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Norway sees sharp drop in palm oil biofuel consumption after ban on government purchasing

Lauren Crothers 17 Jun 2019
Ca phe sua da on sale for 65 cents from a cart on the side of the road near Ho Chi Minh City's downtown. Photo by Michael Tatarski for Mongabay.

Innovative methods could transform Vietnam’s robusta farms into carbon sinks

Michael Tatarski 13 Jun 2019

Chinese banks risk supporting soy-related deforestation, report finds

John Cannon 30 May 2019

Slave labor found at second Starbucks-certified Brazilian coffee farm

Daniel Camargos contributor for Repórter Brasil 3 May 2019
Tropical rainforest in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

EU consumption drives ‘import’ of tropical deforestation

Carinya Sharples 11 Apr 2019

Experts warn: As G-20 tariffs drop, carbon emissions skyrocket

Ashoka Mukpo 10 Apr 2019
A butterfly in the forests of Vietnam. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Questions remain as Vietnam reaches major REDD+ milestone

Michael Tatarski 1 Apr 2019

Cargill pledges to stop forest to farmland conversions, but no results yet for the Cerrado

Sarah Sax 29 Mar 2019
The landscape of Garamba National Park in DRC. Photo by Thomas Nicolon for Mongabay.

EU customers warned over possible illegal timber from the Congo

Ashoka Mukpo 27 Mar 2019
The primary reason for large plantations of Eucalyptus is for cooking. Here a woman makes a traditional non-alcoholic beer served at Islamic celebrations. Photo by Christopher Lett/Mongabay.

In Ethiopia, women and faith drive effort to restore biodiversity

Christopher Lett 20 Mar 2019
Drone view of Chiquitano forest recently deforested on the edge of the Bolivian Amazon for soy production. Photo by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay.

Investors warn soy giants of backlash over deforestation in South America

James Fair 18 Mar 2019
Jaguar in Madre de Dios, Peru. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Madre de Dios: Seven Brazil nut concessions investigated for illegal timber extraction

Yvette Sierra Praeli 20 Feb 2019

US senators warn fund managers over palm oil

James Fair 11 Feb 2019

Asian banks give billions to firms linked to deforestation, study finds

James Fair 5 Feb 2019
Wood that was cut for charcoal production near Katha, northern Myanmar. Villages in this area used to cut teak and other valuable trees for export, but have since started producing charcoal. The charcoal being exported to China can be made from any tree, regardless of size or kind. This amount of trees could produce about 150 bags of charcoal. Photo by Nathan Siegel for Mongabay.

France pledges to stop ‘deforestation imports’ by 2030

Carinya Sharples 1 Feb 2019

As Brazilian agribusiness booms, family farms feed the nation

Anna Sophie Gross 17 Jan 2019
Wild orchids still attached to tree branches, for sale in a street market in China. Photo courtesy Amy Hinsley.

Social media, e-commerce sites facilitate illegal orchid trade

Stephanie Parker 21 Dec 2018
In 2015, the largest seizure of Peruvian timber was made in the Yacu Kallpa vessel. Photo courtesy of the Environmental Research Agency (EIA).

Investors told to wise up over cost of environmental crime

James Fair 20 Dec 2018

COP24: Will they stay or will they go? Brazil’s threat to leave Paris

Justin Catanoso 14 Dec 2018

Peru’s Brazil nut harvesters learn to monitor forests with drones

Yvette Sierra Praeli 6 Dec 2018
Ornately carved Buddhist statues for sale in Dong Ky, Vietnam. Photo by Chris Humphrey.

Tracing the safeguards against illegal logging in Vietnam

Chris Humphrey 4 Dec 2018
Chocolate is wrapped in a cocoa tree leaf. Photo by Sarita Reed.

Smallholder farmers defy cocoa’s production model in Brazil

Sarita Reed, Vinícius Fontana 26 Nov 2018

Palm oil supplier to PepsiCo, Mars, and Hershey resumes deforesting in Indonesia

Loren Bell 15 Nov 2018

Vietnam-EU legal timber agreement signed, but much work remains

Michael Tatarski 13 Nov 2018

The last trees of the Amazon

Nelly Luna Amancio (OjoPúblico) 12 Nov 2018
A woodcarver makes a carving of a rhinoceros on the outskirts of Lunga Lunga, a town on the border between Kenya and Tanzania. Photo by Nathan Siegel for Mongabay

African wood industry: 10,000 micro-businesses need support for sustainable trade

Joseph Charpentier 22 Oct 2018
A forestry department ground inspection team checks the timber to be exported and monitors con-tainer loading at the site before sealing the container. Photo by Ann Wang for Mongabay.

Activists blast Myanmar timber deal: ‘There is no transparency at all’

Mongabay.com 21 Sep 2018

Slave labor found at Starbucks-certified Brazil coffee plantation

Daniela Penha contributor for Repórter Brasil 18 Sep 2018

How a national reserve stopped the extinction of the Peruvian vicuña

Vanessa Romo 17 Sep 2018

Palm oil giant’s claim it can’t control Liberian subsidiary a ‘red herring,’ NGO says

Daniel Pye 12 Sep 2018
Photo courtesy Guilherme Rodrigues

In Brazil, a forest community helps seed new trees far and wide

Ignacio Amigo 21 Aug 2018

Trase.earth tracks commodities, links supply chains to deforestation risk

Claire Asher 13 Aug 2018

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