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Here’s how much forest we’ll have to destroy to feed our growing junk food addiction

Mike Gaworecki 19 Sep 2016

Global brands’ beef is putting South America’s tropical forests at risk: report

Mike Gaworecki 13 Sep 2016

Deforestation has been occurring continuously in New England since the 1980s

Mike Gaworecki 19 Aug 2016

How to use the Bloomberg Terminal for advocacy work: advanced tools

Dan Williams 8 Aug 2016

Facing controversy, Peruvian palm oil firm seeks sale of its Amazon rainforest holdings

Mongabay.com 28 Jun 2016
Blue color form of Dendrobates auratus dart frog. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

10 conservation “fads”: how have they worked in Latin America?

Aldo Orellana López, Alan Forsberg 17 Jun 2016
La Danta pyramid in the Mayan city of Mirador, as seen from a distance. Photo by Ronyrocael/Wikimedia Commons.

Controversial park plans in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 17 Jun 2016
Oil-palm estate in Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Tracking assets for environmental advocacy work with Bloomberg

Dan Williams 9 Jun 2016
Marta Álvarez inspects xate palm fronds harvested in the Uaxactún community forest concession. Photo by Sandra Cuffe.

Communities lead the way in rainforest conservation in Guatemala

Sandra Cuffe 9 Jun 2016

Can conservationists overcome their differences to save life on Earth?

Mongabay 7 Jun 2016

Indonesia’s Salim Group linked to ‘secret’ palm oil concessions in West Papua

Daniel Pye 3 Jun 2016

Successes and many challenges in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve

Sandra Cuffe 2 Jun 2016

Here’s what’s driving deforestation in South America

Mike Gaworecki 31 May 2016

Indonesia’s forestry ministry follows through on palm oil permit freeze

Mongabay.com 23 May 2016

World Bank lifts freeze on Cambodia loans amid protests

Daniel Pye 20 May 2016

How “due diligence” is helping curb the illegal timber trade in key markets

Mike Gaworecki 12 May 2016

How big donors and corporations shape conservation goals

Jeremy Hance 3 May 2016

Cambodia declares protected area in hotly contested Prey Lang forest

Daniel Pye 2 May 2016

Has big conservation gone astray?

Jeremy Hance 26 Apr 2016

Grim forecast for paper giant’s wood supply raises deforestation fears

Jonathan Vit 22 Apr 2016

One ape, two ape: why counting apes is so difficult — but crucial

Jennifer Huizen 19 Apr 2016

Designing the ideal wildlife corridor for Malaysia’s orangutans

Becca Cudmore 18 Apr 2016

Tripa’s Trials: protecting key orangutan habitat through the courts

Laurel Neme 13 Apr 2016

West African countries come together to stop the illegal rosewood trade

Mike Gaworecki 12 Apr 2016

An agribusiness revolution is needed to save Africa’s last great apes

William H. Funk 12 Apr 2016

New study finds insufficient degraded land for further strong oil palm expansion in Kalimantan

Azarja Harmanny 5 Apr 2016

Palm oil’s new frontier: averting a Great Ape catastrophe in Cameroon

Claire Salisbury 1 Apr 2016

Major legal system breakdowns threaten great apes of Africa, Asia

William H. Funk 31 Mar 2016

Leuser’s Legacy: how rescued orangutans help assure species survival

Laurel Neme 30 Mar 2016
Mahi mahi. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

$90M to decouple food production from negative environmental impacts

Mongabay.com 27 Mar 2016

Released: 1,000-page encyclopedia on land conflicts affecting indigenous tribes

Mongabay.com 17 Mar 2016

Oil palm company takes lead on sustainable agriculture in Gabon

John Cannon 15 Mar 2016

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