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NGOs alert U.N. to furtive 2-million-hectare carbon deal in Malaysian Borneo

John Cannon 17 Mar 2022

Analysis: Elite power struggle sees Vietnam abandon coal, but leaves collateral damage

David E. Brown 15 Mar 2022

Brazil Congress fast-tracks ‘death package’ bill to mine on Indigenous lands

Sarah Brown 15 Mar 2022

To fight invaders, Munduruku women wield drone cameras and cellphones

Joana Moncau, Elpida Nikou, from Repórter Brasil 15 Mar 2022

Civil conflict in Cameroon puts endangered chimpanzees in the crosshairs

Aminateh Nkemngu 15 Mar 2022

In Brazil, Indigenous Ka’apor take their territory’s defense into their own hands

Andrew Johnson 14 Mar 2022

Activists vow to take EU to court to fight its forest biomass policies

Justin Catanoso 14 Mar 2022

Luxury wood market driving extinction of rare ipê trees, report warns

Maxwell Radwin 14 Mar 2022

Indonesian ex-minister gets sentence cut for ‘good work’ fueled by corruption

Basten Gokkon 10 Mar 2022

In a national park plagued by encroachers, Indonesia tries a new approach

Tonggo Simangunsong 9 Mar 2022

Indonesian fishing boat found with banned trawl net highlights enforcement challenges

Yogi Eka Sahputra 9 Mar 2022

Indigenous-led report warns against ‘simplistic take on conservation’

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 8 Mar 2022

Campaigners against dog meat trade take on one Indonesian city at a time

Eko Widianto 7 Mar 2022

Globally acclaimed community forest groups in Nepal say new rules threaten their autonomy

Abhaya Raj Joshi 7 Mar 2022

El Salvador declares rare ‘red alert’ amid surge in forest fires

Maxwell Radwin 4 Mar 2022

Cold case: Half-hearted prosecution lets ivory traffickers escape in Uganda

Mongabay 4 Mar 2022

Honduras bans open-pit mining, citing environmental and public health concerns

Maxwell Radwin 3 Mar 2022
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Thai authorities demolish resorts in parks, but struggle to prosecute encroachers

Kannikar Petchkaew 3 Mar 2022

Four new MPAs in Maluku boost Indonesia’s bid to protect its seas

Luh De Suriyani 28 Feb 2022

In a biodiversity haven, mining drives highest ever recorded levels of mercury

John Cannon 28 Feb 2022

Threatened wetlands in Paraguay’s Lake Ypacaraí raise legal questions

Maxwell Radwin 25 Feb 2022

Pay or punish? Study looks at how to engage with farmers deforesting the Cerrado

Sarah Sax 25 Feb 2022

From Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds mining-driven deforestation

Jenny Gonzales 22 Feb 2022

Palm oil firm hit by mass permit revocation still clearing forest in Indonesia

Asrida Elisabeth, Philip Jacobson 22 Feb 2022
Kenya forest service

Indigenous communities uncertain over proposed change to Kenyan forest law

Kang-Chun Cheng 21 Feb 2022

Brazil agrochemical bill nears passage in Bolsonaro’s ‘agenda of death’

Sarah Brown 18 Feb 2022

DRC’s cacao boom leaves a bitter aftertaste for Congo Basin forest

Malavika Vyawahare 18 Feb 2022

ReconAfrica pushes ahead with Namibia oil exploration amid claims of violations

Victoria Schneider 17 Feb 2022

Sierra Leone lawsuit against diamond mine runs up against corporate opacity

Emma Black 17 Feb 2022

Red seas and no fish: Nickel mining takes its toll on Indonesia’s spice islands

Rabul Sawal 16 Feb 2022

Field school teaches young Indigenous Indonesians how to care for their forests

Wahyu Chandra 16 Feb 2022

Could abandoning protections save South African abalone?

Victoria Schneider 15 Feb 2022

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