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Cattle drive in Mato Grosso. Photo credit: Justiniano

Forest declarations are nice, but profitability determines land use in the Amazon (Book excerpt)

Timothy J. Killeen 12 Nov 2021

COP26: Are climate declarations and emission reduction pledges legally binding?

Justin Catanoso 11 Nov 2021

In Nepal, doubling down on tiger conservation looks to pay off

Johan Augustin 11 Nov 2021

Despite deals, plans and bans, the Mediterranean is awash in plastic

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Nov 2021

In Indonesia, a coastal town rejects ‘metropolitan’ model for mangroves

Mahmud Ichi 11 Nov 2021

One in five hectares of oil palm in Indonesia is illegal, report shows

Hans Nicholas Jong 11 Nov 2021

In Mozambique, mystery of tuskless elephant points to poaching as the culprit

Malavika Vyawahare 11 Nov 2021

Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines

Guilherme Henrique, Ana Magalhães for Repórter Brasil 10 Nov 2021

Indigenous agents fight deforestation with drones and AI in Brazilian Amazon

Juliana Ennes, Leandro Chaves 10 Nov 2021

Police bust 2 men selling hornbills on Indonesian Facebook

Ahmad Supardi 10 Nov 2021

Starving and injured Sumatran tiger dies in captivity, Indonesian officials report

Lili Rambe 10 Nov 2021

COP26: E.U. is committed to forest biomass burning to cut fossil fuel use

Justin Catanoso 10 Nov 2021
Indigenous activists protesting

Indigenous leaders share hopes and concerns towards pledges made at COP26

Justin Catanoso 10 Nov 2021

From the ocean floor, a startup livestreams the rise of coral cities

Claire Turrell 10 Nov 2021

COP26 cop-out? Indonesia’s clean energy pledge keeps coal front and center

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Nov 2021

‘A leap of faith’: Q&A with Robin Radcliffe on airlifting rhinos upside down

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Nov 2021

After a pandemic reprieve, loggers return to a unique Madagascar forest

Rivonala Razafison 10 Nov 2021
Indigenous family in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

New global partnership aims to remove barriers to Indigenous climate finance

Laurel Sutherland 9 Nov 2021
primary forest in Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, by John C. Cannon/Mongabay

Bornean communities locked into 2-million-hectare carbon deal they don’t know about

John Cannon 9 Nov 2021

COP26: Surging wood pellet industry threatens climate, say experts

Sharon Guynup 9 Nov 2021

UNESCO reiterates road project’s dangers to Papua park as Indonesia doubles down

Hans Nicholas Jong 9 Nov 2021

Planned copper mine raises fears for biodiversity hotspot in Jordan

Marta Vidal 9 Nov 2021

Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner

Karlston Lapniten 9 Nov 2021

For forest communities in Sumatra, loss of nature means loss of culture

Taufik Wijaya 9 Nov 2021

What’s stopping some countries from keeping up with tiger conservation promises? (commentary)

Chris Slappendel 9 Nov 2021
Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco). Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

New restoration “Playbook” calls for political, economic, and social change

Liz Kimbrough 8 Nov 2021

COP26: As carbon emissions rise unabated, scientists eye a methane removal fix

Justin Catanoso 8 Nov 2021

Under Bolsonaro, Indigenous Yanomami see surge in child malnutrition deaths

Rafael Oliveira, Agência Pública 8 Nov 2021

Relying on green labels to address our thirst for the products of deforestation would be a disaster (commentary)

Sam Lawson 8 Nov 2021
New York, NY - January 7, 2020: Former Vice President & Democratic hopeful Joe Biden made foreign policy statement at Current on Pier 59, Lev Radin for Shutterstock

Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills

Liz Kimbrough 8 Nov 2021

FARC peace deal in Colombia sparked war on forests, report says

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2021

In China, agroforestry serves up tea with a spoonful of sustainability

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 8 Nov 2021

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