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Deforestation rises with incomes in developing economies

John Cannon 30 Jan 2017

‘Revolutionary’ new biodiversity maps reveal big gaps in conservation

John Cannon 27 Jan 2017

‘Running out of time’: 60 percent of primates sliding toward extinction

John Cannon 19 Jan 2017

‘Last frontiers of wilderness’: Intact forest plummets globally

John Cannon 13 Jan 2017

What to expect for rainforests in 2017

Rhett A. Butler 4 Jan 2017

The year in tropical rainforests: 2016

Rhett A. Butler 31 Dec 2016

Brazil pledges ‘largest restoration commitment ever made’

John Cannon 8 Dec 2016

Company poised to destroy critical orangutan habitat in breach of Indonesia’s moratorium

Erik Meijaard 24 Oct 2016

Airbus to marshal its satellites against deforestation

Philip Jacobson 12 Oct 2016
Rainforest tree in Malaysia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Norway pledges $14M to strengthen forest monitoring platform

Mongabay.com 15 Jun 2016

Rainforest Alliance hires Global Forest Watch head as President

Mongabay.com 13 Jan 2016

Sharp rise in wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon over the past 16 years

Carolina Torres 9 Dec 2015

Remote sensing is leading the way to a more transparent world

Nathan Hahn, Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 17 Nov 2015
Boat loaded with wood on the Tambopata River, Peru

Perimeter Defense: Four Technologies for Detecting and Preventing Illegal Logging

Arpitha Kodiveri, Jonathan Mason and Meaghan Parker, Loretta Cheung 5 Nov 2015

Indonesia’s massive haze problem is Jokowi’s big opportunity

Rhett A. Butler 22 Oct 2015

Plantation companies challenged by haze-causing fires in Indonesia

Rhett A. Butler 14 Oct 2015
Two Global Forest Watch images showing near-term (left) and long-term (right) change in forest cover inside PT. Tualang Raya's concession.

Palm oil company caught destroying primary forest in endangered ecosystem

Rhett A. Butler 12 Oct 2015

NASA photo shows New Guinea going up in flames

Rhett A. Butler 7 Oct 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 A. Butler 8 Sep 2015

Man starts record-breaking walk to protect one of the world’s rarest primates

Greg Norman 2 Sep 2015

Global forest loss reached 46 million acres in 2014

Rhett A. Butler 2 Sep 2015

Arrest warrant issued for journalist for reporting on corruption in Malaysia

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Aug 2015

Will REDD+ help save Indonesia’s forest, or create ‘carbon cowboys’ instead?

Simon Pollock 20 Aug 2015

Meet Peru’s new fleshbelly frog

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Aug 2015

Forest data platform now mobile-ready

Rhett A. Butler 5 Aug 2015

Mining the heart of the Mother of God: Peru’s gold rush claims more forest

Mrinalini Erkenswick Watsa 4 Aug 2015

Timber company says it will destroy logging roads to protect tigers

Morgan Erickson-Davis 29 Jul 2015

Agriculture and forest restoration could coexist – with proper planning

Apoorva Joshi 23 Jul 2015

Researchers trick black leopards into showing their spots

Morgan Erickson-Davis 22 Jul 2015

Unrestrained rubber expansion wreaking havoc on forests

Shreya Dasgupta 20 Jul 2015

Will Sierra del Divisor soon become Peru’s newest national park?

John Cannon 16 Jul 2015

Satellites spot deforestation in almost-approved Peruvian national park

John Cannon 16 Jul 2015

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