero deforestation commitments

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Mar 2014

Rainforest news review for 2013

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Dec 2013

Conventional satellite imagery may underestimate forest clearing for subsistence agriculture

Mongabay.com 9 Dec 2013

World’s biggest palm oil company makes zero deforestation commitment

Rhett Ayers Butler 5 Dec 2013

Green investors urge companies to clean up palm oil industry

Mongabay.com 4 Dec 2013

Greener palm oil on the horizon?

Mongabay.com 18 Nov 2013

Why is Amazon deforestation climbing?

Daniel Nepstad 17 Nov 2013

85% of Brazilian leather goes to markets sensitive to environmental concerns

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Aug 2013

Deforestation rate falls in Congo Basin countries

Rhett Ayers Butler 22 Jul 2013

Brazilian state to pay counties that cut Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 1 Jul 2013

World’s biggest companies lay out path toward zero-deforestation commodities

Mongabay.com 28 Jun 2013

U.S. govt has role to play in stopping commodity-driven deforestation

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Jun 2013

Palm oil expansion endangering rare frogs in Malaysia

Mongabay.com 4 Jun 2013

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